Question 1

The poet Juvenal commented that the only thing that most Romans wanted was bread and circuses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Full of pride and an unending sense of self-worth, Romans refused to imitate or copy Greek works of art.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Horace

Accepted Answer

Horace was a Roman poet during the time

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Silk Road

Accepted Answer

The Silk Road refers to a network of anc

Question 5

The largest area of Roman innovation in architecture was

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of concrete on a massive scale. 
B)  stained glass. 
C)  colonnades. 
D)  the vault. 
E)  the pillar. 
A)  the use of concrete on a massive scale. 
B)  stained glass. 
C)  colonnades. 
D)  the vault. 
E)  the pillar.

Question 6

Which of the following trends developed during the reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emperors took more and more actual ruling power away from the old Senate. 
B)  All efforts to achieve bureaucratic organization of imperial government eventually failed. 
C)  Emperors turned over more and more of the daily affairs of government to the Senate. 
D)  The power of imperial military forces stationed in Rome declined. 
E)  The Senate seized political power, against the wishes of the weak emperors. 
A)  Emperors took more and more actual ruling power away from the old Senate. 
B)  All efforts to achieve bureaucratic organization of imperial government eventually failed. 
C)  Emperors turned over more and more of the daily affairs of government to the Senate. 
D)  The power of imperial military forces stationed in Rome declined. 
E)  The Senate seized political power, against the wishes of the weak emperors.

Question 7

One historian has said that the Romans became Christians and the Christians became Romans. Discuss. Be specific.

Accepted Answer

The statement "the Romans became Christi

Question 8

Ovid's The Art of Love

Accepted Answer

A)  condemned the loose sexual morals of the Roman upper classes. 
B)  caused great displeasure to Augustus and led to Ovid's eventual exile. 
C)  was a guidebook for married women. 
D)  was a poetical treatise on romantic love. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  condemned the loose sexual morals of the Roman upper classes. 
B)  caused great displeasure to Augustus and led to Ovid's eventual exile. 
C)  was a guidebook for married women. 
D)  was a poetical treatise on romantic love. 
E)  all of the above

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Livy

Accepted Answer

Livy, also known as Titus Livius, was a

Question 10

The word "gospels" means

Accepted Answer

A)  truth. 
B)  love. 
C)  the word of Jesus. 
D)  to your health. 
E)  good news. 
A)  truth. 
B)  love. 
C)  the word of Jesus. 
D)  to your health. 
E)  good news.

Question 11

Which of the following statements was true of Augustan society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Popular assemblies of the lower classes continually grew in importance. 
B)  Legislation was passed concerning the corruption of morals. 
C)  Equestrians gained the upper hand in the political sphere. 
D)  Religion was no longer considered important. 
E)  The city of Rome, including the Colosseum, was entirely rebuilt. 
A)  Popular assemblies of the lower classes continually grew in importance. 
B)  Legislation was passed concerning the corruption of morals. 
C)  Equestrians gained the upper hand in the political sphere. 
D)  Religion was no longer considered important. 
E)  The city of Rome, including the Colosseum, was entirely rebuilt.

Question 12

In the second century, the Pantheon was built, which was one of Rome's greatest buildings, a temple to all the gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain the factors involved in the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire. It has been said that Christian experience as outlaws and hunted fugitives was crucial to the successful development of the Christian church. Why is this true?

Accepted Answer

The spread of Christianity in the Roman

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"the year of the four emperors"

Accepted Answer

The Year of the Four Emperors refers to

Question 15

Because of concerns of security and fear of the possible weakening of traditional Roman values, Roman troops were always kept in isolation and away from the local communities where they were stationed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The "good emperor" Marcus Aurelius was regarded as a philosopher king deeply influenced by the principles of

Accepted Answer

A)  Epicurianism. 
B)  Stoicism. 
C)  Platonism. 
D)  Christianity. 
E)  Zoroastrianism. 
A)  Epicurianism. 
B)  Stoicism. 
C)  Platonism. 
D)  Christianity. 
E)  Zoroastrianism.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hadrian's Pantheon

Accepted Answer

Hadrian's Pantheon is a magnificent anci

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Galen

Accepted Answer

Galen, also known as Galen of Pergamon,

Question 19

Scientific medicine entered the Roman world at

Accepted Answer

A)  the beginning of the Republic. 
B)  the end of the reign of Octavian. 
C)  the beginning of the Christian era. 
D)  the end of the third century B.C.E. 
E)  the behest of Julius Caesar. 
A)  the beginning of the Republic. 
B)  the end of the reign of Octavian. 
C)  the beginning of the Christian era. 
D)  the end of the third century B.C.E. 
E)  the behest of Julius Caesar.

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-aqueducts

Accepted Answer

Aqueducts are structures used in ancient

Exam 6: the Roman Empire

The poet Juvenal commented that the only thing that most Romans wanted was bread and circuses.

Full of pride and an unending sense of self-worth, Romans refused to imitate or copy Greek works of art.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Horace

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Silk Road

The largest area of Roman innovation in architecture was

Which of the following trends developed during the reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors?

One historian has said that the Romans became Christians and the Christians became Romans. Discuss. Be specific.

Ovid's The Art of Love

IDENTIFICATIONS -Livy

The word "gospels" means

Which of the following statements was true of Augustan society?

In the second century, the Pantheon was built, which was one of Rome's greatest buildings, a temple to all the gods.

Explain the factors involved in the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire. It has been said that Christian experience as outlaws and hunted fugitives was crucial to the successful development of the Christian church. Why is this true?

IDENTIFICATIONS -"the year of the four emperors"

Because of concerns of security and fear of the possible weakening of traditional Roman values, Roman troops were always kept in isolation and away from the local communities where they were stationed.

The "good emperor" Marcus Aurelius was regarded as a philosopher king deeply influenced by the principles of

IDENTIFICATIONS -Hadrian's Pantheon

IDENTIFICATIONS -Galen

Scientific medicine entered the Roman world at

IDENTIFICATIONS -aqueducts

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