Question 1

Why did the Conflict of the Orders occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patricians wanted to lessen their responsibilities in client-patron relationships. 
B)  The Praetorian Guard attempted to overthrow the senate. 
C)  The Romans wanted to expel the Etruscan king. 
D)  The plebeians wanted more power in the Republic. 
E)  There was no written law code to set precedents and standards. 
A)  The patricians wanted to lessen their responsibilities in client-patron relationships. 
B)  The Praetorian Guard attempted to overthrow the senate. 
C)  The Romans wanted to expel the Etruscan king. 
D)  The plebeians wanted more power in the Republic. 
E)  There was no written law code to set precedents and standards.

Question 2

What prevented the Romans from building an empire immediately after their initial war victories?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not feel that accruing land would contribute to the glory of Rome. 
B)  They did not want the expense of a large army. 
C)  They did not have a substantial enough economy to incorporate new territories. 
D)  Their justifications of war did not support building an empire. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  They did not feel that accruing land would contribute to the glory of Rome. 
B)  They did not want the expense of a large army. 
C)  They did not have a substantial enough economy to incorporate new territories. 
D)  Their justifications of war did not support building an empire. 
E)  All of these.

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Punic Wars

Accepted Answer

Series of three wars (264-241,

Question 4

Who were the Celts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inhabitants of Britain 
B)  Inhabitants of Gaul (France) 
C)  Inhabitants of Ireland 
D)  Inhabitants of the Germanic lands 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Inhabitants of Britain 
B)  Inhabitants of Gaul (France) 
C)  Inhabitants of Ireland 
D)  Inhabitants of the Germanic lands 
E)  All of these.

Question 5

What brought the senatorial generals into conflict with the Senate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Julius Caesar demanded a better province of which to be proconsul. 
B)  Catiline's conspiracy to overthrow the government 
C)  Sulla's issuance of the proscriptions 
D)  The Senate's refusal to grant further powers and armies to powerful generals 
E)  Eliminating the position of Dictator from the Roman constitution 
A)  Julius Caesar demanded a better province of which to be proconsul. 
B)  Catiline's conspiracy to overthrow the government 
C)  Sulla's issuance of the proscriptions 
D)  The Senate's refusal to grant further powers and armies to powerful generals 
E)  Eliminating the position of Dictator from the Roman constitution

Question 6

Why was Julius Caesar assassinated?

Accepted Answer

A)  The senators did not trust his judgment concerning the rule of Egypt by Cleopatra. 
B)  His campaign to conquer the Germanic lands was seen as too ambitious. 
C)  His enemies in Gaul were outraged by his political success. 
D)  He named himself dictator for life and monopolized power. 
E)  He proposed land redistribution, which challenged the holdings of the patrician senate. 
A)  The senators did not trust his judgment concerning the rule of Egypt by Cleopatra. 
B)  His campaign to conquer the Germanic lands was seen as too ambitious. 
C)  His enemies in Gaul were outraged by his political success. 
D)  He named himself dictator for life and monopolized power. 
E)  He proposed land redistribution, which challenged the holdings of the patrician senate.

Question 7

What was the patron-client relationship, and what did it mean to Romans?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Question 8

The rule of law depended on auspicium , or consultation with the gods to determine what was right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Compare the role of women in Rome to that of women in Greece?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Women in Greece were

Question 10

Celts were best known for their fighting style, which contrasted greatly with the Romans' fighting style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Senate

Accepted Answer

Primary governing bo

Question 12

What did the concept pax decorum mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government law was ranked higher than religious law. 
B)  Peace treaties had to be approved by the temple officials. 
C)  Religious festivals must be held with solemnity and dignity. 
D)  The government functioned according to religious law. 
E)  The chief consul was anointed by the pontifex maximus . 
A)  The government law was ranked higher than religious law. 
B)  Peace treaties had to be approved by the temple officials. 
C)  Religious festivals must be held with solemnity and dignity. 
D)  The government functioned according to religious law. 
E)  The chief consul was anointed by the pontifex maximus .

Question 13

Lemures were best appeased with offerings of black beans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The major new change that Marius imparted to the army was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hiring soldiers from outlying provinces and making them citizens of Rome 
B)  requiring that soldiers provide their own armor and horses 
C)  freeing soldiers of the requirement of owning land 
D)  reducing the term of service from twenty-five to ten years 
E)  promising land and salaries, in the outlying provinces, to men who would serve in the army 
A)  hiring soldiers from outlying provinces and making them citizens of Rome 
B)  requiring that soldiers provide their own armor and horses 
C)  freeing soldiers of the requirement of owning land 
D)  reducing the term of service from twenty-five to ten years 
E)  promising land and salaries, in the outlying provinces, to men who would serve in the army

Question 15

What was the main reason the Romans won the wars in southern Italy against the Greek colonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious syncretism created a basis for a treaty under pax decorum . 
B)  The Greeks were dependent on the Athenian navy, which was destroyed in fighting Persians. 
C)  The Romans established a blockade that starved out the Greeks. 
D)  The Romans were willing to incur casualties more than the Greeks. 
E)  The Greeks had inferior military leadership. 
A)  Religious syncretism created a basis for a treaty under pax decorum . 
B)  The Greeks were dependent on the Athenian navy, which was destroyed in fighting Persians. 
C)  The Romans established a blockade that starved out the Greeks. 
D)  The Romans were willing to incur casualties more than the Greeks. 
E)  The Greeks had inferior military leadership.

Question 16

The Second Triumvirate consisted of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lepidus, Octavian, and Mark Antony 
B)  Julius Caesar, Cicero, and Catallus 
C)  Crassus, Octavian, and Spartacus 
D)  Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey 
E)  Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Marius 
A)  Lepidus, Octavian, and Mark Antony 
B)  Julius Caesar, Cicero, and Catallus 
C)  Crassus, Octavian, and Spartacus 
D)  Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey 
E)  Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Marius

Question 17

Who was the head of the Roman household?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Magistrate 
B)  The numina 
C)  The paterfamilias 
D)  The pontifex maximus. 
E)  The counsul 
A)  the Magistrate 
B)  The numina 
C)  The paterfamilias 
D)  The pontifex maximus. 
E)  The counsul

Question 18

Which is true of marriage in Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was ended by declaring "I divorce you" three times in front of witnesses. 
B)  Slaves could marry citizens and retain legal rights to their offspring. 
C)  It was a legal ceremony. 
D)  It was a religious ceremony. 
E)  If the wife committed adultery, the husband could retain all of the dowry. 
A)  It was ended by declaring "I divorce you" three times in front of witnesses. 
B)  Slaves could marry citizens and retain legal rights to their offspring. 
C)  It was a legal ceremony. 
D)  It was a religious ceremony. 
E)  If the wife committed adultery, the husband could retain all of the dowry.

Question 19

What was the primary duty of the consuls in the Senate?

Accepted Answer

A)  To oversee the census 
B)  To appoint new senators 
C)  To introduce laws to the Senate 
D)  To lead the legion in war 
E)  To oversee the administration of justice 
A)  To oversee the census 
B)  To appoint new senators 
C)  To introduce laws to the Senate 
D)  To lead the legion in war 
E)  To oversee the administration of justice

Question 20

The Golden Age author known for his love poetry was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cicero 
B)  Lucretius 
C)  Livy 
D)  Polybius 
E)  Catullus 
A)  Cicero 
B)  Lucretius 
C)  Livy 
D)  Polybius 
E)  Catullus

Exam 5: The Rise of Rome

Why did the Conflict of the Orders occur?

What prevented the Romans from building an empire immediately after their initial war victories?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Punic Wars

Who were the Celts?

What brought the senatorial generals into conflict with the Senate?

Why was Julius Caesar assassinated?

What was the patron-client relationship, and what did it mean to Romans?

The rule of law depended on auspicium , or consultation with the gods to determine what was right.

Compare the role of women in Rome to that of women in Greece?

Celts were best known for their fighting style, which contrasted greatly with the Romans' fighting style.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Senate

What did the concept pax decorum mean?

Lemures were best appeased with offerings of black beans.

The major new change that Marius imparted to the army was ______________.

What was the main reason the Romans won the wars in southern Italy against the Greek colonists?

The Second Triumvirate consisted of ______________.

Who was the head of the Roman household?

Which is true of marriage in Rome?

What was the primary duty of the consuls in the Senate?

The Golden Age author known for his love poetry was ______________.

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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