Question 1

Christianity prospered in urban areas for all of these reasons except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a large enough population to find converts. 
B)  There were diverse peoples who were dissatisfied with Roman religion. 
C)  There were Jewish communities who were predisposed to conversion. 
D)  It was easier to hide covert religious activities in more populous areas. 
E)  There was significant anti-Semitism in the more rural areas. 
A)  There was a large enough population to find converts. 
B)  There were diverse peoples who were dissatisfied with Roman religion. 
C)  There were Jewish communities who were predisposed to conversion. 
D)  It was easier to hide covert religious activities in more populous areas. 
E)  There was significant anti-Semitism in the more rural areas.

Question 2

Which emperor attempted to make the Unconquered Sun as the main god of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Augustus 
B)  Caligula 
C)  Hadrian 
D)  Aurelian 
E)  Domitian 
A)  Augustus 
B)  Caligula 
C)  Hadrian 
D)  Aurelian 
E)  Domitian

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-principate

Accepted Answer

Roman Empire from 27

Question 4

Latifundia were worked on in the second century by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves 
B)  soldier-farmers 
C)  tenant farmers 
D)  day laborers 
E)  extended family units 
A)  slaves 
B)  soldier-farmers 
C)  tenant farmers 
D)  day laborers 
E)  extended family units

Question 5

The two factors that bound Roman society together were ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reverence for the law and importance of the family 
B)  speaking Latin and deifying the emperors 
C)  maintaining the Senate and the army 
D)  Roman citizenship and urban life 
E)  the censorum and the imperium 
A)  reverence for the law and importance of the family 
B)  speaking Latin and deifying the emperors 
C)  maintaining the Senate and the army 
D)  Roman citizenship and urban life 
E)  the censorum and the imperium

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Silver Age of Latin Literature

Accepted Answer

Period of Latin literature las

Question 7

Most religions within the empire were ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  monotheistic 
B)  polytheistic 
C)  agnostic 
D)  focused on the imperial cult 
E)  henotheistic 
A)  monotheistic 
B)  polytheistic 
C)  agnostic 
D)  focused on the imperial cult 
E)  henotheistic

Question 8

What led to the decline of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Question 9

The crucial aspect of ensuring a successor without violating the pretense of being a republic was met by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  holding an election in the senate and army 
B)  automatically picking the most senior senator as the next princeps 
C)  passing the title to the emperor's son in his will 
D)  making sure a successor was chosen before the current emperor died 
E)  None of these. 
A)  holding an election in the senate and army 
B)  automatically picking the most senior senator as the next princeps 
C)  passing the title to the emperor's son in his will 
D)  making sure a successor was chosen before the current emperor died 
E)  None of these.

Question 10

Cities within the empire provided entertainment in all of the following ways except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  theatrical performances 
B)  circuses 
C)  athletic competitions 
D)  gladiatorial games 
E)  religious retreats 
A)  theatrical performances 
B)  circuses 
C)  athletic competitions 
D)  gladiatorial games 
E)  religious retreats

Question 11

The city that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 c.e. was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyons 
B)  Pompeii 
C)  Numidia 
D)  Merida 
E)  Rome 
A)  Lyons 
B)  Pompeii 
C)  Numidia 
D)  Merida 
E)  Rome

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Hadrian's Wall

Accepted Answer

Ninety-mile wall built by the

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Praetorian Guard

Accepted Answer

Ten thousand-man eli

Question 14

Paul was later able to avoid crucifixion as his death sentence because he ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was a delator 
B)  recanted his conversion 
C)  was a Roman citizen 
D)  was made a public example 
E)  was of noble birth 
A)  was a delator 
B)  recanted his conversion 
C)  was a Roman citizen 
D)  was made a public example 
E)  was of noble birth

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Nero

Accepted Answer

Roman emperor who bl

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-imperial cult

Accepted Answer

Worship of the divinity of liv

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Romanization

Accepted Answer

Extension

Question 18

Informants who were paid with the property of the people they accused were called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  donatives 
B)  delators 
C)  jurists 
D)  coloni 
E)  prefects 
A)  donatives 
B)  delators 
C)  jurists 
D)  coloni 
E)  prefects

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Tacitus

Accepted Answer

Roman historian who

Question 20

Cities, even in provinces, became the focal point for disseminating Roman civilization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Roman Empire

Christianity prospered in urban areas for all of these reasons except ______________.

Which emperor attempted to make the Unconquered Sun as the main god of the Roman Empire?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -principate

Latifundia were worked on in the second century by ______________.

The two factors that bound Roman society together were ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Silver Age of Latin Literature

Most religions within the empire were ______________.

What led to the decline of the Roman Empire?

The crucial aspect of ensuring a successor without violating the pretense of being a republic was met by ______________.

Cities within the empire provided entertainment in all of the following ways except ______________.

The city that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 c.e. was ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Hadrian's Wall

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Praetorian Guard

Paul was later able to avoid crucifixion as his death sentence because he ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Nero

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -imperial cult

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Romanization

Informants who were paid with the property of the people they accused were called ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Tacitus

Cities, even in provinces, became the focal point for disseminating Roman civilization.

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