Question 1

What event marks the end of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fall of the Persian dynasty 
B)  the expulsion of the Etruscans from Rome. 
C)  the fall of Athens 
D)  the Battle of Actium 
A)  the fall of the Persian dynasty 
B)  the expulsion of the Etruscans from Rome. 
C)  the fall of Athens 
D)  the Battle of Actium D

Question 2

Which Roman literary work is a key source of information about Greek and Roman mythology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meditations 
B)  the Aeneid 
C)  Sulpicia 
D)  Metamorphoses 
A)  Meditations 
B)  the Aeneid 
C)  Sulpicia 
D)  Metamorphoses D

Question 3

Etruscans often used which material for statues?

Accepted Answer

A)  terra-cotta 
B)  iron 
C)  granite 
D)  wood 
A)  terra-cotta 
B)  iron 
C)  granite 
D)  wood A

Question 4

According to the Ara Pacis , how did Emperor Augustus want to be remembered by future generations?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a war hero 
B)  as a champion of the poor 
C)  as a bringer of peace and stability 
D)  as a great poet 
A)  as a war hero 
B)  as a champion of the poor 
C)  as a bringer of peace and stability 
D)  as a great poet

Question 5

What was the outcome of the Battle of Actium (31 BCE) in the history of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seneca became the leader of the Roman army. 
B)  Cleopatra was given Roman citizenship. 
C)  Carthage temporarily annexed parts of the Roman Republic. 
D)  Octavian became supreme ruler of Rome. 
A)  Seneca became the leader of the Roman army. 
B)  Cleopatra was given Roman citizenship. 
C)  Carthage temporarily annexed parts of the Roman Republic. 
D)  Octavian became supreme ruler of Rome.

Question 6

According to Epicurus, why should humans be able to live free from superstitious fear of the unknown and not have to fear the threat of divine retribution?

Accepted Answer

According to Epicurus, the gods play no

Question 7

Though Roman sculptors took much from Greek visual arts, what new elements are seen in Roman sculpture?

Accepted Answer

Roman sculptors built upon both Greek an

Question 8

Who is the most famous of all Roman poets and author of the Aeneid ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Horace 
B)  Diocletian 
C)  Virgil 
D)  Cicero 
A)  Horace 
B)  Diocletian 
C)  Virgil 
D)  Cicero

Question 9

Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE and destroyed __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Naples 
B)  Pompeii 
C)  Palermo 
D)  Carthage 
A)  Naples 
B)  Pompeii 
C)  Palermo 
D)  Carthage

Question 10

What was significant about the Jus Civile?

Accepted Answer

The Jus Civile was the first single, uni

Question 11

Which monument portrays Rome's campaign in the Dacian Wars?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arch of Titus 
B)  Trajan's Column 
C)  Arch of Constantine 
D)  Temple of Portunus 
A)  Arch of Titus 
B)  Trajan's Column 
C)  Arch of Constantine 
D)  Temple of Portunus

Question 12

What was the function of the Pont du Gard?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an apartment complex. 
B)  It was an aqueduct. 
C)  It was a market. 
D)  It was a military outpost. 
A)  It was an apartment complex. 
B)  It was an aqueduct. 
C)  It was a market. 
D)  It was a military outpost.

Question 13

What are the two main periods of ancient Roman history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caesarean and Augustan 
B)  Republican and Imperial Rome 
C)  Epicurean and Stoic 
D)  Punic and Octavian 
A)  Caesarean and Augustan 
B)  Republican and Imperial Rome 
C)  Epicurean and Stoic 
D)  Punic and Octavian

Question 14

What people occupied Rome from ca. 700 to 510 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carthaginians 
B)  Persians 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Etruscans 
A)  Carthaginians 
B)  Persians 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Etruscans

Question 15

In Virgil's Aeneid , what was the name of the mythological queen of Carthage and lover of Aeneas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venus 
B)  Dido 
C)  Euridice 
D)  Juno 
A)  Venus 
B)  Dido 
C)  Euridice 
D)  Juno

Question 16

What was the name of the large open space in the center of Rome used for meetings of the Senate and the assemblies of the people?

Accepted Answer

A)  pantheon 
B)  tribune 
C)  forum 
D)  great hall 
A)  pantheon 
B)  tribune 
C)  forum 
D)  great hall

Question 17

Which emperor passed an edict setting stringent economic controls, helping to stabilize the floundering Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trajan 
B)  Theodosius 
C)  Diocletian 
D)  Nero 
A)  Trajan 
B)  Theodosius 
C)  Diocletian 
D)  Nero

Question 18

Which writer and orator defended the Roman Republic by putting down a plot against the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terence 
B)  Virgil 
C)  Cicero 
D)  Lucretius 
A)  Terence 
B)  Virgil 
C)  Cicero 
D)  Lucretius

Question 19

The Temple of Portunus borrows architectural elements from which civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian and Mesopotamian 
B)  Mycenaean and North African 
C)  Greek and Etruscan 
D)  Cretan and Phoenician 
A)  Egyptian and Mesopotamian 
B)  Mycenaean and North African 
C)  Greek and Etruscan 
D)  Cretan and Phoenician

Question 20

What is the name of the poetic meter in which the Iliad , the Odyssey , and the Aeneid were all written?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iambic pentameter 
B)  lyric poetry 
C)  satire 
D)  Dactylic hexameter 
A)  Iambic pentameter 
B)  lyric poetry 
C)  satire 
D)  Dactylic hexameter

Exam 4: Rome

What event marks the end of the Roman Republic?

Which Roman literary work is a key source of information about Greek and Roman mythology?

Etruscans often used which material for statues?

According to the Ara Pacis , how did Emperor Augustus want to be remembered by future generations?

What was the outcome of the Battle of Actium (31 BCE) in the history of the Roman Republic?

According to Epicurus, why should humans be able to live free from superstitious fear of the unknown and not have to fear the threat of divine retribution?

Though Roman sculptors took much from Greek visual arts, what new elements are seen in Roman sculpture?

Who is the most famous of all Roman poets and author of the Aeneid ?

Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE and destroyed __________.

What was significant about the Jus Civile?

Which monument portrays Rome's campaign in the Dacian Wars?

What was the function of the Pont du Gard?

What are the two main periods of ancient Roman history?

What people occupied Rome from ca. 700 to 510 BCE?

In Virgil's Aeneid , what was the name of the mythological queen of Carthage and lover of Aeneas?

What was the name of the large open space in the center of Rome used for meetings of the Senate and the assemblies of the people?

Which emperor passed an edict setting stringent economic controls, helping to stabilize the floundering Roman Empire?

Which writer and orator defended the Roman Republic by putting down a plot against the government?

The Temple of Portunus borrows architectural elements from which civilizations?

What is the name of the poetic meter in which the Iliad , the Odyssey , and the Aeneid were all written?

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