Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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. D

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-equites and nobiles

Accepted Answer

In ancient Roman society, the terms "equ

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Battle of Actium

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Actium was a decisive nava

Question 6

The Etruscans were

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hannibal

Accepted Answer

Hannibal was a Carthaginian general and

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-consuls

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-consuls...

Question 9

The Twelve Tables was/were

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

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-fasces

Accepted Answer

Fasces were a symbol of authority in anc

Question 11

It has been said that Roman culture was not very original, only a copy of the Greek. Prove or disprove this idea.

Accepted Answer

The idea that Roman culture was not very

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-optimates and populares

Accepted Answer

The optimates and populares were two opp

Question 14

The Carthaginian general who marauded through the Italian peninsula during the Second Punic War was Hamilcar Barca.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 16

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 auspices signs 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 auspices signs 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 17

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 18

The Second Punic War saw Carthage

Accepted Answer

A)  try to force a naval war in the Mediterranean as a precursor to invasion of Italy. 
B)  precipitate the war by encroaching on Roman Gaul. 
C)  enlist the forces of its Mongol allies. 
D)  capture and sack the city of Rome. 
E)  carry a land war to Rome by crossing the Alps. 
A)  try to force a naval war in the Mediterranean as a precursor to invasion of Italy. 
B)  precipitate the war by encroaching on Roman Gaul. 
C)  enlist the forces of its Mongol allies. 
D)  capture and sack the city of Rome. 
E)  carry a land war to Rome by crossing the Alps.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 5: the Roman Republic

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

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -equites and nobiles

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Battle of Actium

The Etruscans were

IDENTIFICATIONS -Hannibal

IDENTIFICATIONS -consuls

The Twelve Tables was/were

IDENTIFICATIONS -fasces

It has been said that Roman culture was not very original, only a copy of the Greek. Prove or disprove this idea.

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -optimates and populares

The Carthaginian general who marauded through the Italian peninsula during the Second Punic War was Hamilcar Barca.

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

The college of augurs existed to

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

The Second Punic War saw Carthage

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

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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