Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What accounts for changes in the population of slaves in the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Slaves fell into many different categories in the Empire.Some were captured during war or expanded into the provinces.Some would be used for menial or hard labor,but others might be doing work in accordance with their skills.So for instance,a scholar might be bought as a tutor for a well to do Roman's children.In contrast to what was seen in the era of the Republic,when there was much great expansion,there were fewer slaves than before.Slaves were also accorded some legal rights,if not citizenship.Slaves on some imperial estates were to have access to hospitals and baths,and slavery could be ended after a woman gave birth to a certain number of children.

Question 3

What was the political compromise made by Augustus in 23 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  He stopped dominating the position of consul, becoming a proconsul and tribune instead. 
B)  He voluntarily relinquished his option of veto in the Senate. 
C)  He agreed to maintain control of the legions only in Spain, Gaul, and Syria, and allowed the senate control of all others. 
D)  He purposely refused the title of praetor to alleviate the worries of senators that he would become like Sulla. 
E)  He offered to resign from all offices since he had stabilized the Republic. 
A)  He stopped dominating the position of consul, becoming a proconsul and tribune instead. 
B)  He voluntarily relinquished his option of veto in the Senate. 
C)  He agreed to maintain control of the legions only in Spain, Gaul, and Syria, and allowed the senate control of all others. 
D)  He purposely refused the title of praetor to alleviate the worries of senators that he would become like Sulla. 
E)  He offered to resign from all offices since he had stabilized the Republic. A

Question 4

Why was the idea that under Augustus Caesar's reign,Rome continued as a Republic,considered "a fiction"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Augustus disbanded the Senate. 
B)  The Roman army answered only to him. 
C)  The senate and consuls had no real power. 
D)  Augustus eliminated the constitution. 
E)  The Roman territory had become an empire 200 years earlier. 
A)  Augustus disbanded the Senate. 
B)  The Roman army answered only to him. 
C)  The senate and consuls had no real power. 
D)  Augustus eliminated the constitution. 
E)  The Roman territory had become an empire 200 years earlier.

Question 5

Why was the support of the Roman Senate so crucial for Augustus?

Accepted Answer

Because the previous reigns of Sulla and

Question 6

How could a person in the provinces be granted Roman citizenship?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning to speak Latin. 
B)  rejecting Christianity 
C)  serving in the military for 25 years. 
D)  settling on latifundia along disputed borders to hold the land. 
E)  an annual lottery. 
A)  learning to speak Latin. 
B)  rejecting Christianity 
C)  serving in the military for 25 years. 
D)  settling on latifundia along disputed borders to hold the land. 
E)  an annual lottery.

Question 7

What was the biggest expense in the Roman imperial budget?

Accepted Answer

A)  construction of roads, aqueducts, and public temples 
B)  transporting food resources throughout the empire from Gaul 
C)  maintaining the army 
D)  maintaining the provincial administration salaries 
E)  extended campaigns to conquer new provinces 
A)  construction of roads, aqueducts, and public temples 
B)  transporting food resources throughout the empire from Gaul 
C)  maintaining the army 
D)  maintaining the provincial administration salaries 
E)  extended campaigns to conquer new provinces

Question 8

What is considered to be one of the greatest factors of identification with Rome allowed in the provinces?

Accepted Answer

A)  inclusion in the new Roman coinage system was based on denarii. 
B)  all official business was transacted in Latin. 
C)  the annual provincial councils could transmit their opinions and concerns to the emperor. 
D)  Roman citizenship was extended to inhabitants of the provinces. 
E)  provincial proconsuls in service were circulated throughout the empire. 
A)  inclusion in the new Roman coinage system was based on denarii. 
B)  all official business was transacted in Latin. 
C)  the annual provincial councils could transmit their opinions and concerns to the emperor. 
D)  Roman citizenship was extended to inhabitants of the provinces. 
E)  provincial proconsuls in service were circulated throughout the empire.

Question 9

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 10

Augustus used all of the following measures to unify the empire except

Accepted Answer

A)  standardized provincial administration 
B)  established permanent civil service, especially among the equestrians 
C)  revised the tax collection system 
D)  utilized Romanization, including the universal use of Latin. 
E)  mandated participation in Roman Imperial cult festivals. 
A)  standardized provincial administration 
B)  established permanent civil service, especially among the equestrians 
C)  revised the tax collection system 
D)  utilized Romanization, including the universal use of Latin. 
E)  mandated participation in Roman Imperial cult festivals.

Question 11

What was the motivation to push for education in the later Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The desire to counteract Christianity's teachings. 
B)  The thirst for Graeco-Roman cultural assimilation. 
C)  The vastly cosmopolitan world with its many different intellectual possibilities. 
D)  The need for educated civil servants. 
E)  Augustus Caesar's mass demobilization of the army. 
A)  The desire to counteract Christianity's teachings. 
B)  The thirst for Graeco-Roman cultural assimilation. 
C)  The vastly cosmopolitan world with its many different intellectual possibilities. 
D)  The need for educated civil servants. 
E)  Augustus Caesar's mass demobilization of the army.

Question 12

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 13

Many of the important points of Jesus' teachings were delivered in

Accepted Answer

A)  Gospels. 
B)  Psalms. 
C)  the Sermon on the Mount. 
D)  Saul's evangelism on the road to Damascus. 
E)  an Epistle to the Corinthians. 
A)  Gospels. 
B)  Psalms. 
C)  the Sermon on the Mount. 
D)  Saul's evangelism on the road to Damascus. 
E)  an Epistle to the Corinthians.

Question 14

Who did not pose a military threat to the Roman Empire in the third century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Franks 
B)  the Huns 
C)  the Goths 
D)  the Alamanni 
E)  the Scythians 
A)  the Franks 
B)  the Huns 
C)  the Goths 
D)  the Alamanni 
E)  the Scythians

Question 15

Roman trade routes were so expansive that they reached China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If an emperor died without a successor,who was most likely to choose a new emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Senate 
B)  the army 
C)  the consul and tribune 
D)  the previous emperor's widow 
E)  the censor in the Senate 
A)  the Senate 
B)  the army 
C)  the consul and tribune 
D)  the previous emperor's widow 
E)  the censor in the Senate

Question 17

Which emperor violated Augustus's mandate about expanding the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caligula 
B)  Tiberius 
C)  Trajan 
D)  Vespasian 
E)  Nero 
A)  Caligula 
B)  Tiberius 
C)  Trajan 
D)  Vespasian 
E)  Nero

Question 18

Who was the emperor who granted citizenship to everyone except slaves in 212 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantine 
B)  Caligula 
C)  Caracalla 
D)  Diocletian 
E)  Domition 
A)  Constantine 
B)  Caligula 
C)  Caracalla 
D)  Diocletian 
E)  Domition

Question 19

The comprehensive guide to Jewish life around 200 C.E.was known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Tanakh. 
B)  Mishrah. 
C)  Talmud. 
D)  Kethevim. 
E)  Halakha. 
A)  Tanakh. 
B)  Mishrah. 
C)  Talmud. 
D)  Kethevim. 
E)  Halakha.

Question 20

The permanent border to the north of the Roman Empire was marked by which rivers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arno and Po 
B)  Rhine and Rhone 
C)  Danube and Marne 
D)  Danube and Rhine 
E)  Seine and Elba 
A)  Arno and Po 
B)  Rhine and Rhone 
C)  Danube and Marne 
D)  Danube and Rhine 
E)  Seine and Elba

Exam 6: The Roman Empire,27 B.C.E.-284 C.E.

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

What accounts for changes in the population of slaves in the Roman Empire?

What was the political compromise made by Augustus in 23 B.C.E.?

Why was the idea that under Augustus Caesar's reign,Rome continued as a Republic,considered "a fiction"?

Why was the support of the Roman Senate so crucial for Augustus?

How could a person in the provinces be granted Roman citizenship?

What was the biggest expense in the Roman imperial budget?

What is considered to be one of the greatest factors of identification with Rome allowed in the provinces?

Latifundia were worked on in the second century by

Augustus used all of the following measures to unify the empire except

What was the motivation to push for education in the later Roman Empire?

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

Many of the important points of Jesus' teachings were delivered in

Who did not pose a military threat to the Roman Empire in the third century?

Roman trade routes were so expansive that they reached China.

If an emperor died without a successor,who was most likely to choose a new emperor?

Which emperor violated Augustus's mandate about expanding the Roman Empire?

Who was the emperor who granted citizenship to everyone except slaves in 212 C.E.?

The comprehensive guide to Jewish life around 200 C.E.was known as the

The permanent border to the north of the Roman Empire was marked by which rivers?

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Iron Age Civilizations,1200-500 B.C.E.

The Rise of Greek Civilization,1100-387 B.C.E.

From Polis To Cosmopolis: The Hellenistic World,387-30 B.C.E.

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

Late Antiquity,284-527

The Eastern Mediterranean,500-1000

The Kingdoms of Western Europe,500-1000

The High Middle Ages,1000-1300

Reversals and Disasters,1300-1450

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe,1350-1550

Europe’s Age of Expansion, 1450–1550

Reform in the Western Church,1490-1570

A Century of Crisis,1550-1650

State-Building and the European State System,1648-1789

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment,1550-1790

Trade and Empire,1700-1800

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe,1775-1815

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe,1814-1847

Industrialization and Society,1800-1850

The Triumph of the Nation-State,1848-1900

The Culture of Industrial Europe,1850-1914

The Age of Imperialism,1870-1914

War and Revolution,1900-1918

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments,1918-1929

Democracy Under Siege,1929-1945

Europe Divided,1945-1968

Lifting the Iron Curtain,1969-1991

Europe in a Globalizing World,1991 to the Present

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