Question 1

Which of the statements best describes the Julio-Claudian emperors?

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A)  were all competent rulers 
B)  varied in ability and effectiveness 
C)  were responsible for a tremendous amount of social legislation 
D)  undid all the military reforms of Augustus 
E)  were all completely incompetent 
A)  were all competent rulers 
B)  varied in ability and effectiveness 
C)  were responsible for a tremendous amount of social legislation 
D)  undid all the military reforms of Augustus 
E)  were all completely incompetent

Question 2

The colonies of veterans established by Augustus throughout the empire proved especially valuable in

Accepted Answer

A)  getting rid of external threats. 
B)  draining the imperial treasury of its funds. 
C)  drawing extra criticism to the emperor. 
D)  attracting new recruits to the army from frontier provinces. 
E)  Romanizing the provinces. 
A)  getting rid of external threats. 
B)  draining the imperial treasury of its funds. 
C)  drawing extra criticism to the emperor. 
D)  attracting new recruits to the army from frontier provinces. 
E)  Romanizing the provinces.

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-imperator

Accepted Answer

Imperator is a Latin word meaning "comma

Question 4

Edward Gibbon's famous book was titled The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Historically speaking, what is wrong with this title?

Accepted Answer

Edward Gibbon's famous book, "The Declin

Question 5

Among the upper classes of the Early Empire

Accepted Answer

A)  birthrates increased. 
B)  the power of the paterfamilias increased. 
C)  contraception and abortion fell into disfavor. 
D)  divorce was made illegal. 
E)  women had considerable freedom and independence. 
A)  birthrates increased. 
B)  the power of the paterfamilias increased. 
C)  contraception and abortion fell into disfavor. 
D)  divorce was made illegal. 
E)  women had considerable freedom and independence.

Question 6

Imperial Rome's gladiatorial shows

Accepted Answer

A)  became increasingly associated with religious practices. 
B)  were government-backed spectacles used to content the masses. 
C)  were limited to fights between slaves and criminals trained at gladiatorial schools. 
D)  paled in popularity to the Circus Maximus. 
E)  were outlawed by Augustus as being in violation of his policy of moral reform. 
A)  became increasingly associated with religious practices. 
B)  were government-backed spectacles used to content the masses. 
C)  were limited to fights between slaves and criminals trained at gladiatorial schools. 
D)  paled in popularity to the Circus Maximus. 
E)  were outlawed by Augustus as being in violation of his policy of moral reform.

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Goths and Franks

Accepted Answer

The Goths and Franks were both Germanic

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Juvenal

Accepted Answer

Juvenal was a Roman poet and satirist wh

Question 9

One of the famous jurists of the Early Empire responsible for completing the basic natural rights principles vital to the Western world was

Accepted Answer

A)  Galen. 
B)  Alcon. 
C)  Ulpian. 
D)  Acilius. 
E)  Florian. 
A)  Galen. 
B)  Alcon. 
C)  Ulpian. 
D)  Acilius. 
E)  Florian.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mithraism

Accepted Answer

Mithraism was an ancient mystery religio

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Vesuvius and Pompeii

Accepted Answer

Vesuvius is a famous volcano located in

Question 12

Romanization in the Roman empire

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A)  occurred quickly in the west. 
B)  developed first in the lower classes. 
C)  saw Latin illuminate the use of the Greek language in the east. 
D)  never included the practice of allowing local inhabitants to become Roman officials. 
E)  occurred more quickly in the east than the west because of greater urbanization in the east. 
A)  occurred quickly in the west. 
B)  developed first in the lower classes. 
C)  saw Latin illuminate the use of the Greek language in the east. 
D)  never included the practice of allowing local inhabitants to become Roman officials. 
E)  occurred more quickly in the east than the west because of greater urbanization in the east.

Question 13

From its inception, Rome and Romans had a bountiful supply of professional physicians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following argued that women should be subservient to men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus of Nazareth. 
B)  Mary Magdalene. 
C)  John the Baptist. 
D)  Paul of Tarsus. 
E)  Diocletian. 
A)  Jesus of Nazareth. 
B)  Mary Magdalene. 
C)  John the Baptist. 
D)  Paul of Tarsus. 
E)  Diocletian.

Question 15

The "terrible third century" was made terrible by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  ignorance of military affairs by the Severan rulers. 
B)  civil wars. 
C)  a series of natural disasters. 
D)  serious inflation and devaluation of coinage. 
E)  Germanic invasions. 
A)  ignorance of military affairs by the Severan rulers. 
B)  civil wars. 
C)  a series of natural disasters. 
D)  serious inflation and devaluation of coinage. 
E)  Germanic invasions.

Question 16

How much credit, if any, does Octavian deserve for what gets referred to as the Pax Romana, the "Roman peace"?

Accepted Answer

Octavian, later known as Augustus, deser

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the "good emperors"

Accepted Answer

The "good emperors" refer to a group of

Question 18

The greatest historian of the "silver age" of Latin literature was

Accepted Answer

A)  Petronius. 
B)  Tacitus. 
C)  Seneca. 
D)  Juvenal. 
E)  Suetonius. 
A)  Petronius. 
B)  Tacitus. 
C)  Seneca. 
D)  Juvenal. 
E)  Suetonius.

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-paterfamilias

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-paterfamilias...

Question 20

It has been said of the Romans that two of their major contributions to Western civilization were in the areas of law and engineering. What exactly did the Romans achieve in each area?

Accepted Answer

In the area of law, the Romans made sign

Exam 6: the Roman Empire

Which of the statements best describes the Julio-Claudian emperors?

The colonies of veterans established by Augustus throughout the empire proved especially valuable in

IDENTIFICATIONS -imperator

Edward Gibbon's famous book was titled The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Historically speaking, what is wrong with this title?

Among the upper classes of the Early Empire

Imperial Rome's gladiatorial shows

IDENTIFICATIONS -Goths and Franks

IDENTIFICATIONS -Juvenal

One of the famous jurists of the Early Empire responsible for completing the basic natural rights principles vital to the Western world was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mithraism

IDENTIFICATIONS -Vesuvius and Pompeii

Romanization in the Roman empire

From its inception, Rome and Romans had a bountiful supply of professional physicians.

Which of the following argued that women should be subservient to men?

The "terrible third century" was made terrible by all of the following except

How much credit, if any, does Octavian deserve for what gets referred to as the Pax Romana, the "Roman peace"?

IDENTIFICATIONS -the "good emperors"

The greatest historian of the "silver age" of Latin literature was

IDENTIFICATIONS -paterfamilias

It has been said of the Romans that two of their major contributions to Western civilization were in the areas of law and engineering. What exactly did the Romans achieve in each area?

the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

the Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

the Civilization of the Greeks

the Hellenistic World

the Roman Republic

late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

european Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

the Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

the Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

the Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

state Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

the Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

the Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

a Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

the Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

an Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

mass Society in an "Age of Progress," 1871-1894

an Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

the Beginning of the Twentieth-century Crisis: War and Revolution

the Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

the Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

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