Question 1

The division between Roman patricians and plebeians was:

Accepted Answer

A)  between older and younger elements of the population. 
B)  between the wealthiest (2 percent) and the rest (98 percent) of the people. 
C)  not a factor when soldiers were needed for the army. 
D)  not part of Roman law, simply an accepted form of discrimination. 
E)  a formal division of Roman culture but never recognized in everyday life. 
A)  between older and younger elements of the population. 
B)  between the wealthiest (2 percent) and the rest (98 percent) of the people. 
C)  not a factor when soldiers were needed for the army. 
D)  not part of Roman law, simply an accepted form of discrimination. 
E)  a formal division of Roman culture but never recognized in everyday life.

Question 2

According to the patria potestas provision of the Twelve Tables,a Roman father:

Accepted Answer

A)  was required to take care of his sons but not his daughters, as that was the duty of the mother. 
B)  had absolute power over his family, up to and including the power of life and death. 
C)  needed to take responsibility for not only his family but also his wife's family. 
D)  was required to provide for the maintenance of children during his lifetime even if he had disowned them. 
E)  could make no decisions regarding his family without first convening a family council to discuss the matter. 
A)  was required to take care of his sons but not his daughters, as that was the duty of the mother. 
B)  had absolute power over his family, up to and including the power of life and death. 
C)  needed to take responsibility for not only his family but also his wife's family. 
D)  was required to provide for the maintenance of children during his lifetime even if he had disowned them. 
E)  could make no decisions regarding his family without first convening a family council to discuss the matter.

Question 3

How did its geography contribute to the rise of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Rome's location on one of the few fords

Question 4

Among the titles Augustus had been awarded were all the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  pontifex maximus. 
B)  Imperator. 
C)  Augustus. 
D)  pater patriae. 
E)  dictator supremus. 
A)  pontifex maximus. 
B)  Imperator. 
C)  Augustus. 
D)  pater patriae. 
E)  dictator supremus.

Question 5

Prior to Julius Caesar's appointment as "Dictator for Life," only one other Roman had been appointed to that position without the traditional six-month term,and he was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cicero. 
B)  Marius. 
C)  Octavian. 
D)  Pompey. 
E)  Sulla. 
A)  Cicero. 
B)  Marius. 
C)  Octavian. 
D)  Pompey. 
E)  Sulla.

Question 6

One consequence of Rome's conquests was the increased role in society played by:

Accepted Answer

A)  patricians. 
B)  women. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  soldiers. 
E)  foreigners. 
A)  patricians. 
B)  women. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  soldiers. 
E)  foreigners.

Question 7

What were the effects of Marius's military reforms on Rome?

Accepted Answer

Marius was instrumental in revealing the

Question 8

Pax Romana refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  ironic "peace of the dead" secured by Roman massacres of Britons and Jews. 
B)  long period in which there were no major wars within the Roman Empire. 
C)  efficient Roman post office and package transport services. 
D)  Romans' success in keeping order around the Persian Gulf. 
E)  peace brought to the Roman Empire with the coming of Christianity. 
A)  ironic "peace of the dead" secured by Roman massacres of Britons and Jews. 
B)  long period in which there were no major wars within the Roman Empire. 
C)  efficient Roman post office and package transport services. 
D)  Romans' success in keeping order around the Persian Gulf. 
E)  peace brought to the Roman Empire with the coming of Christianity.

Question 9

How did the conquest of Greece impact Roman society?

Accepted Answer

The conquest of Greece gave the Romans h

Question 10

The United States of America was founded by individuals who looked to Rome as a model for the new government they were creating.Does such a comparison hold up under scrutiny? Are there any other comparisons that might be made between Rome and the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Republic struck a balance betw

Question 11

By the third century B.C.E.Roman aristocracy gradually shifted from being a position of wealth to one of birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Cultural and intellectual developments in Rome reached their pinnacle during:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Principate. 
B)  the reign of the Five Good Emperors. 
C)  the Late Republic. 
D)  the Late Empire. 
E)  the rise of Christianity. 
A)  the Principate. 
B)  the reign of the Five Good Emperors. 
C)  the Late Republic. 
D)  the Late Empire. 
E)  the rise of Christianity.

Question 13

How did Augustus use propaganda to secure and promote his rule?

Accepted Answer

Fresh from the defeat of Mark Antony,Oct

Question 14

Gladiatorial combat was always staged as a matched pair who fought to the death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

After a plebeian rebellion in the early fifth century B.C.E.:

Accepted Answer

A)  social divisions between patricians and plebeians were abolished. 
B)  the patricians accepted the elected tribunes and written laws. 
C)  Livy wrote a history from the Plebs's point of view. 
D)  the chief conspirators were arrested and exiled to Africa. 
E)  the plebeians were expelled from Rome and the patricians assumed total control. 
A)  social divisions between patricians and plebeians were abolished. 
B)  the patricians accepted the elected tribunes and written laws. 
C)  Livy wrote a history from the Plebs's point of view. 
D)  the chief conspirators were arrested and exiled to Africa. 
E)  the plebeians were expelled from Rome and the patricians assumed total control.

Exam 5: The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The division between Roman patricians and plebeians was:

According to the patria potestas provision of the Twelve Tables,a Roman father:

How did its geography contribute to the rise of Rome?

Among the titles Augustus had been awarded were all the following except:

Prior to Julius Caesar's appointment as "Dictator for Life," only one other Roman had been appointed to that position without the traditional six-month term,and he was:

One consequence of Rome's conquests was the increased role in society played by:

What were the effects of Marius's military reforms on Rome?

Pax Romana refers to the:

How did the conquest of Greece impact Roman society?

The United States of America was founded by individuals who looked to Rome as a model for the new government they were creating.Does such a comparison hold up under scrutiny? Are there any other comparisons that might be made between Rome and the United States?

By the third century B.C.E.Roman aristocracy gradually shifted from being a position of wealth to one of birth.

Cultural and intellectual developments in Rome reached their pinnacle during:

How did Augustus use propaganda to secure and promote his rule?

Gladiatorial combat was always staged as a matched pair who fought to the death.

After a plebeian rebellion in the early fifth century B.C.E.:

Early Civilizations

Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

Crisis,Unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

Commerce,Conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1600

Religion,Warfare,and Sovereignty: 1540–1660

Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

What Is a Nation? Territories,States,and Citizens,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

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