Question 1

Senators were elected officials in Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Roman social orders were divided into the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  patricians and patriarchs 
B)  plebeians and optimates 
C)  consuls and tribunes 
D)  patricians and plebeians 
E)  equestrians and senators 
A)  patricians and patriarchs 
B)  plebeians and optimates 
C)  consuls and tribunes 
D)  patricians and plebeians 
E)  equestrians and senators D

Question 3

Who ended each speech he made in the Senate by calling for the destruction of Carthage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cato the Elder 
B)  Polybius 
C)  Cicero 
D)  Sulla 
E)  Gaius Marius 
A)  Cato the Elder 
B)  Polybius 
C)  Cicero 
D)  Sulla 
E)  Gaius Marius A

Question 4

One of the significant concessions in the Conflict of the Orders was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allowing the plebs the right to vote 
B)  legal recognition of the Plebeian assembly 
C)  allowing the Council of Plebs to pass laws binding on all Roman people 
D)  granting plebs the right to own property 
E)  ending debt slavery for plebeians 
A)  allowing the plebs the right to vote 
B)  legal recognition of the Plebeian assembly 
C)  allowing the Council of Plebs to pass laws binding on all Roman people 
D)  granting plebs the right to own property 
E)  ending debt slavery for plebeians

Question 5

Hannibal brought war elephants over the Alps and attacked Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The revolt of the Italian allies in 90 B.C.E. was caused by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome's refusal to grant citizenship 
B)  Rome's seizure of lands in the provinces 
C)  imposition of extremely high taxes 
D)  an uprising of slaves 
E)  the allies' refusal to learn Latin 
A)  Rome's refusal to grant citizenship 
B)  Rome's seizure of lands in the provinces 
C)  imposition of extremely high taxes 
D)  an uprising of slaves 
E)  the allies' refusal to learn Latin

Question 7

The greatest Roman virtue was considered to be ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gravitas , or seriousness of mood 
B)  modesty 
C)  discipline 
D)  pietas , or loyalty to family, friends, and state 
E)  veritas , or honesty 
A)  gravitas , or seriousness of mood 
B)  modesty 
C)  discipline 
D)  pietas , or loyalty to family, friends, and state 
E)  veritas , or honesty

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Patricians

Accepted Answer

Aristocrat

Question 9

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Latins

Accepted Answer

Peoples living in Latium in ce

Question 10

The first Punic War fought over control of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Numidia 
B)  Spain 
C)  Rome 
D)  Sicily 
E)  Carthage 
A)  Numidia 
B)  Spain 
C)  Rome 
D)  Sicily 
E)  Carthage

Question 11

Who were Romulus and Remus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two Spartan kings who ruled the northern and southern peninsulas of Italy 
B)  Mythologic twin sons of Mars who came to rule Rome 
C)  Dualistic gods who were chosen by the Latins 
D)  Satraps put in power by Darius the Great as Persia expanded westward 
E)  Brothers from the Antigonid dynasty after the collapse of the Alexandrian Empire 
A)  The two Spartan kings who ruled the northern and southern peninsulas of Italy 
B)  Mythologic twin sons of Mars who came to rule Rome 
C)  Dualistic gods who were chosen by the Latins 
D)  Satraps put in power by Darius the Great as Persia expanded westward 
E)  Brothers from the Antigonid dynasty after the collapse of the Alexandrian Empire

Question 12

The First Punic war ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ended in a stalemate 
B)  proved the dominance of the Carthaginian navy 
C)  was won by Scipio 
D)  saw the rise of Hannibal 
E)  ended with Rome taking control of their first province 
A)  ended in a stalemate 
B)  proved the dominance of the Carthaginian navy 
C)  was won by Scipio 
D)  saw the rise of Hannibal 
E)  ended with Rome taking control of their first province

Question 13

The primary reason for Rome's wars in the third century b.c.e. was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conquest of provinces for resources 
B)  conquest of provinces for annexation of territory 
C)  to weaken potential enemies 
D)  obtain monopolies of trade in the Mediterranean 
E)  spread the religion of Jupiter the Best and Greatest 
A)  conquest of provinces for resources 
B)  conquest of provinces for annexation of territory 
C)  to weaken potential enemies 
D)  obtain monopolies of trade in the Mediterranean 
E)  spread the religion of Jupiter the Best and Greatest

Question 14

What factors allowed Rome to extend its empire more readily than the Greeks?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In contrast to the Gr

Question 15

Many Roman religious rituals were borrowed from the Etruscans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which elected official presided over the Roman assemblies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Praetor 
B)  Quaestor 
C)  Tribune 
D)  Consul 
E)  Magistrate 
A)  Praetor 
B)  Quaestor 
C)  Tribune 
D)  Consul 
E)  Magistrate

Question 17

A belief in early Roman religion concerned ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  omnipresent and vengeful gods who would smite wrongdoers 
B)  a monotheistic covenant 
C)  vague and shapeless forces of nature that controlled the environment 
D)  anthropomorphic gods who were not role models 
E)  the concept of the perfect metaphysical form 
A)  omnipresent and vengeful gods who would smite wrongdoers 
B)  a monotheistic covenant 
C)  vague and shapeless forces of nature that controlled the environment 
D)  anthropomorphic gods who were not role models 
E)  the concept of the perfect metaphysical form

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Sulla

Accepted Answer

Roman senator who us

Question 19

What was the primary governing body of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  The assembly of citizens 
B)  The Praetorian Guard 
C)  The quaestors 
D)  The Senate 
E)  The equestrians 
A)  The assembly of citizens 
B)  The Praetorian Guard 
C)  The quaestors 
D)  The Senate 
E)  The equestrians

Question 20

Every May, Romans would make an offering of black beans to which gods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lares 
B)  Penates 
C)  Lemures 
D)  Manes 
E)  Numina 
A)  Lares 
B)  Penates 
C)  Lemures 
D)  Manes 
E)  Numina

Exam 5: The Rise of Rome

Senators were elected officials in Rome.

Roman social orders were divided into the ______________.

Who ended each speech he made in the Senate by calling for the destruction of Carthage?

One of the significant concessions in the Conflict of the Orders was ______________.

Hannibal brought war elephants over the Alps and attacked Italy.

The revolt of the Italian allies in 90 B.C.E. was caused by ______________.

The greatest Roman virtue was considered to be ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Patricians

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Latins

The first Punic War fought over control of ______________.

Who were Romulus and Remus?

The First Punic war ______________.

The primary reason for Rome's wars in the third century b.c.e. was ______________.

What factors allowed Rome to extend its empire more readily than the Greeks?

Many Roman religious rituals were borrowed from the Etruscans.

Which elected official presided over the Roman assemblies?

A belief in early Roman religion concerned ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Sulla

What was the primary governing body of the Roman Republic?

Every May, Romans would make an offering of black beans to which gods?

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Iron Age Civilizations

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From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

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A Century of Crisis

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