Question 1

The death of the Gracchi marked what change in Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  A ruthless drive for power by the plebian assembly. 
B)  The breakdown of necessary cooperation to ensure the balance of power in the senate. 
C)  The hope that a representative government could achieve checks and balances. 
D)  The official division between the Republic and empire. 
E)  The use of assassination as a means to eliminate political challenges. 
A)  A ruthless drive for power by the plebian assembly. 
B)  The breakdown of necessary cooperation to ensure the balance of power in the senate. 
C)  The hope that a representative government could achieve checks and balances. 
D)  The official division between the Republic and empire. 
E)  The use of assassination as a means to eliminate political challenges.

Question 2

The Etruscan writings were based on what influences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian hieroglyphics 
B)  Sumerian pictographs 
C)  Phoenician inscriptions 
D)  Greek alphabets 
E)  Ogam 
A)  Egyptian hieroglyphics 
B)  Sumerian pictographs 
C)  Phoenician inscriptions 
D)  Greek alphabets 
E)  Ogam

Question 3

A belief in early Roman religion concerned

Accepted Answer

A)  omnipresent and vengeful gods who would smite wrongdoers. 
B)  a monotheistic covenant. 
C)  vague and shapeless forces of nature that controlled the environment. 
D)  anthropomorphic gods who were not role models. 
E)  the concept of the perfect metaphysical form. 
A)  omnipresent and vengeful gods who would smite wrongdoers. 
B)  a monotheistic covenant. 
C)  vague and shapeless forces of nature that controlled the environment. 
D)  anthropomorphic gods who were not role models. 
E)  the concept of the perfect metaphysical form.

Question 4

The major new change that Marius imparted to the army was

Accepted Answer

A)  hiring soldiers from outlying provinces and making them citizens of Rome. 
B)  requiring that soldiers provide their own armor and horses. 
C)  freeing soldiers of the requirement of owning land. 
D)  reducing the term of service from twenty-five to ten years. 
E)  promising land and salaries, in the outlying provinces, to men who would serve in the army. 
A)  hiring soldiers from outlying provinces and making them citizens of Rome. 
B)  requiring that soldiers provide their own armor and horses. 
C)  freeing soldiers of the requirement of owning land. 
D)  reducing the term of service from twenty-five to ten years. 
E)  promising land and salaries, in the outlying provinces, to men who would serve in the army.

Question 5

The only women free of male dominance were the

Accepted Answer

A)  high priestesses of the Temple of Hera. 
B)  women whose husbands and fathers were deceased. 
C)  plebian women who had borne more than five children. 
D)  six vestal virgins. 
E)  wives of patrician senators. 
A)  high priestesses of the Temple of Hera. 
B)  women whose husbands and fathers were deceased. 
C)  plebian women who had borne more than five children. 
D)  six vestal virgins. 
E)  wives of patrician senators.

Question 6

The primary reason for Rome's wars in the third century B.C.E.was

Accepted Answer

A)  conquest of provinces for resources. 
B)  conquest of provinces for annexation of territory. 
C)  to weaken potential enemies 
D)  obtain monopolies of trade in the Mediterranean. 
E)  spread the religion of Jupiter the Best and Greatest. 
A)  conquest of provinces for resources. 
B)  conquest of provinces for annexation of territory. 
C)  to weaken potential enemies 
D)  obtain monopolies of trade in the Mediterranean. 
E)  spread the religion of Jupiter the Best and Greatest.

Question 7

In order to consolidate authority over the territories it had conquered,Rome used all of the following tactics except

Accepted Answer

A)  construction of all-weather military roads. 
B)  establishment of military colonies at strategic points. 
C)  conscription of enemies into Roman legions. 
D)  imposing patron-client relationships with the conquered. 
E)  allotting land to poor plebeians in military colonies. 
A)  construction of all-weather military roads. 
B)  establishment of military colonies at strategic points. 
C)  conscription of enemies into Roman legions. 
D)  imposing patron-client relationships with the conquered. 
E)  allotting land to poor plebeians in military colonies.

Question 8

Why was the Roman general Scipio given the nickname "Africanus"?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was proconsul in Numidia. 
B)  He divided his armies between Africa and Spain. 
C)  He defeated Hannibal at Zama, outside of Carthage. 
D)  He conquered all of north Africa to Egypt. 
E)  He led the Roman navy to circumnavigate Africa. 
A)  He was proconsul in Numidia. 
B)  He divided his armies between Africa and Spain. 
C)  He defeated Hannibal at Zama, outside of Carthage. 
D)  He conquered all of north Africa to Egypt. 
E)  He led the Roman navy to circumnavigate Africa.

Question 9

The Roman paterfamilias was the

Accepted Answer

A)  chief consul of the Senate. 
B)  head priest at the temple of Jupiter. 
C)  First Citizen of the assembly. 
D)  head of the military legion. 
E)  chief authority within a family. 
A)  chief consul of the Senate. 
B)  head priest at the temple of Jupiter. 
C)  First Citizen of the assembly. 
D)  head of the military legion. 
E)  chief authority within a family.

Question 10

At the end of the first Punic War in 241 B.C.E.,the

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman navy was ambushed off the port of Syracuse. 
B)  Romans sacked Carthage. 
C)  Romans gained Sicily. 
D)  Romans were defeated by the Greek general Pyrrhus. 
E)  Roman Senate declared an end to an unpopular war. 
A)  Roman navy was ambushed off the port of Syracuse. 
B)  Romans sacked Carthage. 
C)  Romans gained Sicily. 
D)  Romans were defeated by the Greek general Pyrrhus. 
E)  Roman Senate declared an end to an unpopular war.

Question 11

Who were the Celts?

Accepted Answer

A)  inhabitants of Britain 
B)  inhabitants of Gaul (France) 
C)  inhabitants of Ireland 
D)  inhabitants of the Germanic lands 
E)  All of these. 
A)  inhabitants of Britain 
B)  inhabitants of Gaul (France) 
C)  inhabitants of Ireland 
D)  inhabitants of the Germanic lands 
E)  All of these.

Question 12

The type of marriage in which authority over a woman was transferred from her father to her husband was known as

Accepted Answer

A)  patriarchal. 
B)  purchase. 
C)  usage. 
D)  without authority. 
E)  feme covert. 
A)  patriarchal. 
B)  purchase. 
C)  usage. 
D)  without authority. 
E)  feme covert.

Question 13

A significant consequence of Rome's wars was

Accepted Answer

A)  overextension of the army. 
B)  acquisition of foreign provinces. 
C)  the expense of maintaining provincial government structure without taxes. 
D)  incorporating new provinces into the representative government structure. 
E)  suppression of radical ideas from other cultures. 
A)  overextension of the army. 
B)  acquisition of foreign provinces. 
C)  the expense of maintaining provincial government structure without taxes. 
D)  incorporating new provinces into the representative government structure. 
E)  suppression of radical ideas from other cultures.

Question 14

Analyze the emphasis of Romans in granting citizenship and creating unification,compared to the Greek independent polis.What allowed Rome to extend its empire so easily,while the Greeks could not do so until their conquest by Philip II?

Accepted Answer

In contrast to the Greeks,the Romans rea

Question 15

Roman law under the Twelve Tables represented

Accepted Answer

A)  the interests of the patricians above all others. 
B)  a startling change in structuring Roman society. 
C)  the collective will of the people. 
D)  the subjugation of noncitizens in a rigid social hierarchy. 
E)  appeasement of the gods by any means necessary. 
A)  the interests of the patricians above all others. 
B)  a startling change in structuring Roman society. 
C)  the collective will of the people. 
D)  the subjugation of noncitizens in a rigid social hierarchy. 
E)  appeasement of the gods by any means necessary.

Question 16

The most lucrative form of income for Rome came from

Accepted Answer

A)  taxation of conquered territories. 
B)  provincial resources. 
C)  the sale of slaves from newly assimilated territories. 
D)  construction of roads and aqueducts. 
E)  vast new opportunities for trade. 
A)  taxation of conquered territories. 
B)  provincial resources. 
C)  the sale of slaves from newly assimilated territories. 
D)  construction of roads and aqueducts. 
E)  vast new opportunities for trade.

Question 17

Gladitorial games were probably borrowed from the Etruscans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Analyze the role of the family in Roman life.Why was the concept of paterfamilias so important?

Accepted Answer

The family was the mainstay of social or

Question 19

What was Hannibal's surprise strategy in the second Punic War?

Accepted Answer

A)  To invade southern Italy with the assistance of displaced Greeks. 
B)  To lay siege to the Roman provinces on Corsica and Sardinia. 
C)  To use Numidian land troops to provoke the Romans to attack in Gaul. 
D)  To use diverse forces and attack by land, crossing the Alps into northern Italy. 
E)  To entrap and burn the Roman navy in the straits between Sicily and Carthage. 
A)  To invade southern Italy with the assistance of displaced Greeks. 
B)  To lay siege to the Roman provinces on Corsica and Sardinia. 
C)  To use Numidian land troops to provoke the Romans to attack in Gaul. 
D)  To use diverse forces and attack by land, crossing the Alps into northern Italy. 
E)  To entrap and burn the Roman navy in the straits between Sicily and Carthage.

Question 20

The most significant among the Roman wars for expansion were the

Accepted Answer

A)  wars to conquer the Etruscans. 
B)  wars to conquer the Sabine. 
C)  wars with Carthage. 
D)  wars with Greece. 
E)  civil wars within Roman society. 
A)  wars to conquer the Etruscans. 
B)  wars to conquer the Sabine. 
C)  wars with Carthage. 
D)  wars with Greece. 
E)  civil wars within Roman society.

Exam 5: The Rise of Rome,753-27 B.C.E.

The death of the Gracchi marked what change in Rome?

The Etruscan writings were based on what influences?

A belief in early Roman religion concerned

The major new change that Marius imparted to the army was

The only women free of male dominance were the

The primary reason for Rome's wars in the third century B.C.E.was

In order to consolidate authority over the territories it had conquered,Rome used all of the following tactics except

Why was the Roman general Scipio given the nickname "Africanus"?

The Roman paterfamilias was the

At the end of the first Punic War in 241 B.C.E.,the

Who were the Celts?

The type of marriage in which authority over a woman was transferred from her father to her husband was known as

A significant consequence of Rome's wars was

Analyze the emphasis of Romans in granting citizenship and creating unification,compared to the Greek independent polis.What allowed Rome to extend its empire so easily,while the Greeks could not do so until their conquest by Philip II?

Roman law under the Twelve Tables represented

The most lucrative form of income for Rome came from

Gladitorial games were probably borrowed from the Etruscans.

Analyze the role of the family in Roman life.Why was the concept of paterfamilias so important?

What was Hannibal's surprise strategy in the second Punic War?

The most significant among the Roman wars for expansion were the

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