Question 1

Describe the method of and problems with the transfer of power following Augustus' death.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Question 2

The comprehensive guide to Jewish life around 200 c.e. was known as the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tanakh 
B)  Mishrah 
C)  Talmud 
D)  Kethevim 
E)  Halakha 
A)  Tanakh 
B)  Mishrah 
C)  Talmud 
D)  Kethevim 
E)  Halakha

Question 3

What was a donative?

Accepted Answer

A)  A statue of an imperial deity 
B)  An offering made by a new emperor to his soldiers 
C)  A form of rhetoric employed in the Golden Age of Literature 
D)  A peasant soldier from the provinces 
E)  A provincial administrator 
A)  A statue of an imperial deity 
B)  An offering made by a new emperor to his soldiers 
C)  A form of rhetoric employed in the Golden Age of Literature 
D)  A peasant soldier from the provinces 
E)  A provincial administrator

Question 4

Discuss the Roman Peace and its impact on the empire.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The Roman Peace was a

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Roman Peace

Accepted Answer

Period from 14 b.c.e

Question 6

Which emperor violated Augustus's mandate about expanding the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caligula 
B)  Tiberius 
C)  Trajan 
D)  Vespasian 
E)  Nero 
A)  Caligula 
B)  Tiberius 
C)  Trajan 
D)  Vespasian 
E)  Nero

Question 7

What was the motivation to push for education in the later Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The desire to counteract Christianity's teachings 
B)  The thirst for Graeco-Roman cultural assimilation 
C)  The vastly cosmopolitan world with its many different intellectual possibilities 
D)  The need for educated civil servants 
E)  Augustus Caesar's mass demobilization of the army 
A)  The desire to counteract Christianity's teachings 
B)  The thirst for Graeco-Roman cultural assimilation 
C)  The vastly cosmopolitan world with its many different intellectual possibilities 
D)  The need for educated civil servants 
E)  Augustus Caesar's mass demobilization of the army

Question 8

Private religion in Rome included all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mystery cults 
B)  magic 
C)  astrology 
D)  horoscopes for the emperor 
E)  philosophy 
A)  mystery cults 
B)  magic 
C)  astrology 
D)  horoscopes for the emperor 
E)  philosophy

Question 9

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Jesus of Nazareth

Accepted Answer

Founder of Christian

Question 10

Which biographer wrote The Twelve Caesars and analyzed Octavian's choice to retire or remain in power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Livy 
B)  Suetonius 
C)  Plutarch 
D)  Pliny the Elder 
E)  Pliny the Younger 
A)  Livy 
B)  Suetonius 
C)  Plutarch 
D)  Pliny the Elder 
E)  Pliny the Younger

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Augustus

Accepted Answer

Title given to Octavian in 27

Question 12

What was the main goal of Romanization?

Accepted Answer

A)  To defend the empire against foreign invasion 
B)  To extend Roman culture throughout the empire 
C)  To ensure all citizens adhered to the Imperial cult 
D)  To wipe out Christianity 
E)  To promote Roman goods and trade with the East 
A)  To defend the empire against foreign invasion 
B)  To extend Roman culture throughout the empire 
C)  To ensure all citizens adhered to the Imperial cult 
D)  To wipe out Christianity 
E)  To promote Roman goods and trade with the East

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Aeneid

Accepted Answer

Epic poem, written in the late

Question 14

To meet the need for enlistment in the army, what actions were taken?

Accepted Answer

A)  Soldiers must provide their own equipment. 
B)  Soldiers were hired from Barbarian units. 
C)  Soldiers need only serve for ten years in order to receive land allocations. 
D)  Slaves could earn freedom for serving in the military. 
E)  Women were allowed to serve in non-combat positions. 
A)  Soldiers must provide their own equipment. 
B)  Soldiers were hired from Barbarian units. 
C)  Soldiers need only serve for ten years in order to receive land allocations. 
D)  Slaves could earn freedom for serving in the military. 
E)  Women were allowed to serve in non-combat positions.

Question 15

Compare and contrast the Golden and the Silver Ages in Latin literature.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The sponsorship of Au

Question 16

Nero sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the Jewish Temple.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is considered to be one of the greatest factors of identification which Rome allowed in the provinces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inclusion in the new Roman coinage system was based on denarii. 
B)  All official business was transacted in Latin. 
C)  The annual provincial councils could transmit their opinions and concerns to the emperor. 
D)  Roman citizenship was extended to inhabitants of the provinces. 
E)  Provincial proconsuls in service were circulated throughout the empire. 
A)  Inclusion in the new Roman coinage system was based on denarii. 
B)  All official business was transacted in Latin. 
C)  The annual provincial councils could transmit their opinions and concerns to the emperor. 
D)  Roman citizenship was extended to inhabitants of the provinces. 
E)  Provincial proconsuls in service were circulated throughout the empire.

Question 18

For most Romans, participation in the imperial cult was considered ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a political act 
B)  an essential part of religious worship 
C)  one more god in a polytheistic culture 
D)  blasphemy 
E)  None of these. 
A)  a political act 
B)  an essential part of religious worship 
C)  one more god in a polytheistic culture 
D)  blasphemy 
E)  None of these.

Question 19

The permanent border to the north of the Roman Empire was marked by which rivers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arno and Po 
B)  Rhine and Rhone 
C)  Danube and Marne 
D)  Danube and Rhine 
E)  Seine and Elba 
A)  Arno and Po 
B)  Rhine and Rhone 
C)  Danube and Marne 
D)  Danube and Rhine 
E)  Seine and Elba

Question 20

Describe the types of and role of slavery in the Roman empire.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should b

Exam 6: The Roman Empire

Describe the method of and problems with the transfer of power following Augustus' death.

The comprehensive guide to Jewish life around 200 c.e. was known as the ______________.

What was a donative?

Discuss the Roman Peace and its impact on the empire.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Roman Peace

Which emperor violated Augustus's mandate about expanding the Roman Empire?

What was the motivation to push for education in the later Roman Empire?

Private religion in Rome included all of the following except ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Jesus of Nazareth

Which biographer wrote The Twelve Caesars and analyzed Octavian's choice to retire or remain in power?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Augustus

What was the main goal of Romanization?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Aeneid

To meet the need for enlistment in the army, what actions were taken?

Compare and contrast the Golden and the Silver Ages in Latin literature.

Nero sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the Jewish Temple.

What is considered to be one of the greatest factors of identification which Rome allowed in the provinces?

For most Romans, participation in the imperial cult was considered ______________.

The permanent border to the north of the Roman Empire was marked by which rivers?

Describe the types of and role of slavery in the Roman empire.

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 Rise of Rome

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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