Question 1

The Roman Dictator

Accepted Answer

A)  was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic. 
B)  exercised unlimited power for a period of usually six months. 
C)  was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars. 
D)  all the above 
E)  a and b 
A)  was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic. 
B)  exercised unlimited power for a period of usually six months. 
C)  was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars. 
D)  all the above 
E)  a and b

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-ius civile, ius gentium, and ius naturale

Accepted Answer

Ius Civile, Ius Gentium, and Ius Natural

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-praetors, quaestors, aediles, censors

Accepted Answer

In ancient Rome, the political system wa

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Marius

Accepted Answer

Marius is a character in the classic Fre

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-First Triumvirate

Accepted Answer

The First Triumvirate was a political al

Question 6

The equites

Accepted Answer

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 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-grammaticus and the liberal arts

Accepted Answer

Grammaticus and the liberal arts are clo

Question 8

Which of the following statements about Roman names is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Three names became common in the later Republic. 
B)  The praenomen was the forename or personal name. 
C)  The nomen was the hereditary family name. 
D)  The cognomen was the hereditary family name. 
E)  Women usually had one name, the feminine form of the father's nomen. 
A)  Three names became common in the later Republic. 
B)  The praenomen was the forename or personal name. 
C)  The nomen was the hereditary family name. 
D)  The cognomen was the hereditary family name. 
E)  Women usually had one name, the feminine form of the father's nomen.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Roman Senate

Accepted Answer

The Roman Senate was a political institu

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-imperium

Accepted Answer

Imperium refers to a form of government

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-paterfamilias

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-paterfamilias...

Question 12

By the latter Republic, Roman slaves

Accepted Answer

A)  often worked on the Roman latifundia. 
B)  always received humane treatment from their owners. 
C)  never received humane treatment from their owners. 
D)  were used as soldiers in the army. 
E)  a and b 
A)  often worked on the Roman latifundia. 
B)  always received humane treatment from their owners. 
C)  never received humane treatment from their owners. 
D)  were used as soldiers in the army. 
E)  a and b

Question 13

Optimates in the late Roman Republic wanted to give more power to the

Accepted Answer

A)  patricians. 
B)  proletariat. 
C)  plebeians. 
D)  equestrians. 
E)  emperors. 
A)  patricians. 
B)  proletariat. 
C)  plebeians. 
D)  equestrians. 
E)  emperors.

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Rubicon

Accepted Answer

The Rubicon is a historically significan

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-nomen, praenomen, gens, cognomen

Accepted Answer

In ancient Roman culture, the naming con

Question 16

As Rome expanded, it became Roman policy to govern the provinces with officials known as

Accepted Answer

A)  consuls. 
B)  quaestors. 
C)  colonnae. 
D)  proconsuls and propraetors. 
E)  tribunes. 
A)  consuls. 
B)  quaestors. 
C)  colonnae. 
D)  proconsuls and propraetors. 
E)  tribunes.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Romulus and Remus

Accepted Answer

Romulus and Remus are central figures in

Question 18

Was Julius Caesar a man of the common people, or was he a tyrant in the making?

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar is a figure who has been i

Question 19

Like most of the great Roman writers of the first century B.C.E., Catullus was from Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-latifundia

Accepted Answer

Latifundia refers to large agricultural

Exam 5: the Roman Republic

The Roman Dictator

IDENTIFICATIONS -ius civile, ius gentium, and ius naturale

IDENTIFICATIONS -praetors, quaestors, aediles, censors

IDENTIFICATIONS -Marius

IDENTIFICATIONS -First Triumvirate

The equites

IDENTIFICATIONS -grammaticus and the liberal arts

Which of the following statements about Roman names is incorrect?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Roman Senate

IDENTIFICATIONS -imperium

IDENTIFICATIONS -paterfamilias

By the latter Republic, Roman slaves

Optimates in the late Roman Republic wanted to give more power to the

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Rubicon

IDENTIFICATIONS -nomen, praenomen, gens, cognomen

As Rome expanded, it became Roman policy to govern the provinces with officials known as

IDENTIFICATIONS -Romulus and Remus

Was Julius Caesar a man of the common people, or was he a tyrant in the making?

Like most of the great Roman writers of the first century B.C.E., Catullus was from Rome.

IDENTIFICATIONS -latifundia

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