Question 1

Augustus's social legislation

Accepted Answer

A) meant a social revolution at every level of Roman society. 
B) made adultery a criminal offense and outlawed wasteful expenditures for feasts. 
C) penalized couples for having too many children. 
D) encouraged the development of the nuclear family. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) meant a social revolution at every level of Roman society. 
B) made adultery a criminal offense and outlawed wasteful expenditures for feasts. 
C) penalized couples for having too many children. 
D) encouraged the development of the nuclear family. 
E) All of these are correct. B

Question 2

The Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and imperator (emperor), but he preferred to be addressed as

Accepted Answer

A) pontifex. 
B) dominus. 
C) overlord. 
D) senator. 
E) princeps. 
A) pontifex. 
B) dominus. 
C) overlord. 
D) senator. 
E) princeps. E

Question 3

Trade and commerce in the Early Empire

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A) hindered the development of manufacturing. 
B) was focused mainly in the provinces of Gaul and Britain. 
C) was secondary in importance to agriculture. 
D) was unaffected by the building of roads. 
E) never was as fully developed as it was during the republican period. 
A) hindered the development of manufacturing. 
B) was focused mainly in the provinces of Gaul and Britain. 
C) was secondary in importance to agriculture. 
D) was unaffected by the building of roads. 
E) never was as fully developed as it was during the republican period. C

Question 4

Which of the statements BEST describes the Julio-Claudian emperors?

Accepted Answer

A) They were all competent rulers. 
B) They varied in ability and effectiveness. 
C) They were responsible for a tremendous amount of social legislation. 
D) They undid all the military reforms of Augustus. 
E) They were all completely incompetent. 
A) They were all competent rulers. 
B) They varied in ability and effectiveness. 
C) They were responsible for a tremendous amount of social legislation. 
D) They undid all the military reforms of Augustus. 
E) They were all completely incompetent.

Question 5

The emperor who said, "Live in harmony, make the soldiers rich, and don't give a damn for anything else" was

Accepted Answer

A) Augustus. 
B) Nero. 
C) Trajan. 
D) Maximilian. 
E) Septimius Severus. 
A) Augustus. 
B) Nero. 
C) Trajan. 
D) Maximilian. 
E) Septimius Severus.

Question 6

The first of the Flavian emperors was

Accepted Answer

A) Nero. 
B) Tiberius. 
C) Hadrian. 
D) Caligula. 
E) Vespasian. 
A) Nero. 
B) Tiberius. 
C) Hadrian. 
D) Caligula. 
E) Vespasian.

Question 7

The "golden age" historian Livy is well known for his

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A) rejection of Latin prose in favor of Greek poetic forms. 
B) perceiving history in terms of sharp moral lessons. 
C) factual accuracy and critical judgment toward his sources and Rome's past. 
D) Epistles, which portrayed Rome as a degenerate society in a state of collapse. 
E) history of the Trojan Wars, which was the subject of the Aeneid. 
A) rejection of Latin prose in favor of Greek poetic forms. 
B) perceiving history in terms of sharp moral lessons. 
C) factual accuracy and critical judgment toward his sources and Rome's past. 
D) Epistles, which portrayed Rome as a degenerate society in a state of collapse. 
E) history of the Trojan Wars, which was the subject of the Aeneid.

Question 8

Augustus added more territory to the Roman Empire than any other single Roman in its history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the Roman Senate under Augustus is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Augustus ensured that the Senate was no longer aristocratic in its membership. 
B) The Senate was a full and equal partner of the princeps. 
C) Augustus retained the Senate as the chief deliberative body of the Roman state. 
D) The Senate no longer functioned as a high court of justice nor was it allowed to control the public treasury. 
E) Augustus completely dissolved and eliminated the Senate. 
A) Augustus ensured that the Senate was no longer aristocratic in its membership. 
B) The Senate was a full and equal partner of the princeps. 
C) Augustus retained the Senate as the chief deliberative body of the Roman state. 
D) The Senate no longer functioned as a high court of justice nor was it allowed to control the public treasury. 
E) Augustus completely dissolved and eliminated the Senate.

Question 10

The "terrible third century" was made terrible by all of the following EXCEPT

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A) ignorance of military affairs by the Severan rulers. 
B) civil wars. 
C) a series of natural disasters. 
D) serious inflation and devaluation of coinage. 
E) Germanic invasions. 
A) ignorance of military affairs by the Severan rulers. 
B) civil wars. 
C) a series of natural disasters. 
D) serious inflation and devaluation of coinage. 
E) Germanic invasions.

Question 11

Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) limitless expansion in central Europe. 
B) the encouragement of self-government among provincial cities. 
C) provincial rule by proconsuls. 
D) minimum military force to the east. 
E) a withdrawal from military activity in central Europe after military defeat by German tribes. 
A) limitless expansion in central Europe. 
B) the encouragement of self-government among provincial cities. 
C) provincial rule by proconsuls. 
D) minimum military force to the east. 
E) a withdrawal from military activity in central Europe after military defeat by German tribes.

Question 12

Which of the following statements BEST describes the governing of Roman provinces under Augustus?

Accepted Answer

A) efficient, with ex-generals serving as governors and instituting military rule 
B) efficient, with legates cooperating with the local elites 
C) inefficient, due to the corruption of Roman governors 
D) efficient, with all governors receiving one year of training before assuming their positions 
E) mostly efficient, although there were numerous local uprisings against Roman rule 
A) efficient, with ex-generals serving as governors and instituting military rule 
B) efficient, with legates cooperating with the local elites 
C) inefficient, due to the corruption of Roman governors 
D) efficient, with all governors receiving one year of training before assuming their positions 
E) mostly efficient, although there were numerous local uprisings against Roman rule

Question 13

In what ways did imperial governance in the Age of Augustus and the Early Empire address the problems and weaknesses that led to the collapse of the Republic?

Accepted Answer

Imperial governance in the Age of August

Question 14

The greatest historian of the "silver age" of Latin literature was

Accepted Answer

A) Petronius. 
B) Tacitus. 
C) Seneca. 
D) Juvenal. 
E) Suetonius. 
A) Petronius. 
B) Tacitus. 
C) Seneca. 
D) Juvenal. 
E) Suetonius.

Question 15

The historian Edward Gibbon claimed that the Roman Empire in second century C.E.was a true Golden Age.What evidence could give credence to Gibbon's argument, and what evidence could be given to refute it?

Accepted Answer

The historian Edward Gibbon's claim that

Question 16

In the second century, the Pantheon was built, which was one of Rome's greatest buildings, a temple to all the gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The event that curtailed Augustus's expansionist policies was

Accepted Answer

A) the Senatorial rejection of imperialist policy in 20 B.C.E. 
B) the defeat by Varus in the Teutoburg Forest. 
C) the revolt of the Egyptians in 14 B.C.E. 
D) the successful series of invasions by the Parthians in the east. 
E) revolt by the Jews in Judea. 
A) the Senatorial rejection of imperialist policy in 20 B.C.E. 
B) the defeat by Varus in the Teutoburg Forest. 
C) the revolt of the Egyptians in 14 B.C.E. 
D) the successful series of invasions by the Parthians in the east. 
E) revolt by the Jews in Judea.

Question 18

Which of the following statements was true of Augustan society?

Accepted Answer

A) Popular assemblies of the lower classes continually grew in importance. 
B) Legislation was passed concerning the corruption of morals. 
C) Equestrians achieved complete dominance in the political sphere. 
D) Religion was no longer considered important. 
E) The city of Rome, including the Colosseum, was entirely rebuilt. 
A) Popular assemblies of the lower classes continually grew in importance. 
B) Legislation was passed concerning the corruption of morals. 
C) Equestrians achieved complete dominance in the political sphere. 
D) Religion was no longer considered important. 
E) The city of Rome, including the Colosseum, was entirely rebuilt.

Question 19

Romanization in the Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

A) varied widely in different areas of the empire in terms of its extent and speed. 
B) developed first in the lower classes. 
C) saw Latin illuminate the use of the Greek language in the east. 
D) never included the practice of allowing local inhabitants to become Roman officials. 
E) occurred more quickly in the east than the west because of greater urbanization in the east. 
A) varied widely in different areas of the empire in terms of its extent and speed. 
B) developed first in the lower classes. 
C) saw Latin illuminate the use of the Greek language in the east. 
D) never included the practice of allowing local inhabitants to become Roman officials. 
E) occurred more quickly in the east than the west because of greater urbanization in the east.

Question 20

The last great persecution of Christians was ordered by

Accepted Answer

A) Marcus Aurelius. 
B) Octavian. 
C) Constantine. 
D) Pontius Pilate. 
E) Diocletian. 
A) Marcus Aurelius. 
B) Octavian. 
C) Constantine. 
D) Pontius Pilate. 
E) Diocletian.

Exam 6: The Roman Empire

Augustus's social legislation

The Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and imperator (emperor), but he preferred to be addressed as

Trade and commerce in the Early Empire

Which of the statements BEST describes the Julio-Claudian emperors?

The emperor who said, "Live in harmony, make the soldiers rich, and don't give a damn for anything else" was

The first of the Flavian emperors was

The "golden age" historian Livy is well known for his

Augustus added more territory to the Roman Empire than any other single Roman in its history.

Which of the following statements about the Roman Senate under Augustus is accurate?

The "terrible third century" was made terrible by all of the following EXCEPT

Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following statements BEST describes the governing of Roman provinces under Augustus?

In what ways did imperial governance in the Age of Augustus and the Early Empire address the problems and weaknesses that led to the collapse of the Republic?

The greatest historian of the "silver age" of Latin literature was

The historian Edward Gibbon claimed that the Roman Empire in second century C.E.was a true Golden Age.What evidence could give credence to Gibbon's argument, and what evidence could be given to refute it?

In the second century, the Pantheon was built, which was one of Rome's greatest buildings, a temple to all the gods.

The event that curtailed Augustus's expansionist policies was

Which of the following statements was true of Augustan society?

Romanization in the Roman Empire

The last great persecution of Christians was ordered by

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