Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Pyrrhus and victory

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Pyrrhus was a Greek general and statesma

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Twelve Tables

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The Twelve Tables were a set of laws wri

Question 3

Rome set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation by

Accepted Answer

A)  forcing slave labor on the populace of the defeated cities. 
B)  offering the most favored "allied" peoples full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake in successful Roman expansion. 
C)  slaughtering the citizens wholesale and selling the rest to pirates. 
D)  confiscating all the property of defeated peoples. 
E)  creating for the first time the citizen category of "plebian". 
A)  forcing slave labor on the populace of the defeated cities. 
B)  offering the most favored "allied" peoples full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake in successful Roman expansion. 
C)  slaughtering the citizens wholesale and selling the rest to pirates. 
D)  confiscating all the property of defeated peoples. 
E)  creating for the first time the citizen category of "plebian".

Question 4

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-Octavian

Accepted Answer

Octavian, also known as Augustus, was a

Question 5

Originally the Roman Senate

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A)  was the chief legislative body of the Republic. 
B)  could only advise the magistrates in legal matters. 
C)  was the most important popular assembly. 
D)  saw its power wane by the third century B.C.E. 
E)  was the only body with total military authority. 
A)  was the chief legislative body of the Republic. 
B)  could only advise the magistrates in legal matters. 
C)  was the most important popular assembly. 
D)  saw its power wane by the third century B.C.E. 
E)  was the only body with total military authority.

Question 6

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-patricians and plebeians

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Patricians and plebeians were two distin

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Etruscans

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Who? The Etruscans were an ancient civil

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Carthage and the Punic Wars

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Carthage was an ancient city located in

Question 9

Julius Caesar

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A)  defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E. 
B)  dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life. 
C)  was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions. 
D)  married Cleopatra. 
E)  led military commands in Spain and especially Gaul that enhanced his popularity. 
A)  defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E. 
B)  dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life. 
C)  was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions. 
D)  married Cleopatra. 
E)  led military commands in Spain and especially Gaul that enhanced his popularity.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Sallust, Catullus, and Lucretius

Accepted Answer

Sallust, Catullus, and Lucretius were al

Question 11

In Rome, the male family head, the paterfamilias, could

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A)  sell his children. 
B)  put his children to death. 
C)  arrange the marriages of all offspring. 
D)  divorce his wife. 
E)  all the above 
A)  sell his children. 
B)  put his children to death. 
C)  arrange the marriages of all offspring. 
D)  divorce his wife. 
E)  all the above

Question 12

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

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A)  suffered a devastating defeat by Hannibal. 
B)  defeated the army of Hannibal. 
C)  won a great victory, giving them control of the Straits of Messana. 
D)  retreated to the walls of Sagantum. 
E)  captured and sacked the city of Carthage. 
A)  suffered a devastating defeat by Hannibal. 
B)  defeated the army of Hannibal. 
C)  won a great victory, giving them control of the Straits of Messana. 
D)  retreated to the walls of Sagantum. 
E)  captured and sacked the city of Carthage.

Question 13

The head of the Roman religious observances was

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A)  a caesar. 
B)  the vestal virgins. 
C)  the tribunate. 
D)  a consul. 
E)  the pontifex maximus. 
A)  a caesar. 
B)  the vestal virgins. 
C)  the tribunate. 
D)  a consul. 
E)  the pontifex maximus.

Question 14

Romans did not readily accept any Greek philosophy except that of

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A)  Stoicism, because of its emphasis on virtue and duty. 
B)  Neo-Platonism, because of its concern for ideal beauty. 
C)  Epicureanism, because of its emphasis on the good life. 
D)  Hedonism, because of its advocacy of intense emotional experiences. 
E)  Aristotelianism because of its logical preciseness and practicality. 
A)  Stoicism, because of its emphasis on virtue and duty. 
B)  Neo-Platonism, because of its concern for ideal beauty. 
C)  Epicureanism, because of its emphasis on the good life. 
D)  Hedonism, because of its advocacy of intense emotional experiences. 
E)  Aristotelianism because of its logical preciseness and practicality.

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Struggle of the Orders

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The Struggle of the Orders was a signifi

Question 16

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-Plautus and Terence

Accepted Answer

Plautus and Terence were both Roman play

Question 17

The Greek historian Polybius described the Roman government in this fashion: "As for the Roman constitution, it had three elements, each of them possessing sovereign powers; and their respective share of power in the whole state had been regulated with such a scrupulous regard to equality and equilibrium, that no one could say for certain, not even a native, whether the constitution were an aristocracy or democracy or despotism." Is Polybius's description of the early Roman constitution an accurate one? Why or why not? Be specific.

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Polybius's description of the early Roma

Question 18

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-Circus Maximus

Accepted Answer

The Circus Maximus was an ancient Roman

Question 19

The reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus

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A)  helped create a system of absolute political domination by the optimates. 
B)  eliminated the position of tribune of the plebs. 
C)  resulted in further instability and violence as they polarized various social groups. 
D)  were a total success, bringing some more egalitarian laws and customs. 
E)  made Rome more democratic. 
A)  helped create a system of absolute political domination by the optimates. 
B)  eliminated the position of tribune of the plebs. 
C)  resulted in further instability and violence as they polarized various social groups. 
D)  were a total success, bringing some more egalitarian laws and customs. 
E)  made Rome more democratic.

Question 20

The goal of Roman religion was to maintain trust and harmony with the spirits, a condition known as

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A)  the peace of the gods. 
B)  semper fidelis. 
C)  concordancy. 
D)  the peaceable kingdom. 
E)  carpe diem. 
A)  the peace of the gods. 
B)  semper fidelis. 
C)  concordancy. 
D)  the peaceable kingdom. 
E)  carpe diem.

Exam 5: the Roman Republic

IDENTIFICATIONS -Pyrrhus and victory

IDENTIFICATIONS -Twelve Tables

Rome set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation by

IDENTIFICATIONS -Octavian

Originally the Roman Senate

IDENTIFICATIONS -patricians and plebeians

IDENTIFICATIONS -Etruscans

IDENTIFICATIONS -Carthage and the Punic Wars

Julius Caesar

IDENTIFICATIONS -Sallust, Catullus, and Lucretius

In Rome, the male family head, the paterfamilias, could

At the Battle of Cannae the Romans

The head of the Roman religious observances was

Romans did not readily accept any Greek philosophy except that of

IDENTIFICATIONS -Struggle of the Orders

IDENTIFICATIONS -Plautus and Terence

IDENTIFICATIONS -Circus Maximus

The reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus

The goal of Roman religion was to maintain trust and harmony with the spirits, a condition known as

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