Question 1

What social and economic problems plagued the late Roman Republic and led to its decline?

Accepted Answer

The late Roman Republic was plagued by a

Question 2

Sulla's legacy and importance was that he

Accepted Answer

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 3

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 4

The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was

Accepted Answer

A) Cato. 
B) Scipio. 
C) Marius. 
D) Pliny the Elder. 
E) Sulla. 
A) Cato. 
B) Scipio. 
C) Marius. 
D) Pliny the Elder. 
E) Sulla.

Question 5

Compare and contrast Roman religion with the religion of the Greeks.How did its religion help Rome become such an important state?

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The Roman religion and the religion of t

Question 6

The Twelve Tables

Accepted Answer

A) was the meeting place of the Roman Senate. 
B) were to record and inspire a new religious cult in Rome. 
C) referred to the arts of the Roman festival celebrating spring's arrival. 
D) was the only place in Rome where patricians and plebeians could meet together. 
E) were the first formal codification of Roman law and customs. 
A) was the meeting place of the Roman Senate. 
B) were to record and inspire a new religious cult in Rome. 
C) referred to the arts of the Roman festival celebrating spring's arrival. 
D) was the only place in Rome where patricians and plebeians could meet together. 
E) were the first formal codification of Roman law and customs.

Question 7

What advantages and disadvantages did integration into Rome's empire offer conquered peoples?

Accepted Answer

The integration into Rome's empire offer

Question 8

What were the causes and the results of the Punic Wars?

Accepted Answer

The Punic Wars were a series of three wa

Question 9

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

Accepted Answer

A) suffered a devastating defeat by Hannibal. 
B) defeated the army of Hannibal. 
C) won a great naval 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 naval 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 10

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.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 5: The Roman Republic

What social and economic problems plagued the late Roman Republic and led to its decline?

Sulla's legacy and importance was that he

The equites

The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was

Compare and contrast Roman religion with the religion of the Greeks.How did its religion help Rome become such an important state?

The Twelve Tables

What advantages and disadvantages did integration into Rome's empire offer conquered peoples?

What were the causes and the results of the Punic Wars?

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

It can best be said that Roman imperial expansion was

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

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