Question 1

Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new poetry at the end of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sallust 
B)  Cicero 
C)  Catullus 
D)  Plutarch 
E)  Virgil 
A)  Sallust 
B)  Cicero 
C)  Catullus 
D)  Plutarch 
E)  Virgil

Question 2

The Centuriate Assembly was made up of Roman citizens voting by

Accepted Answer

A)  precincts. 
B)  tribes. 
C)  military units. 
D)  clans. 
E)  family ties. 
A)  precincts. 
B)  tribes. 
C)  military units. 
D)  clans. 
E)  family ties.

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Caesar's Commentaries

Accepted Answer

Caesar's Commentaries, also known as "Co

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Cincinnatus

Accepted Answer

Cincinnatus was a Roman statesman and mi

Question 5

Tiberius Gracchus ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of

Accepted Answer

A)  punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces. 
B)  cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome. 
C)  freeing the slaves. 
D)  a and b 
E)  providing farms to landless farmers. 
A)  punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces. 
B)  cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome. 
C)  freeing the slaves. 
D)  a and b 
E)  providing farms to landless farmers.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Punic Wars were a series of three wa

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

Accepted Answer

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were Roman p

Question 8

The result of the Third Punic War was

Accepted Answer

A)  an alliance between Rome and Carthage. 
B)  the complete destruction and subjugation of Carthage. 
C)  the loss of Rome's mastery of the Mediterranean Sea. 
D)  the sacking of Rome. 
E)  the coming to power of Julius Caesar. 
A)  an alliance between Rome and Carthage. 
B)  the complete destruction and subjugation of Carthage. 
C)  the loss of Rome's mastery of the Mediterranean Sea. 
D)  the sacking of Rome. 
E)  the coming to power of Julius Caesar.

Question 9

The Struggle of the Orders

Accepted Answer

A)  was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves. 
B)  was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C)  was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians. 
D)  was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious. 
E)  was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise. 
A)  was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves. 
B)  was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C)  was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians. 
D)  was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious. 
E)  was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Cato the Elder

Accepted Answer

Cato the Elder, also known as Cato the C

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-clientage

Accepted Answer

Clientage refers to the relationship bet

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Julian calendar

Accepted Answer

The Julian calendar is an ancient Roman

Question 13

It can best be said that Roman imperial expansion was

Accepted Answer

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 14

Discuss the role of the Senate, powerful generals, and politicians in the collapse of the Roman Republic.

Accepted Answer

The collapse of the Roman Republic was a

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Roman religion and the religion of t

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Sulla

Accepted Answer

Sulla, also known as Lucius Cornelius Su

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mark Antony and Cleopatra

Accepted Answer

Mark Antony and Cleopatra are two histor

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Gaul

Accepted Answer

Gaul was a region in Western Europe duri

Question 20

To what extent, if at all, was Roman society and political culture original, a product not of outside influence but rather of relatively insular innovations?

Accepted Answer

Roman society and political culture were

Exam 5: the Roman Republic

Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new poetry at the end of the Roman Republic?

The Centuriate Assembly was made up of Roman citizens voting by

IDENTIFICATIONS -Caesar's Commentaries

IDENTIFICATIONS -Cincinnatus

Tiberius Gracchus ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

The result of the Third Punic War was

The Struggle of the Orders

IDENTIFICATIONS -Cato the Elder

IDENTIFICATIONS -clientage

IDENTIFICATIONS -Julian calendar

It can best be said that Roman imperial expansion was

Discuss the role of the Senate, powerful generals, and politicians in the collapse of the Roman Republic.

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

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Sulla

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mark Antony and Cleopatra

IDENTIFICATIONS -Gaul

To what extent, if at all, was Roman society and political culture original, a product not of outside influence but rather of relatively insular innovations?

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