Question 1

What was a fundamental difference between slavery in Rome and slavery in Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman men could raise their children by female slaves as their legitimate children and heirs. 
B)  Greeks tended not to enslave other Greeks, but Romans preferred Italian-born slaves. 
C)  Roman slaves gained citizenship with their freedom, but Greek slaves did not. 
D)  Greek slaves had some legal protections against abuse, but Roman slaves did not. 
A)  Roman men could raise their children by female slaves as their legitimate children and heirs. 
B)  Greeks tended not to enslave other Greeks, but Romans preferred Italian-born slaves. 
C)  Roman slaves gained citizenship with their freedom, but Greek slaves did not. 
D)  Greek slaves had some legal protections against abuse, but Roman slaves did not.

Question 2

What factor allowed Augustus's successor Tiberius to rule for twenty-three years?

Accepted Answer

A)  His position as Augustus's oldest son 
B)  The army's loyalty to him 
C)  His many years of service as praetor, tribune, and consul 
D)  His decision to disband the Senate and rule with an iron fist 
A)  His position as Augustus's oldest son 
B)  The army's loyalty to him 
C)  His many years of service as praetor, tribune, and consul 
D)  His decision to disband the Senate and rule with an iron fist

Question 3

Claudius (r. 41-54 C.E.) set a crucial precedent when he

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed foreign-born men to serve as praetors or censors. 
B)  banned ex-slaves from holding positions in government. 
C)  bribed the praetorian guard to back him as the new emperor. 
D)  declared that the emperor should be worshipped as a god. 
A)  allowed foreign-born men to serve as praetors or censors. 
B)  banned ex-slaves from holding positions in government. 
C)  bribed the praetorian guard to back him as the new emperor. 
D)  declared that the emperor should be worshipped as a god.

Question 4

What factors enabled Christianity to grow from a Jewish splinter group on the fringes of the Roman Empire to a significant religion with followers in most other regions of the Roman world? Was this a sudden or a gradual transition?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 5

What was one of the ways that Augustus fulfilled his role as Rome's patron?

Accepted Answer

A)  He created the first public fire department in Western history. 
B)  He established free public baths for the poor. 
C)  He instituted free medical care for all children. 
D)  He developed a mail system for Rome and the Italian peninsula. 
A)  He created the first public fire department in Western history. 
B)  He established free public baths for the poor. 
C)  He instituted free medical care for all children. 
D)  He developed a mail system for Rome and the Italian peninsula.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is supported by this map?
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Accepted Answer

A)  The Roman Empire had lost a significant amount of territory by Augustus's death. 
B)  Frequent and destructive battles led to the loss of territory by the Roman Empire. 
C)  By the time of Augustus's death, the Roman Empire had expanded significantly. 
D)  By 117 C.E., the Roman Empire had expanded as far north as the Baltic Sea. 
A)  The Roman Empire had lost a significant amount of territory by Augustus's death. 
B)  Frequent and destructive battles led to the loss of territory by the Roman Empire. 
C)  By the time of Augustus's death, the Roman Empire had expanded significantly. 
D)  By 117 C.E., the Roman Empire had expanded as far north as the Baltic Sea.

Question 7

The difficulties facing Rome in the third century C.E. convinced the emperor Decius of the need to appease the gods, so between 249 and 251 he

Accepted Answer

A)  rebuilt forums and adjacent temples throughout the empire. 
B)  ordered all temples to foreign gods in Rome destroyed and had them replaced with temples to Roman gods, including the deified Augustus. 
C)  ordered all citizens to sacrifice to the gods for the welfare of the state and executed all Christians who refused to do so. 
D)  expanded and lavishly decorated and furnished the temple of Vesta and the quarters of the Vestal Virgins. 
A)  rebuilt forums and adjacent temples throughout the empire. 
B)  ordered all temples to foreign gods in Rome destroyed and had them replaced with temples to Roman gods, including the deified Augustus. 
C)  ordered all citizens to sacrifice to the gods for the welfare of the state and executed all Christians who refused to do so. 
D)  expanded and lavishly decorated and furnished the temple of Vesta and the quarters of the Vestal Virgins.

Question 8

During the civil wars of the third century C.E., qualifications for becoming emperor had been reduced to

Accepted Answer

A)  merely holding Roman citizenship. 
B)  demonstrating rhetorical abilities and winning the support of the population of the city of Rome. 
C)  the ability to forge alliances with neighboring powers. 
D)  commanding a frontier army and paying off the troops. 
A)  merely holding Roman citizenship. 
B)  demonstrating rhetorical abilities and winning the support of the population of the city of Rome. 
C)  the ability to forge alliances with neighboring powers. 
D)  commanding a frontier army and paying off the troops.

Question 9

Why did the Roman governor Pontius Pilate execute Jesus of Nazareth in 30 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was offended by Jesus's teachings, which criticized deeply held notions of social hierarchy. 
B)  He feared that Jesus might incite and lead a Jewish revolt against the Romans. 
C)  Jesus had argued that the Roman Empire was fundamentally corrupt and that Jews should refuse to pay taxes. 
D)  Jesus called for an immediate revolt against the Romans. 
A)  He was offended by Jesus's teachings, which criticized deeply held notions of social hierarchy. 
B)  He feared that Jesus might incite and lead a Jewish revolt against the Romans. 
C)  Jesus had argued that the Roman Empire was fundamentally corrupt and that Jews should refuse to pay taxes. 
D)  Jesus called for an immediate revolt against the Romans.

Question 10

What was the Roman political system devised by Augustus as a disguised monarchy with the "first man" as emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  The triumvirate 
B)  The imperium 
C)  The republic 
D)  The principate 
A)  The triumvirate 
B)  The imperium 
C)  The republic 
D)  The principate

Question 11

What did the emperor Decius gain notoriety for?

Accepted Answer

A)  The systematic persecution of Christians 
B)  Embarking on massive public works projects in the city of Rome 
C)  Having led a disastrous military campaign in Scotland that led to the destruction of two legions 
D)  Granting Roman citizenship to all men and women in imperial territory except slaves 
A)  The systematic persecution of Christians 
B)  Embarking on massive public works projects in the city of Rome 
C)  Having led a disastrous military campaign in Scotland that led to the destruction of two legions 
D)  Granting Roman citizenship to all men and women in imperial territory except slaves

Question 12

Septimius Severus's son Caracalla murdered

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcus Aurelius and set fire to Rome. 
B)  Caligula and assumed the role of emperor. 
C)  his father and sacked Rome. 
D)  his brother to become emperor. 
A)  Marcus Aurelius and set fire to Rome. 
B)  Caligula and assumed the role of emperor. 
C)  his father and sacked Rome. 
D)  his brother to become emperor.

Question 13

Which of the emperor Caracalla's actions brought the Roman Empire to the verge of bankruptcy? How did he attempt to deal with the crisis in 212 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 14

How did Augustus preserve his power?

Accepted Answer

A)  By withdrawing from public life and ruling cautiously 
B)  By spearheading innovation in arts, science, and medicine 
C)  By making enshrined Roman values look like the best option 
D)  By establishing a true republic to win favor with the people 
A)  By withdrawing from public life and ruling cautiously 
B)  By spearheading innovation in arts, science, and medicine 
C)  By making enshrined Roman values look like the best option 
D)  By establishing a true republic to win favor with the people

Question 15

Explain how slaves could attain their freedom and even move up the social ladder.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 16

What generally determined whom wealthier Romans would marry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their marriages were arranged by their families. 
B)  They married those persons with whom they had fallen in love. 
C)  They married only within their immediate families so that their families could hold on to their wealth and property. 
D)  Their marriages were arranged in such a way as to encourage the favor of Jupiter. 
A)  Their marriages were arranged by their families. 
B)  They married those persons with whom they had fallen in love. 
C)  They married only within their immediate families so that their families could hold on to their wealth and property. 
D)  Their marriages were arranged in such a way as to encourage the favor of Jupiter.

Question 17

What was the basic belief of Neoplatonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  The empire should be modeled more closely on Plato's Republic. 
B)  People can reach God only by turning away from the physical world and the life of the body. 
C)  God can only be understood through the type of self-examination encouraged by Socrates. 
D)  God created the spiritual and the physical world, so both must be loved and respected. 
A)  The empire should be modeled more closely on Plato's Republic. 
B)  People can reach God only by turning away from the physical world and the life of the body. 
C)  God can only be understood through the type of self-examination encouraged by Socrates. 
D)  God created the spiritual and the physical world, so both must be loved and respected.

Question 18

Which of the following factors contributed to the ability of Augustus to reinvent government and have a successful political system?

Accepted Answer

A)  He used benevolence and a soft hand to win power. 
B)  He supported the army unfailingly. 
C)  He curated an image of himself as a regular citizen. 
D)  He dismantled tradition in favor of innovation. 
A)  He used benevolence and a soft hand to win power. 
B)  He supported the army unfailingly. 
C)  He curated an image of himself as a regular citizen. 
D)  He dismantled tradition in favor of innovation.

Question 19

Why did the art of rhetoric enter into decline under the rule of Augustus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhetorical skills no longer played a crucial role in politics, since the emperor's supremacy ruled out political debate in the public sphere. 
B)  Augustus altered the educational system so that rhetoric was no longer taught in schools. 
C)  Illiteracy rates rose drastically, as Roman expansion throughout the Mediterranean caused the number of slaves to swell. 
D)  Rome became so cosmopolitan and multicultural that many Roman subjects in the Augustan period could no longer understand Latin. 
A)  Rhetorical skills no longer played a crucial role in politics, since the emperor's supremacy ruled out political debate in the public sphere. 
B)  Augustus altered the educational system so that rhetoric was no longer taught in schools. 
C)  Illiteracy rates rose drastically, as Roman expansion throughout the Mediterranean caused the number of slaves to swell. 
D)  Rome became so cosmopolitan and multicultural that many Roman subjects in the Augustan period could no longer understand Latin.

Question 20

Augustus is renowned as a patron of literature. How did significant works written during his reign support his political goals?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Exam 6: The Creation of the Roman Empire, 44 B.C.E-284 C.E

What was a fundamental difference between slavery in Rome and slavery in Greece?

What factor allowed Augustus's successor Tiberius to rule for twenty-three years?

Claudius (r. 41-54 C.E.) set a crucial precedent when he

What factors enabled Christianity to grow from a Jewish splinter group on the fringes of the Roman Empire to a significant religion with followers in most other regions of the Roman world? Was this a sudden or a gradual transition?

What was one of the ways that Augustus fulfilled his role as Rome's patron?

Which of the following statements is supported by this map? ​ ​

The difficulties facing Rome in the third century C.E. convinced the emperor Decius of the need to appease the gods, so between 249 and 251 he

During the civil wars of the third century C.E., qualifications for becoming emperor had been reduced to

Why did the Roman governor Pontius Pilate execute Jesus of Nazareth in 30 C.E.?

What was the Roman political system devised by Augustus as a disguised monarchy with the "first man" as emperor?

What did the emperor Decius gain notoriety for?

Septimius Severus's son Caracalla murdered

Which of the emperor Caracalla's actions brought the Roman Empire to the verge of bankruptcy? How did he attempt to deal with the crisis in 212 C.E.?

How did Augustus preserve his power?

Explain how slaves could attain their freedom and even move up the social ladder.

What generally determined whom wealthier Romans would marry?

What was the basic belief of Neoplatonists?

Which of the following factors contributed to the ability of Augustus to reinvent government and have a successful political system?

Why did the art of rhetoric enter into decline under the rule of Augustus?

Augustus is renowned as a patron of literature. How did significant works written during his reign support his political goals?

Early Western Civilization, 400,000-1000 B.C.E

Near East Empires and the Reemergence of Civilization in Greece, 1000-500 B.C.E

The Greek Golden Age, C 500-C 400 B.C.E

From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400-30 B.C.E

The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753-44 B.C.E

The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600-750

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750-1050

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050-1150

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492-1560

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560-1648

Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the Search for Order, 1640-1700

The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1700-1750

The Promise of Enlightenment, 1750-1789

The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789-1799

Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

Industrialization and Social Ferment, 1830-1850

Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, 1850-1870

Empire, Industry, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890

Modernity and the Road to War, 1890-1914

World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914-1929

The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945-1960s

Postindustrial Society and the End of the Cold War Order, 1960s-1989

A New Globalism, 1989 to the Present

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