Question 1

Censors had an important role in the early Republic.They had the power to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) black out passages from private communication 
B) destroy books 
C) light fires for incense in the temple 
D) remove senators for moral impropriety 
A) black out passages from private communication 
B) destroy books 
C) light fires for incense in the temple 
D) remove senators for moral impropriety

Question 2

No one considers themselves a villain of their own history.How would Julius Caesar tell his story? How would the conspirators who assassinated him explain their side of the story?

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar would likely tell his stor

Question 3

Who were coloni?

Accepted Answer

A) midlevel officers of the army responsible for a single platoon 
B) humanist teachers who developed punctuation for Latin 
C) divinators who looked for signs in sheep intestines 
D) tenant farmers who replaced most agricultural slave labor 
A) midlevel officers of the army responsible for a single platoon 
B) humanist teachers who developed punctuation for Latin 
C) divinators who looked for signs in sheep intestines 
D) tenant farmers who replaced most agricultural slave labor

Question 4

Because they thought he was trying to make himself into a king and abolish the Republic,a conspiracy led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus assassinated ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Because they thought he was trying to...

Question 5

Tiberius Gracchus ran for reelection but ________.

Accepted Answer

A) was disqualified because his petition was submitted too late 
B) he won without a single vote from the assembly 
C) he lost 
D) was killed in a riot during the election 
A) was disqualified because his petition was submitted too late 
B) he won without a single vote from the assembly 
C) he lost 
D) was killed in a riot during the election

Question 6

The career of ________ could arguably be traced to Sulla's use of military power against fellow Romans.

Accepted Answer

A) Mark Antony 
B) Cleopatra 
C) Julius Caesar 
D) Sulla 
A) Mark Antony 
B) Cleopatra 
C) Julius Caesar 
D) Sulla

Question 7

Rome's defeat by Carthage in 216 proved that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Carthage had incurred disastrous debt 
B) an alliance between the two powers was inevitable 
C) Carthage would control the Mediterranean 
D) Rome's control of Italy was not unshakeable 
A) Carthage had incurred disastrous debt 
B) an alliance between the two powers was inevitable 
C) Carthage would control the Mediterranean 
D) Rome's control of Italy was not unshakeable

Question 8

The Senate approved the worship of the Phrygian goddess Cybele,but reversed itself when the cult proved to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a financial scam 
B) promoting Phrygia at the expense of Rome 
C) a time-sink 
D) too ecstatic and sensual 
A) a financial scam 
B) promoting Phrygia at the expense of Rome 
C) a time-sink 
D) too ecstatic and sensual

Question 9

Following the First Punic War,Sicily was settled as a province,meaning ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Sicilians paid tribute rather than served in the Roman army 
B) Sicilians needed passports to visit the mainland 
C) Romans retained the right to Sicilian marble 
D) Sicilians were allowed to maintain self-governance 
A) Sicilians paid tribute rather than served in the Roman army 
B) Sicilians needed passports to visit the mainland 
C) Romans retained the right to Sicilian marble 
D) Sicilians were allowed to maintain self-governance

Question 10

Because the Romans did not destroy the Latin cities after defeating them in 338 b.c.e. ,________.

Accepted Answer

A) Carthage felt free to attack Rome 
B) the Senate removed Sulla from his command 
C) the Romans gathered more plunder when they attacked again in 336 b.C.e. 
D) most of the cities remained loyal allies 
A) Carthage felt free to attack Rome 
B) the Senate removed Sulla from his command 
C) the Romans gathered more plunder when they attacked again in 336 b.C.e. 
D) most of the cities remained loyal allies

Question 11

How did the civil war following Julius Caesar's death finally end?

Accepted Answer

A) in battle between Octavian and Mark Antony 
B) through the personal negotiations of the Second Triumvirate 
C) with a restoration of the Republic 
D) through a Senate decree 
A) in battle between Octavian and Mark Antony 
B) through the personal negotiations of the Second Triumvirate 
C) with a restoration of the Republic 
D) through a Senate decree

Question 12

To extend a consul's term in office,the Roman republic instituted the ________ in 325 b.c.e.

Accepted Answer

A) consulship 
B) office of praetor 
C) proconsulship 
D) monarchy 
A) consulship 
B) office of praetor 
C) proconsulship 
D) monarchy

Question 13

For two hundred years,through the Struggle of the Orders,plebeians slowly acquired rights that had previously been the sole province of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of For two hundred years,through the Struggle of...

Question 14

Where did the Etruscans originally come from?

Accepted Answer

A) Rome 
B) Etruria,north of Rome 
C) Sicily,south of Rome 
D) Cannae,east of Rome 
A) Rome 
B) Etruria,north of Rome 
C) Sicily,south of Rome 
D) Cannae,east of Rome

Question 15

The area that is modern France was occupied by Celtic people called ________;Julius Caesar made his military reputation in campaigns against them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The area that is modern France was...

Question 16

What does the coin stamped with the profile of Brutus that reads "Ides of March" suggest about contemporary reaction to Caesar's assassination?

Accepted Answer

A) Some celebrated Brutus's act. 
B) Brutus was the most hated man in Rome. 
C) The Senate was able to censor all news of Caesar's death. 
D) No one knew who was Caesar's killer. 
A) Some celebrated Brutus's act. 
B) Brutus was the most hated man in Rome. 
C) The Senate was able to censor all news of Caesar's death. 
D) No one knew who was Caesar's killer.

Question 17

When Carthage had the opportunity to occupy Sicily,which was close to the Italian peninsula,the Romans launched the first of three ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When Carthage had the opportunity to occupy...

Question 18

Wealthy Romans took possession of public land,legally and illegally.This led to a greater division between rich and poor and thus to the land-reform proposals of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Cicero 
B) Julius Caesar 
C) Marius 
D) Tiberius Gracchus 
A) Cicero 
B) Julius Caesar 
C) Marius 
D) Tiberius Gracchus

Question 19

The Roman constitution was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) written on papyrus 
B) engraved in stone 
C) an unwritten accumulation of laws and customs 
D) kept in a temple dedicated to Minerva 
A) written on papyrus 
B) engraved in stone 
C) an unwritten accumulation of laws and customs 
D) kept in a temple dedicated to Minerva

Question 20

After Tiberius's land-reform bill was voted down by the Senate,he introduced ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a bill that would have done the opposite 
B) a more extreme version of the bill 
C) the Senate to his family in a bid to win sympathy 
D) his brother to politics 
A) a bill that would have done the opposite 
B) a more extreme version of the bill 
C) the Senate to his family in a bid to win sympathy 
D) his brother to politics

Exam 4: Rome: From Republic to Empire

Censors had an important role in the early Republic.They had the power to ________.

No one considers themselves a villain of their own history.How would Julius Caesar tell his story? How would the conspirators who assassinated him explain their side of the story?

Who were coloni?

Because they thought he was trying to make himself into a king and abolish the Republic,a conspiracy led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus assassinated ________.

Tiberius Gracchus ran for reelection but ________.

The career of ________ could arguably be traced to Sulla's use of military power against fellow Romans.

Rome's defeat by Carthage in 216 proved that ________.

The Senate approved the worship of the Phrygian goddess Cybele,but reversed itself when the cult proved to be ________.

Following the First Punic War,Sicily was settled as a province,meaning ________.

Because the Romans did not destroy the Latin cities after defeating them in 338 b.c.e. ,________.

How did the civil war following Julius Caesar's death finally end?

To extend a consul's term in office,the Roman republic instituted the ________ in 325 b.c.e.

For two hundred years,through the Struggle of the Orders,plebeians slowly acquired rights that had previously been the sole province of ________.

Where did the Etruscans originally come from?

The area that is modern France was occupied by Celtic people called ________;Julius Caesar made his military reputation in campaigns against them.

What does the coin stamped with the profile of Brutus that reads "Ides of March" suggest about contemporary reaction to Caesar's assassination?

When Carthage had the opportunity to occupy Sicily,which was close to the Italian peninsula,the Romans launched the first of three ________.

Wealthy Romans took possession of public land,legally and illegally.This led to a greater division between rich and poor and thus to the land-reform proposals of ________.

The Roman constitution was ________.

After Tiberius's land-reform bill was voted down by the Senate,he introduced ________.

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