Question 1

It can best be said that Roman imperial expansion was

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A)  ruthlessly and carefully planned from the beginning. 
B)  driven solely by economic necessity. 
C)  opposed by most senators as too costly and too dangerous. 
D)  highly opportunistic, responding to unanticipated military threats and possibilities for glory. 
E)  futile, as Rome's empire did not endure. 
A)  ruthlessly and carefully planned from the beginning. 
B)  driven solely by economic necessity. 
C)  opposed by most senators as too costly and too dangerous. 
D)  highly opportunistic, responding to unanticipated military threats and possibilities for glory. 
E)  futile, as Rome's empire did not endure. D

Question 2

For the Romans, Italy's geography

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A)  provided little productive land for agriculture. 
B)  divided the peninsula into small isolated communities. 
C)  made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend. 
D)  made the conquering of the Mediterranean a difficult task. 
E)  created the same difficult environment as in Greece, thus making political unity difficult. 
A)  provided little productive land for agriculture. 
B)  divided the peninsula into small isolated communities. 
C)  made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend. 
D)  made the conquering of the Mediterranean a difficult task. 
E)  created the same difficult environment as in Greece, thus making political unity difficult. C

Question 3

The Etruscans were

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A)  Greek-speaking cities in southern Italy. 
B)  pirates operating out of North Africa. 
C)  primitive hill tribes who lived in the Apennines. 
D)  the Roman priestly class. 
E)  an urban civilization to the north of Rome. 
A)  Greek-speaking cities in southern Italy. 
B)  pirates operating out of North Africa. 
C)  primitive hill tribes who lived in the Apennines. 
D)  the Roman priestly class. 
E)  an urban civilization to the north of Rome. E

Question 4

Livy's account of Cincinnatus

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A)  was used to teach the Roman people the treachery of tyrant. 
B)  was written as an act of defense against the government. 
C)  tells the story of the founding of Rome. 
D)  tells how the virtues of duty and simplicity in the behavior of leaders enabled Rome to survive in difficult times. 
E)  justified the concept of divine right monarchy. 
A)  was used to teach the Roman people the treachery of tyrant. 
B)  was written as an act of defense against the government. 
C)  tells the story of the founding of Rome. 
D)  tells how the virtues of duty and simplicity in the behavior of leaders enabled Rome to survive in difficult times. 
E)  justified the concept of divine right monarchy.

Question 5

In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the following tactics:

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A)  a physical withdrawal from the state undercutting its military manpower 
B)  the formation of popular assemblies to lobby for more political reforms 
C)  open civil war 
D)  assassination of political opponents 
E)  a and b 
A)  a physical withdrawal from the state undercutting its military manpower 
B)  the formation of popular assemblies to lobby for more political reforms 
C)  open civil war 
D)  assassination of political opponents 
E)  a and b

Question 6

Sulla's legacy and importance was that he

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A)  became the first non-Roman consul. 
B)  became the first Roman general to use siege engines. 
C)  prevented civil war by arbitrating disputes between Marius and Gaius. 
D)  divided up the latifundia and restored the dispossessed farmers to their lands. 
E)  employed his personal army in political disputes, paving the way toward Roman civil war. 
A)  became the first non-Roman consul. 
B)  became the first Roman general to use siege engines. 
C)  prevented civil war by arbitrating disputes between Marius and Gaius. 
D)  divided up the latifundia and restored the dispossessed farmers to their lands. 
E)  employed his personal army in political disputes, paving the way toward Roman civil war.

Question 7

An early event in the Struggle of the Orders occurred in 445 B.C.E., when the Canuleian law allowed patricians and plebeians to intermarry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The college of augurs existed to

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A)  keep wine used in religious ceremonies pure. 
B)  keep the Roman supply of water fresh and available. 
C)  interpret auspicesꟷsigns sent to humans by the gods. 
D)  keep track of the official system of weights and measures. 
E)  provide assurance that Roman architecture was aligned with religious precepts. 
A)  keep wine used in religious ceremonies pure. 
B)  keep the Roman supply of water fresh and available. 
C)  interpret auspicesꟷsigns sent to humans by the gods. 
D)  keep track of the official system of weights and measures. 
E)  provide assurance that Roman architecture was aligned with religious precepts.

Question 9

Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new poetry at the end of the Roman Republic?

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A)  Sallust 
B)  Cicero 
C)  Catullus 
D)  Plutarch 
E)  Virgil 
A)  Sallust 
B)  Cicero 
C)  Catullus 
D)  Plutarch 
E)  Virgil

Question 10

By the latter Republic, Roman slaves

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A)  often worked on the Roman latifundia. 
B)  always received humane treatment from their owners. 
C)  never received humane treatment from their owners. 
D)  were used as soldiers in the army. 
E)  a and b 
A)  often worked on the Roman latifundia. 
B)  always received humane treatment from their owners. 
C)  never received humane treatment from their owners. 
D)  were used as soldiers in the army. 
E)  a and b

Question 11

The head of the Roman religious observances was

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A)  a caesar. 
B)  the vestal virgins. 
C)  the tribunate. 
D)  a consul. 
E)  the pontifex maximus. 
A)  a caesar. 
B)  the vestal virgins. 
C)  the tribunate. 
D)  a consul. 
E)  the pontifex maximus.

Question 12

The Centuriate Assembly was made up of Roman citizens voting by

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A)  precincts. 
B)  tribes. 
C)  military units. 
D)  clans. 
E)  family ties. 
A)  precincts. 
B)  tribes. 
C)  military units. 
D)  clans. 
E)  family ties.

Question 13

The First Triumvirate was a political alliance between Crassus, Julius Caesar, and

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A)  Pompey. 
B)  Cicero. 
C)  Lepidus. 
D)  Marc Antony. 
E)  Octavian. 
A)  Pompey. 
B)  Cicero. 
C)  Lepidus. 
D)  Marc Antony. 
E)  Octavian.

Question 14

The Carthaginians originated from

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A)  Phoenician Tyre. 
B)  northern Italy. 
C)  Macedonia. 
D)  southern Gaul. 
E)  "Nether" Spain. 
A)  Phoenician Tyre. 
B)  northern Italy. 
C)  Macedonia. 
D)  southern Gaul. 
E)  "Nether" Spain.

Question 15

The result of the Third Punic War was

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A)  an alliance between Rome and Carthage. 
B)  the complete destruction and subjugation of Carthage. 
C)  the loss of Rome's mastery of the Mediterranean Sea. 
D)  the sacking of Rome. 
E)  the coming to power of Julius Caesar. 
A)  an alliance between Rome and Carthage. 
B)  the complete destruction and subjugation of Carthage. 
C)  the loss of Rome's mastery of the Mediterranean Sea. 
D)  the sacking of Rome. 
E)  the coming to power of Julius Caesar.

Question 16

The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and heavily influenced Roman urban culture were the

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A)  Ligurians. 
B)  Gauls. 
C)  Samnites. 
D)  Etruscans. 
E)  Dorians 
A)  Ligurians. 
B)  Gauls. 
C)  Samnites. 
D)  Etruscans. 
E)  Dorians

Question 17

The Struggle of the Orders

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A)  was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves. 
B)  was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C)  was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians. 
D)  was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious. 
E)  was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise. 
A)  was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves. 
B)  was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C)  was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians. 
D)  was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious. 
E)  was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise.

Question 18

All of the following were results of the Roman civil wars of 43-30 B.C.E. except the

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A)  Second Triumvirate's defeat of Pompey at the Battle of Actium. 
B)  defeat of Caesar's assassins. 
C)  demise of republican institutions. 
D)  rule of Octavian. 
E)  the suicide of Antony and Cleopatra. 
A)  Second Triumvirate's defeat of Pompey at the Battle of Actium. 
B)  defeat of Caesar's assassins. 
C)  demise of republican institutions. 
D)  rule of Octavian. 
E)  the suicide of Antony and Cleopatra.

Question 19

Which one of the following innovations enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters, public baths, and high-rise tenement buildings?

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A)  steel. 
B)  copper. 
C)  calculus. 
D)  concrete. 
E)  load-bearing arches. 
A)  steel. 
B)  copper. 
C)  calculus. 
D)  concrete. 
E)  load-bearing arches.

Question 20

The immediate cause of the First Punic War was

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A)  Carthaginian treachery in the Pyrrhic Wars. 
B)  Roman colonization in North Africa. 
C)  Carthaginian expansion along the Spanish and Italian coasts. 
D)  Rome sending an army to Sicily. 
E)  Cato's decision to destroy Carthage. 
A)  Carthaginian treachery in the Pyrrhic Wars. 
B)  Roman colonization in North Africa. 
C)  Carthaginian expansion along the Spanish and Italian coasts. 
D)  Rome sending an army to Sicily. 
E)  Cato's decision to destroy Carthage.

It can best be said that Roman imperial expansion was

For the Romans, Italy's geography

The Etruscans were

Livy's account of Cincinnatus

In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the following tactics:

Sulla's legacy and importance was that he

An early event in the Struggle of the Orders occurred in 445 B.C.E., when the Canuleian law allowed patricians and plebeians to intermarry.

The college of augurs existed to

Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new poetry at the end of the Roman Republic?

By the latter Republic, Roman slaves

The head of the Roman religious observances was

The Centuriate Assembly was made up of Roman citizens voting by

The First Triumvirate was a political alliance between Crassus, Julius Caesar, and

The Carthaginians originated from

The result of the Third Punic War was

The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and heavily influenced Roman urban culture were the

The Struggle of the Orders

All of the following were results of the Roman civil wars of 43-30 B.C.E. except the

Which one of the following innovations enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters, public baths, and high-rise tenement buildings?

The immediate cause of the First Punic War was

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Exam 5: The Roman Republic

It can best be said that Roman imperial expansion was

For the Romans, Italy's geography

The Etruscans were

Livy's account of Cincinnatus

In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the following tactics:

Sulla's legacy and importance was that he

An early event in the Struggle of the Orders occurred in 445 B.C.E., when the Canuleian law allowed patricians and plebeians to intermarry.

The college of augurs existed to

Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new poetry at the end of the Roman Republic?

By the latter Republic, Roman slaves

The head of the Roman religious observances was

The Centuriate Assembly was made up of Roman citizens voting by

The First Triumvirate was a political alliance between Crassus, Julius Caesar, and

The Carthaginians originated from

The result of the Third Punic War was

The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and heavily influenced Roman urban culture were the

The Struggle of the Orders

All of the following were results of the Roman civil wars of 43-30 B.C.E. except the

Which one of the following innovations enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters, public baths, and high-rise tenement buildings?

The immediate cause of the First Punic War was

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance

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