Question 1

Elaborate on Roman military history and its significance to Roman politics.

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Answers would include Punic Wars, Carthage, Greece, proconsul, proletariat, First and Second Triumvirate, and Augustus.

Question 2

What is the best description of the work status of women in Roman society?

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A) Women were never allowed to have professional employment. 
B) Women were allowed to serve as soldiers under Octavian's reforms. 
C) They worked in all trades not requiring the heaviest labor. 
D) Women were excluded from religious life. 
E) They were accepted as equals in all aspects of life and work. 
A) Women were never allowed to have professional employment. 
B) Women were allowed to serve as soldiers under Octavian's reforms. 
C) They worked in all trades not requiring the heaviest labor. 
D) Women were excluded from religious life. 
E) They were accepted as equals in all aspects of life and work. C

Question 3

The tribunes, who numbered about ten, were

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A) the conscience of the Senate. 
B) parliamentarians for the General Assembly. 
C) the main representatives of the plebeians. 
D) originally tax assessors. 
E) representatives of the patricians. 
A) the conscience of the Senate. 
B) parliamentarians for the General Assembly. 
C) the main representatives of the plebeians. 
D) originally tax assessors. 
E) representatives of the patricians. C

Question 4

The reason Rome did not immediate seek to control all of the Hellenistic kingdoms was

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A) political; some politicians supported expansion and some did not. 
B) economic; there was nothing to be gained in acquiring that territory. 
C) social; Romans never tried to incorporate new people into their society. 
D) cultural; Romans felt they were superior to Greek society in every way. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) political; some politicians supported expansion and some did not. 
B) economic; there was nothing to be gained in acquiring that territory. 
C) social; Romans never tried to incorporate new people into their society. 
D) cultural; Romans felt they were superior to Greek society in every way. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 5

In which of these ways did the Romans exhibit their pragmatism and flexibility?

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A) They allowed their soldiers to adopt different religions. 
B) They incorporated conquered peoples into their military to assure they had strong numbers. 
C) They took a large number of defeated peoples back to Rome to serve as manual laborers. 
D) They permitted full citizenship to certain conquered peoples, thereby allowing those people to feel a deep affinity for their new leaders. 
E) They encouraged their soldiers to marry young women from the conquered groups. 
A) They allowed their soldiers to adopt different religions. 
B) They incorporated conquered peoples into their military to assure they had strong numbers. 
C) They took a large number of defeated peoples back to Rome to serve as manual laborers. 
D) They permitted full citizenship to certain conquered peoples, thereby allowing those people to feel a deep affinity for their new leaders. 
E) They encouraged their soldiers to marry young women from the conquered groups.

Question 6

The Romans seem to have viewed the Greeks as

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A) rivals and defeated enemies. 
B) democratic role-models. 
C) self-indulgent degenerates. 
D) culturally superior to themselves. 
E) their equals in warfare. 
A) rivals and defeated enemies. 
B) democratic role-models. 
C) self-indulgent degenerates. 
D) culturally superior to themselves. 
E) their equals in warfare.

Question 7

What was the occupation of most Roman subjects during the republic and imperial ages?

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A) Slaves. 
B) Merchants. 
C) Artisans. 
D) Soldiers and sailors. 
E) Farmers. 
A) Slaves. 
B) Merchants. 
C) Artisans. 
D) Soldiers and sailors. 
E) Farmers.

Question 8

In Roman families, the authority of the father over members of his household extended to the power of life and death. The Latin term for this legal authority was ____________________.

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The answer of In Roman families, the authority of the...

Question 9

Term for identification: Battle of Zama

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The Battle of Zama was a significant mil

Question 10

Term for identification: Punic Wars

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The Punic Wars were a series of three wa

Question 11

Members of the proletariat were those who owned and could sell only their ____________________.

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The answer of Members of the proletariat were those who...

Question 12

Which of the following best describes Roman slavery in the 3rd and 4th centuries?

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A) The number of slaves went down dramatically. 
B) More people were selling themselves into slavery. 
C) Rape of a slave was a capital offense. 
D) Slavery ended in the 4th century. 
E) Roman slavery was much more benevolent than in other areas. 
A) The number of slaves went down dramatically. 
B) More people were selling themselves into slavery. 
C) Rape of a slave was a capital offense. 
D) Slavery ended in the 4th century. 
E) Roman slavery was much more benevolent than in other areas.

Question 13

After the passage of the Hortensian law, the Roman community

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A) achieved total social democracy. 
B) remained essentially democratic in structure for a time. 
C) saw many poverty-stricken ex-farmers migrating into the city. 
D) granted Italians partial citizenship rights. 
E) became an autocracy. 
A) achieved total social democracy. 
B) remained essentially democratic in structure for a time. 
C) saw many poverty-stricken ex-farmers migrating into the city. 
D) granted Italians partial citizenship rights. 
E) became an autocracy.

Question 14

What was the strategy the Romans used to defeat the Carthaginian general, Hannibal, who had been occupying and ravaging parts of the Italian peninsula for about fifteen years?

Accepted Answer

A) The Romans used modern technology they had taken from the Etruscans and Greeks. 
B) The Romans invaded Carthage which forced Hannibal to leave Italy to defend his homeland. 
C) The Romans gained control of Sicily so that Hannibal could not get reinforcements. 
D) By using a "scorched earth" policy depriving Hannibal's army of food and supplies. 
E) By confronting the Carthaginians in Spain to divert Hannibal's attention away from Italy. 
A) The Romans used modern technology they had taken from the Etruscans and Greeks. 
B) The Romans invaded Carthage which forced Hannibal to leave Italy to defend his homeland. 
C) The Romans gained control of Sicily so that Hannibal could not get reinforcements. 
D) By using a "scorched earth" policy depriving Hannibal's army of food and supplies. 
E) By confronting the Carthaginians in Spain to divert Hannibal's attention away from Italy.

Question 15

Discuss Roman politics in the republic and after.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include patricia

Question 16

What reform did Augustus initiate in military matters?

Accepted Answer

A) He reduced military service time to ten years. 
B) He expanded Rome's borders. 
C) He introduced the use of the phalanx. 
D) He cut the size of the army in half. 
E) He enhanced the army's role in politics. 
A) He reduced military service time to ten years. 
B) He expanded Rome's borders. 
C) He introduced the use of the phalanx. 
D) He cut the size of the army in half. 
E) He enhanced the army's role in politics.

Question 17

When conquered by Rome, the upper classes of Italy and Greece were encouraged to integrate themselves by becoming ____________________.

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The answer of When conquered by Rome, the upper classes...

Question 18

Assess the strengths and weaknesses of Roman Republican society.

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Answers would include agricult

Question 19

Term for identification: senatus et populus

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The term "Senatus et Populus" refers to

Question 20

How did the city-state of Rome gain control of the entire Italian peninsula?

Accepted Answer

A) By using naval power to colonize the southern Italian coastline. 
B) In large part by using mercenaries from Gaul for military conquests. 
C) By gentle persuasion and logical approaches to conflict resolution. 
D) Good application of diplomacy and generous foreign aid. 
E) Primarily through Roman armies in military conquest of the other Latins. 
A) By using naval power to colonize the southern Italian coastline. 
B) In large part by using mercenaries from Gaul for military conquests. 
C) By gentle persuasion and logical approaches to conflict resolution. 
D) Good application of diplomacy and generous foreign aid. 
E) Primarily through Roman armies in military conquest of the other Latins.

Exam 10: Rome From City-State to Empire

Elaborate on Roman military history and its significance to Roman politics.

What is the best description of the work status of women in Roman society?

The tribunes, who numbered about ten, were

The reason Rome did not immediate seek to control all of the Hellenistic kingdoms was

In which of these ways did the Romans exhibit their pragmatism and flexibility?

The Romans seem to have viewed the Greeks as

What was the occupation of most Roman subjects during the republic and imperial ages?

In Roman families, the authority of the father over members of his household extended to the power of life and death. The Latin term for this legal authority was ____________________.

Term for identification: Battle of Zama

Term for identification: Punic Wars

Members of the proletariat were those who owned and could sell only their ____________________.

Which of the following best describes Roman slavery in the 3rd and 4th centuries?

After the passage of the Hortensian law, the Roman community

What was the strategy the Romans used to defeat the Carthaginian general, Hannibal, who had been occupying and ravaging parts of the Italian peninsula for about fifteen years?

Discuss Roman politics in the republic and after.

What reform did Augustus initiate in military matters?

When conquered by Rome, the upper classes of Italy and Greece were encouraged to integrate themselves by becoming ____________________.

Assess the strengths and weaknesses of Roman Republican society.

Term for identification: senatus et populus

How did the city-state of Rome gain control of the entire Italian peninsula?

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