Question 1

Octavian's political genius was revealed through his

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A) creation of a genuine restoration of the Republic. 
B) reconciliation of military monarchy with republican institutions. 
C) recognition that following Caesar's policies was the only way to power. 
D) assumption of the title of first emperor of Rome. 
E) realization that Rome needed to be purged of all that was Greek. 
A) creation of a genuine restoration of the Republic. 
B) reconciliation of military monarchy with republican institutions. 
C) recognition that following Caesar's policies was the only way to power. 
D) assumption of the title of first emperor of Rome. 
E) realization that Rome needed to be purged of all that was Greek.

Question 2

Which of the following statements concerning the fall of Rome is accurate?

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A) The fall of Rome was a single event that occurred in A.D. 476. 
B) Multiple forces operated concurrently to bring about the fall. 
C) External threats, rather than internal problems, account for the fall of Rome. 
D) The effects of the fall were felt equally throughout the Roman Empire. 
E) Rome maintained the loyalty of its people until the very end. 
A) The fall of Rome was a single event that occurred in A.D. 476. 
B) Multiple forces operated concurrently to bring about the fall. 
C) External threats, rather than internal problems, account for the fall of Rome. 
D) The effects of the fall were felt equally throughout the Roman Empire. 
E) Rome maintained the loyalty of its people until the very end.

Question 3

Second-century rhetorician Aelius Aristides celebrated Rome and considered himself Roman although he was

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A) Jewish. 
B) Greek. 
C) Macedonian. 
D) Egyptian. 
E) Persian. 
A) Jewish. 
B) Greek. 
C) Macedonian. 
D) Egyptian. 
E) Persian.

Question 4

The term Pax Romana applies best to

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A) the reign of Augustus, ending in A.D. 14. 
B) what Romans called "the Time of Happiness." 
C) the stipulation that the father controlled the Roman household. 
D) the comparatively uncomplicated politics of the Roman Republic. 
E) the plague brought back to Rome by Marcus Aurelius' army. 
A) the reign of Augustus, ending in A.D. 14. 
B) what Romans called "the Time of Happiness." 
C) the stipulation that the father controlled the Roman household. 
D) the comparatively uncomplicated politics of the Roman Republic. 
E) the plague brought back to Rome by Marcus Aurelius' army.

Question 5

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
 Use a line to mark the division between the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire, and locate and label Constantinople.

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Question 6

The reign of Augustus

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A) can be considered the rule of a self-seeking tyrant. 
B) saw the abandonment of the old moral values and civic spirit of Rome. 
C) prompted dissatisfaction on the part of the provincials. 
D) demonstrates Augustus' belief that his power was a public trust delegated to him by the Roman people. 
E) all of the above 
A) can be considered the rule of a self-seeking tyrant. 
B) saw the abandonment of the old moral values and civic spirit of Rome. 
C) prompted dissatisfaction on the part of the provincials. 
D) demonstrates Augustus' belief that his power was a public trust delegated to him by the Roman people. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

The Hebrew revolt under Hadrian

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A) saw the Jews suffer initial defeats but ultimate victory. 
B) led to the Romans renaming Judea as Syria Palestina. 
C) concluded with the Roman promise that non-Jews would be prohibited from settling in Jerusalem. 
D) resulted in the Romans granting the Jews unlimited access to Jerusalem. 
E) all of the above 
A) saw the Jews suffer initial defeats but ultimate victory. 
B) led to the Romans renaming Judea as Syria Palestina. 
C) concluded with the Roman promise that non-Jews would be prohibited from settling in Jerusalem. 
D) resulted in the Romans granting the Jews unlimited access to Jerusalem. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

Virgil's epic the Aeneid was written because

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A) Virgil wanted to protest against the tyrannous rule of Augustus. 
B) the Senate commissioned it when it gave Octavian the title Augustus. 
C) Augustus commissioned it to glorify his role in founding the Empire. 
D) he sought to compete with the popularity of Livy's History of Rome . 
E) Aeneas was a popular hero who sacrificed his life in a rear guard action on a bridge over the Tiber River. 
A) Virgil wanted to protest against the tyrannous rule of Augustus. 
B) the Senate commissioned it when it gave Octavian the title Augustus. 
C) Augustus commissioned it to glorify his role in founding the Empire. 
D) he sought to compete with the popularity of Livy's History of Rome . 
E) Aeneas was a popular hero who sacrificed his life in a rear guard action on a bridge over the Tiber River.

Question 9

The Roman Empire was said to have ended when

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A) Diocletian died. 
B) Odoacer was assassinated. 
C) Romulus was placed on the throne. 
D) German officers placed a German on the throne in Rome. 
E) Emperor Valens died in battle. 
A) Diocletian died. 
B) Odoacer was assassinated. 
C) Romulus was placed on the throne. 
D) German officers placed a German on the throne in Rome. 
E) Emperor Valens died in battle.

Question 10

Which of the following statements contradicts Roman law?

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A) "No one is compelled to defend a cause against his will." 
B) "In inflicting punishment, the age...of the guilty party must be taken into account." 
C) "No one suffers a penalty for what he thinks." 
D) "Justice is a constant, unfailing disposition to give everyone his legal due." 
E) "The iniquities of the father shall pass on to his children to the third generation." 
A) "No one is compelled to defend a cause against his will." 
B) "In inflicting punishment, the age...of the guilty party must be taken into account." 
C) "No one suffers a penalty for what he thinks." 
D) "Justice is a constant, unfailing disposition to give everyone his legal due." 
E) "The iniquities of the father shall pass on to his children to the third generation."

Question 11

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
 Mark the boundaries of the area controlled by the Roman Empire under Augustus.

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Question 12

Over the centuries, jus civile developed from its basis, the Twelve Tables, by including all the following EXCEPT

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A) statutes enacted by the assemblies. 
B) legal decisions of magistrates and the emperors. 
C) the basic dogmas of Roman religion. 
D) commentaries of professional jurists. 
E) systematic legal analysis based on Greek logic. 
A) statutes enacted by the assemblies. 
B) legal decisions of magistrates and the emperors. 
C) the basic dogmas of Roman religion. 
D) commentaries of professional jurists. 
E) systematic legal analysis based on Greek logic.

Question 13

The most advanced Roman astronomy held that the earth

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A) was flat , and the heavens were a canopy of divine beings. 
B) was round , and all heavenly bodies traveled around it in circles or sets of circles. 
C) floated in an eternal sea like a log upon the ocean. 
D) travelled around the sun in an elliptical orbit along with the other planets. 
E) was only one of many worlds in an infinite universe. 
A) was flat , and the heavens were a canopy of divine beings. 
B) was round , and all heavenly bodies traveled around it in circles or sets of circles. 
C) floated in an eternal sea like a log upon the ocean. 
D) travelled around the sun in an elliptical orbit along with the other planets. 
E) was only one of many worlds in an infinite universe.

Question 14

Livia is one of the most famous Roman women because she

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A) aided Livy in the writing of the History of Rome . 
B) was mother to the Gracchi brothers. 
C) was Augustus' dynamic and outspoken wife. 
D) ruled briefly during the third-century crisis. 
E) impelled her son Constantine to convert to Christianity. 
A) aided Livy in the writing of the History of Rome . 
B) was mother to the Gracchi brothers. 
C) was Augustus' dynamic and outspoken wife. 
D) ruled briefly during the third-century crisis. 
E) impelled her son Constantine to convert to Christianity.

Question 15

The cult of Mithras was particularly popular with

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A) women. 
B) Stoics. 
C) the army. 
D) poets. 
E) lawyers. 
A) women. 
B) Stoics. 
C) the army. 
D) poets. 
E) lawyers.

Question 16

The text refers to which of the following as "perhaps the most dangerous sign for the future" of Rome during the Pax Romana?

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A) the development of the jus gentium 
B) spiritual paralysis 
C) Germanic invasions 
D) administrative division of the Empire 
E) poverty 
A) the development of the jus gentium 
B) spiritual paralysis 
C) Germanic invasions 
D) administrative division of the Empire 
E) poverty

Question 17

During the 200s A.D. the Roman cities

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A) were spared the raids by foreign invaders that ravaged rural lands. 
B) were bastions of loyalty to Rome. 
C) gained greater autonomy from taxation. 
D) lost their position as the center of Roman life. 
E) all of the above 
A) were spared the raids by foreign invaders that ravaged rural lands. 
B) were bastions of loyalty to Rome. 
C) gained greater autonomy from taxation. 
D) lost their position as the center of Roman life. 
E) all of the above

Question 18

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
 Using arrows, trace the invasion route of three of the following: the Huns; the Vandals; the Ostrogoths; the Visigoths; the Franks; the Lombards; the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.

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Question 19

Who was the last of the great Stoics?

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A) Zeno 
B) Epictetus 
C) Marcus Aurelius 
D) Plotinus 
E) Seneca 
A) Zeno 
B) Epictetus 
C) Marcus Aurelius 
D) Plotinus 
E) Seneca

Question 20

Rome's economic weaknesses included all of the following EXCEPT

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A) cumbersome transportation and slow communications. 
B) reliance on slave labor and the lack of technological advancement. 
C) limited employment opportunities. 
D) artificially low agricultural prices and exploitation of the peasantry. 
E) swift expansion of the economy due to commercial investment by greedy elites. 
A) cumbersome transportation and slow communications. 
B) reliance on slave labor and the lack of technological advancement. 
C) limited employment opportunities. 
D) artificially low agricultural prices and exploitation of the peasantry. 
E) swift expansion of the economy due to commercial investment by greedy elites.

Exam 7: The Roman Empire a World-State

Octavian's political genius was revealed through his

Which of the following statements concerning the fall of Rome is accurate?

Second-century rhetorician Aelius Aristides celebrated Rome and considered himself Roman although he was

The term Pax Romana applies best to

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Use a line to mark the division between the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire, and locate and label Constantinople.

The reign of Augustus

The Hebrew revolt under Hadrian

Virgil's epic the Aeneid was written because

The Roman Empire was said to have ended when

Which of the following statements contradicts Roman law?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Mark the boundaries of the area controlled by the Roman Empire under Augustus.

Over the centuries, jus civile developed from its basis, the Twelve Tables, by including all the following EXCEPT

The most advanced Roman astronomy held that the earth

Livia is one of the most famous Roman women because she

The cult of Mithras was particularly popular with

The text refers to which of the following as "perhaps the most dangerous sign for the future" of Rome during the Pax Romana?

During the 200s A.D. the Roman cities

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Using arrows, trace the invasion route of three of the following: the Huns; the Vandals; the Ostrogoths; the Visigoths; the Franks; the Lombards; the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.

Who was the last of the great Stoics?

Rome's economic weaknesses included all of the following EXCEPT

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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