Question 1

The two factors that bound Roman society together were

Accepted Answer

A)  reverence for the law and importance of the family. 
B)  speaking Latin and deifying the emperors. 
C)  maintaining the Senate and the army. 
D)  Roman citizenship and urban life. 
E)  the censorum and the imperium. 
A)  reverence for the law and importance of the family. 
B)  speaking Latin and deifying the emperors. 
C)  maintaining the Senate and the army. 
D)  Roman citizenship and urban life. 
E)  the censorum and the imperium.

Question 2

Christianity prospered in urban areas for all of these reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a large enough population to find converts. 
B)  There were diverse peoples who were dissatisfied with Roman religion. 
C)  There were Jewish communities who were predisposed to conversion. 
D)  It was easier to hide covert religious activities in more populous areas. 
E)  There was significant anti-Semitism in the more rural areas. 
A)  There was a large enough population to find converts. 
B)  There were diverse peoples who were dissatisfied with Roman religion. 
C)  There were Jewish communities who were predisposed to conversion. 
D)  It was easier to hide covert religious activities in more populous areas. 
E)  There was significant anti-Semitism in the more rural areas.

Question 3

Most religions within the empire were

Accepted Answer

A)  monotheistic. 
B)  polytheistic. 
C)  agnostic. 
D)  focused on the imperial cult. 
E)  henotheistic. 
A)  monotheistic. 
B)  polytheistic. 
C)  agnostic. 
D)  focused on the imperial cult. 
E)  henotheistic.

Question 4

Why did Bouddica instigate a revolt against the Romans? Analyze why this example was important in the development of the Roman empire.

Accepted Answer

This story of resistance to Roman imperi

Question 5

Which emperor initiated the first Christian persecution in 64 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trajan 
B)  Nero 
C)  Tiberius 
D)  Hadrian 
E)  Nerva 
A)  Trajan 
B)  Nero 
C)  Tiberius 
D)  Hadrian 
E)  Nerva

Question 6

Analyze the role of the Roman Senate during the principate and period of decline.

Accepted Answer

At the time of Augustus's ascension as e

Question 7

What was the main goal of Romanization?

Accepted Answer

A)  To defend the empire against foreign invasion. 
B)  To extend Roman culture throughout the empire. 
C)  To ensure all citizens adhered to the Imperial cult. 
D)  To wipe out Christianity. 
E)  To promote Roman goods and trade with the East. 
A)  To defend the empire against foreign invasion. 
B)  To extend Roman culture throughout the empire. 
C)  To ensure all citizens adhered to the Imperial cult. 
D)  To wipe out Christianity. 
E)  To promote Roman goods and trade with the East.

Question 8

The "divine man" Apollonius was credited with performing all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  overpowering a vampire. 
B)  driving out a demon who brought the plague. 
C)  being in two places at once. 
D)  healing the sick. 
E)  slaying a minotaur. 
A)  overpowering a vampire. 
B)  driving out a demon who brought the plague. 
C)  being in two places at once. 
D)  healing the sick. 
E)  slaying a minotaur.

Question 9

Which of the following did Augustus not accomplish as emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  construction of the Roman Peace 
B)  creation of a frontier defense 
C)  control of the army 
D)  creation of the Roman principate 
E)  legalization of Christianity 
A)  construction of the Roman Peace 
B)  creation of a frontier defense 
C)  control of the army 
D)  creation of the Roman principate 
E)  legalization of Christianity

Question 10

One of the most popular philosophies in the Roman world among the ruling class was

Accepted Answer

A)  skepticism. 
B)  stoicism. 
C)  cynicism. 
D)  epicurianism. 
E)  sophism. 
A)  skepticism. 
B)  stoicism. 
C)  cynicism. 
D)  epicurianism. 
E)  sophism.

Question 11

For most Romans,participation in the imperial cult was considered

Accepted Answer

A)  a political act. 
B)  an essential part of religious worship. 
C)  one more god in a polytheistic culture. 
D)  blasphemy. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  a political act. 
B)  an essential part of religious worship. 
C)  one more god in a polytheistic culture. 
D)  blasphemy. 
E)  none of these.

Question 12

The worst punishment that could be inflicted on Christians was

Accepted Answer

A)  execution by crucifixion. 
B)  forced participation in the imperial cult. 
C)  expulsion from the Christian community. 
D)  exclusion from taking communion. 
E)  condemnation in church. 
A)  execution by crucifixion. 
B)  forced participation in the imperial cult. 
C)  expulsion from the Christian community. 
D)  exclusion from taking communion. 
E)  condemnation in church.

Question 13

What was considered the most dangerous frontier in the Empire under Augustus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Germanic border 
B)  Dacia 
C)  Britain 
D)  Thrace 
E)  Egypt 
A)  The Germanic border 
B)  Dacia 
C)  Britain 
D)  Thrace 
E)  Egypt

Question 14

The death of Decius while fighting invaders was seen by Christians as

Accepted Answer

A)  punishment by God. 
B)  the first significant victory for the Goths. 
C)  a sign that the Roman Empire needed to reconstitute a large army. 
D)  an indication that the Roman Empire should extend citizenship to barbarians to obtain peace. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  punishment by God. 
B)  the first significant victory for the Goths. 
C)  a sign that the Roman Empire needed to reconstitute a large army. 
D)  an indication that the Roman Empire should extend citizenship to barbarians to obtain peace. 
E)  None of these.

Question 15

Paul was later able to avoid crucifixion as his death sentence because he

Accepted Answer

A)  was a delator. 
B)  recanted his conversion. 
C)  was a Roman citizen. 
D)  was made a public example. 
E)  was of noble birth. 
A)  was a delator. 
B)  recanted his conversion. 
C)  was a Roman citizen. 
D)  was made a public example. 
E)  was of noble birth.

Question 16

The first emperor who died without naming a successor,leaving selection to the military,was

Accepted Answer

A)  Nero 
B)  Tiberius 
C)  Augustus 
D)  Vespasian 
E)  Nerva 
A)  Nero 
B)  Tiberius 
C)  Augustus 
D)  Vespasian 
E)  Nerva

Question 17

To meet the need for enlistment in the army,what actions were taken?

Accepted Answer

A)  Soldiers must provide their own equipment. 
B)  Soldiers were hired from Barbarian units. 
C)  Soldiers need only serve for ten years in order to receive land allocations. 
D)  Slaves could earn freedom for serving in the military. 
E)  Women were allowed to serve in non-combat positions. 
A)  Soldiers must provide their own equipment. 
B)  Soldiers were hired from Barbarian units. 
C)  Soldiers need only serve for ten years in order to receive land allocations. 
D)  Slaves could earn freedom for serving in the military. 
E)  Women were allowed to serve in non-combat positions.

Question 18

How did Roman trade with those outside their empire bring benefit or decline to the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

As with the Alexandrian world,encounters

Question 19

Most grain grown for trade within the empire was transported on a grain fleet that came from

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexandria. 
B)  Syria. 
C)  Marseilles. 
D)  Carthage. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  Alexandria. 
B)  Syria. 
C)  Marseilles. 
D)  Carthage. 
E)  Spain.

Question 20

Why did the emperors debase the coinage in the third century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Senate had to be bought off. 
B)  The army had received raises that the treasury could not afford. 
C)  There was a trade imbalance with India. 
D)  Because of an outbreak of plague, there was less money collected in taxes. 
E)  The emperors were redirecting the wealth to their own amici. 
A)  The Senate had to be bought off. 
B)  The army had received raises that the treasury could not afford. 
C)  There was a trade imbalance with India. 
D)  Because of an outbreak of plague, there was less money collected in taxes. 
E)  The emperors were redirecting the wealth to their own amici.

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

The two factors that bound Roman society together were

Christianity prospered in urban areas for all of these reasons except

Most religions within the empire were

Why did Bouddica instigate a revolt against the Romans? Analyze why this example was important in the development of the Roman empire.

Which emperor initiated the first Christian persecution in 64 C.E.?

Analyze the role of the Roman Senate during the principate and period of decline.

What was the main goal of Romanization?

The "divine man" Apollonius was credited with performing all of the following except

Which of the following did Augustus not accomplish as emperor?

One of the most popular philosophies in the Roman world among the ruling class was

For most Romans,participation in the imperial cult was considered

The worst punishment that could be inflicted on Christians was

What was considered the most dangerous frontier in the Empire under Augustus?

The death of Decius while fighting invaders was seen by Christians as

Paul was later able to avoid crucifixion as his death sentence because he

The first emperor who died without naming a successor,leaving selection to the military,was

To meet the need for enlistment in the army,what actions were taken?

How did Roman trade with those outside their empire bring benefit or decline to the Roman Empire?

Most grain grown for trade within the empire was transported on a grain fleet that came from

Why did the emperors debase the coinage in the third century?

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