Question 1

Why was early marriage the norm in Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men wanted young brides. 
B)  Young women were more likely to be virgins. 
C)  Women commonly died at a relatively young age. 
D)  Men were likely to die at a young age. 
E)  Younger women were able to bear more children than older women. 
A)  Men wanted young brides. 
B)  Young women were more likely to be virgins. 
C)  Women commonly died at a relatively young age. 
D)  Men were likely to die at a young age. 
E)  Younger women were able to bear more children than older women.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Octavian/Augustus

Accepted Answer

Octavian, also known as Augustus, was th

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Cannae and Zama

Accepted Answer

Cannae and Zama are both significant bat

Question 4

What are the most credible theories about the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the judgment of historians today?

Accepted Answer

The decline and fall of the Western Roma

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
praetors

Accepted Answer

Praetors were a type of Roman magistrate

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
paterfamilias

Accepted Answer

The term "paterfamilias" is a Latin term

Question 7

Roman slaves

Accepted Answer

A)  rarely rebelled, due to the fair treatment they received. 
B)  were never involved in agriculture but only in manufacturing enterprises. 
C)  staged a number of massive rebellions. 
D)  made up well over half the population of the empire. 
E)  received their freedom as reward for the military assistance at the battle of Actium. 
A)  rarely rebelled, due to the fair treatment they received. 
B)  were never involved in agriculture but only in manufacturing enterprises. 
C)  staged a number of massive rebellions. 
D)  made up well over half the population of the empire. 
E)  received their freedom as reward for the military assistance at the battle of Actium.

Question 8

The Romans became masters of the Mediterranean Sea by conquering the

Accepted Answer

A)  Greeks 
B)  Etruscans 
C)  Sicilians 
D)  Carthaginians 
E)  Sabines 
A)  Greeks 
B)  Etruscans 
C)  Sicilians 
D)  Carthaginians 
E)  Sabines

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Carthage

Accepted Answer

Carthage was an ancient city-state locat

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
plebeians

Accepted Answer

The term "plebeians" refers to a social

Question 11

In the early Roman Empire, upper-class Roman women were excluded from public life and lost privileges and responsibilities they had obtained during the earlier Republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The success of Christianity is widely believed by historians to have been due to its

Accepted Answer

A)  promise of salvation, its familiarity, and its universality. 
B)  complexity of initiation and its ability to satisfy people's desire to be part of a political community. 
C)  acceptance by Diocletian. 
D)  strong following among aristocratic Romans after 75 C.E. 
E)  anti-Semitism. 
A)  promise of salvation, its familiarity, and its universality. 
B)  complexity of initiation and its ability to satisfy people's desire to be part of a political community. 
C)  acceptance by Diocletian. 
D)  strong following among aristocratic Romans after 75 C.E. 
E)  anti-Semitism.

Question 13

The Third Punic War

Accepted Answer

A)  began with an unprovoked Carthaginian attack on Gaul. 
B)  took place immediately after the end of the Second Punic War. 
C)  resulted in Carthage being destroyed and its territory becoming a Roman province. 
D)  saved North Africa from Roman influence. 
E)  was caused by the assassination of Cato the Elder. 
A)  began with an unprovoked Carthaginian attack on Gaul. 
B)  took place immediately after the end of the Second Punic War. 
C)  resulted in Carthage being destroyed and its territory becoming a Roman province. 
D)  saved North Africa from Roman influence. 
E)  was caused by the assassination of Cato the Elder.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
mystery religions

Accepted Answer

Mystery religions were religious cults o

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Jesus of Nazareth

Accepted Answer

Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus C

Question 16

Discuss the significance of social class in Rome's early history. How did it influence Rome's political and social structures and the roles and opportunities available to people of various classes? How did class status define the nature of work, citizenship, and leadership? How did changes for those in the various classes mark and promote larger changes in Roman society?

Accepted Answer

Social class played a significant role i

Question 17

What did the tenor of popular life in Rome, including the spectacle of gladiatorial shows, reveal about living conditions and value systems of the early Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

The tenor of popular life in Rome, inclu

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Colosseum and gladiators

Accepted Answer

The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Marius

Accepted Answer

The term "Marius" can refer to several d

Question 20

Members of the aristocratic governing class in Rome were known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  hoplites. 
B)  Gracchi. 
C)  Latins. 
D)  patricians. 
E)  plebs. 
A)  hoplites. 
B)  Gracchi. 
C)  Latins. 
D)  patricians. 
E)  plebs.

Exam 5: The Roman World Empire

Why was early marriage the norm in Rome?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Octavian/Augustus

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Cannae and Zama

What are the most credible theories about the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the judgment of historians today?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). praetors

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). paterfamilias

Roman slaves

The Romans became masters of the Mediterranean Sea by conquering the

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Carthage

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). plebeians

In the early Roman Empire, upper-class Roman women were excluded from public life and lost privileges and responsibilities they had obtained during the earlier Republic.

The success of Christianity is widely believed by historians to have been due to its

The Third Punic War

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). mystery religions

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Jesus of Nazareth

What did the tenor of popular life in Rome, including the spectacle of gladiatorial shows, reveal about living conditions and value systems of the early Roman Empire?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Colosseum and gladiators

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Marius

Members of the aristocratic governing class in Rome were known as the

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