Question 1

The equites

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A)  were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans who appeared in the late Republic. 
B)  were a new military order created by Caesar. 
C)  competed with the optimates for power in the Roman Senate. 
D)  were advisors to proconsuls in the provinces of the Republic. 
E)  were second class citizens of non-Roman origin. 
A)  were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans who appeared in the late Republic. 
B)  were a new military order created by Caesar. 
C)  competed with the optimates for power in the Roman Senate. 
D)  were advisors to proconsuls in the provinces of the Republic. 
E)  were second class citizens of non-Roman origin.

Question 2

After imposed retirement from Roman politics, Cicero took up writing

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A)  comic plays. 
B)  tragic theater pieces. 
C)  new poems. 
D)  philosophical treatises. 
E)  histories of early Rome. 
A)  comic plays. 
B)  tragic theater pieces. 
C)  new poems. 
D)  philosophical treatises. 
E)  histories of early Rome.

Question 3

Cicero

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A)  believed in a "concord of the orders." 
B)  was a "new man" of the equestrian order. 
C)  was a great orator and capable lawyer. 
D)  advocated a balanced government of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. 
E)  all the above 
A)  believed in a "concord of the orders." 
B)  was a "new man" of the equestrian order. 
C)  was a great orator and capable lawyer. 
D)  advocated a balanced government of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. 
E)  all the above

Question 4

The goal of Roman religion was to maintain trust and harmony with the spirits, a condition known as

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A)  the peace of the gods. 
B)  semper fidelis. 
C)  concordancy. 
D)  the peaceable kingdom. 
E)  carpe diem. 
A)  the peace of the gods. 
B)  semper fidelis. 
C)  concordancy. 
D)  the peaceable kingdom. 
E)  carpe diem.

Question 5

Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in 31 B.C.E. at the Battle of Actium, thus symbolically ending the Roman Republic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War?

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A)  He impeded Hannibal's advance in Italy through delaying tactics. 
B)  He expelled the Carthaginians from Spain and later won the decisive Battle of Zama. 
C)  He engineered a valuable alliance with the Gauls. 
D)  He first utilized elephants as "living tanks." 
E)  He saved Rome by leaving his farm, assuming military leadership, and then returning to his land. 
A)  He impeded Hannibal's advance in Italy through delaying tactics. 
B)  He expelled the Carthaginians from Spain and later won the decisive Battle of Zama. 
C)  He engineered a valuable alliance with the Gauls. 
D)  He first utilized elephants as "living tanks." 
E)  He saved Rome by leaving his farm, assuming military leadership, and then returning to his land.

Question 7

The model Roman woman was Queen Dido, who, after being raped, committed suicide rather than bring dishonor on her family.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic, one finds he

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A)  employed Greek mercenaries. 
B)  recruited destitute volunteers who swore an oath of allegiance only to him. 
C)  robbed the state treasury's tax revenues to buy weapons. 
D)  made himself dictator for life. 
E)  all the above 
A)  employed Greek mercenaries. 
B)  recruited destitute volunteers who swore an oath of allegiance only to him. 
C)  robbed the state treasury's tax revenues to buy weapons. 
D)  made himself dictator for life. 
E)  all the above

Question 9

By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar showed that he

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A)  was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate. 
B)  was willing to compromise with Pompey. 
C)  had no will to fight his enemies in Rome. 
D)  wished to retire peacefully to his rural estates. 
E)  was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome. 
A)  was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate. 
B)  was willing to compromise with Pompey. 
C)  had no will to fight his enemies in Rome. 
D)  wished to retire peacefully to his rural estates. 
E)  was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome.

Question 10

The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the Etruscans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Roman Dictator

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A)  was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic. 
B)  exercised unlimited power for a period of usually six months. 
C)  was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars. 
D)  all the above 
E)  a and b 
A)  was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic. 
B)  exercised unlimited power for a period of usually six months. 
C)  was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars. 
D)  all the above 
E)  a and b

Question 12

Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the

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A)  plain of Latium. 
B)  river Danube. 
C)  coast of the Aegean Sea. 
D)  foothills of the Alps. 
E)  toe of the Italian peninsula. 
A)  plain of Latium. 
B)  river Danube. 
C)  coast of the Aegean Sea. 
D)  foothills of the Alps. 
E)  toe of the Italian peninsula.

Question 13

The paterfamilias in Roman society was

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A)  a client to a patron or wealthy citizen. 
B)  the male head of the household. 
C)  an upper-class aristocrat. 
D)  a common person. 
E)  the male head of the family. 
A)  a client to a patron or wealthy citizen. 
B)  the male head of the household. 
C)  an upper-class aristocrat. 
D)  a common person. 
E)  the male head of the family.

Question 14

Julius Caesar

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A)  defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E. 
B)  dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life. 
C)  was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions. 
D)  married Cleopatra. 
E)  led military commands in Spain and especially Gaul that enhanced his popularity. 
A)  defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E. 
B)  dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life. 
C)  was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions. 
D)  married Cleopatra. 
E)  led military commands in Spain and especially Gaul that enhanced his popularity.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman women by the 1ˢᵗ century B.C.E.?

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A)  they had legal independence inside their marriages. 
B)  they had legal control over all children still at home. 
C)  they were legally controlled by their husbands. 
D)  they remained legally the property of their fathers. 
E)  if rich enough, they could marry two husbands simultaneously. 
A)  they had legal independence inside their marriages. 
B)  they had legal control over all children still at home. 
C)  they were legally controlled by their husbands. 
D)  they remained legally the property of their fathers. 
E)  if rich enough, they could marry two husbands simultaneously.

Question 16

Rome set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation by

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A)  forcing slave labor on the populace of the defeated cities. 
B)  offering the most favored "allied" peoples full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake in successful Roman expansion. 
C)  slaughtering the citizens wholesale and selling the rest to pirates. 
D)  confiscating all the property of defeated peoples. 
E)  creating for the first time the citizen category of "plebian". 
A)  forcing slave labor on the populace of the defeated cities. 
B)  offering the most favored "allied" peoples full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake in successful Roman expansion. 
C)  slaughtering the citizens wholesale and selling the rest to pirates. 
D)  confiscating all the property of defeated peoples. 
E)  creating for the first time the citizen category of "plebian".

Question 17

In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome

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A)  employed mercenary armies from Persia and Asia Minor. 
B)  faced large, well-trained armies from the Greek colonies. 
C)  gained a sense of security and demobilized its military. 
D)  had to fight the soldiers of King Pyrrhus, sent against them by the Greeks. 
E)  relied upon a large and professional navy. 
A)  employed mercenary armies from Persia and Asia Minor. 
B)  faced large, well-trained armies from the Greek colonies. 
C)  gained a sense of security and demobilized its military. 
D)  had to fight the soldiers of King Pyrrhus, sent against them by the Greeks. 
E)  relied upon a large and professional navy.

Question 18

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

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A)  suffered a devastating defeat by Hannibal. 
B)  defeated the army of Hannibal. 
C)  won a great victory, giving them control of the Straits of Messana. 
D)  retreated to the walls of Sagantum. 
E)  captured and sacked the city of Carthage. 
A)  suffered a devastating defeat by Hannibal. 
B)  defeated the army of Hannibal. 
C)  won a great victory, giving them control of the Straits of Messana. 
D)  retreated to the walls of Sagantum. 
E)  captured and sacked the city of Carthage.

Question 19

The Latin alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Optimates in the late Roman Republic wanted to give more power to the

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A)  patricians. 
B)  proletariat. 
C)  plebeians. 
D)  equestrians. 
E)  emperors. 
A)  patricians. 
B)  proletariat. 
C)  plebeians. 
D)  equestrians. 
E)  emperors.

The equites

After imposed retirement from Roman politics, Cicero took up writing

Cicero

The goal of Roman religion was to maintain trust and harmony with the spirits, a condition known as

Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in 31 B.C.E. at the Battle of Actium, thus symbolically ending the Roman Republic.

What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War?

The model Roman woman was Queen Dido, who, after being raped, committed suicide rather than bring dishonor on her family.

Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic, one finds he

By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar showed that he

The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the Etruscans.

The Roman Dictator

Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the

The paterfamilias in Roman society was

Julius Caesar

Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman women by the 1ˢᵗ century B.C.E.?

Rome set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation by

In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

The Latin alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet.

Optimates in the late Roman Republic wanted to give more power to the

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Exam 5: The Roman Republic

The equites

After imposed retirement from Roman politics, Cicero took up writing

Cicero

The goal of Roman religion was to maintain trust and harmony with the spirits, a condition known as

Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in 31 B.C.E. at the Battle of Actium, thus symbolically ending the Roman Republic.

What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War?

The model Roman woman was Queen Dido, who, after being raped, committed suicide rather than bring dishonor on her family.

Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic, one finds he

By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar showed that he

The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the Etruscans.

The Roman Dictator

Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the

The paterfamilias in Roman society was

Julius Caesar

Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman women by the 1ˢᵗ century B.C.E.?

Rome set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation by

In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

The Latin alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet.

Optimates in the late Roman Republic wanted to give more power to the

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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