Question 1

How does the literature of the late Republic, the Augustan Age, and the Early Empire reflect the political problems of each period?

Accepted Answer

The literature of the late Republic, the

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-praetorian guard

Accepted Answer

The Praetorian Guard was a special force

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

Accepted Answer

Marcus Aurelius' Meditations is a collec

Question 4

Julius Caesar added more land to the Roman empire than any other emperor in its history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the Early Empire (14-180 A.D.), the Roman army

Accepted Answer

A)  was increased to 400,000 men. 
B)  was dominated by only Italian legionaries. 
C)  was successful in invading Gaul. 
D)  became corrupt due to nepotism. 
E)  became mostly made up of German soldiers, although Romans remained the officers. 
A)  was increased to 400,000 men. 
B)  was dominated by only Italian legionaries. 
C)  was successful in invading Gaul. 
D)  became corrupt due to nepotism. 
E)  became mostly made up of German soldiers, although Romans remained the officers.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Sadducees and Pharisees

Accepted Answer

The Sadducees and Pharisees were two pro

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-princeps

Accepted Answer

The term "princeps" refers to the title

Question 8

When Augustus died, who chose his successor?

Accepted Answer

A)  The army. 
B)  The Senate. 
C)  Augustus himself. 
D)  The Praetorian Guard. 
E)  The citizens of Rome through a vote. 
A)  The army. 
B)  The Senate. 
C)  Augustus himself. 
D)  The Praetorian Guard. 
E)  The citizens of Rome through a vote.

Question 9

Livy was best known in the Augustan Age for his

Accepted Answer

A)  Aeneid. 
B)  Metamophoses. 
C)  Satires. 
D)  Meditations. 
E)  History of Rome in 142 books. 
A)  Aeneid. 
B)  Metamophoses. 
C)  Satires. 
D)  Meditations. 
E)  History of Rome in 142 books.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Caracalla and citizenship

Accepted Answer

Caracalla, also known as Marcus Aurelius

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Julio-Claudians

Accepted Answer

The Julio-Claudians were the first dynas

Question 12

The Senate granted Octavian the title Imperator (Emperor) but he preferred to be addressed as

Accepted Answer

A)  pontifex 
B)  dominus 
C)  overlord 
D)  senator 
E)  princeps 
A)  pontifex 
B)  dominus 
C)  overlord 
D)  senator 
E)  princeps

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Seneca

Accepted Answer

Seneca was a Roman philosopher, statesma

Question 14

The Roman Senate under Augustus was

Accepted Answer

A)  stripped of all but the most superficial of powers. 
B)  a full and equal partner of the princeps. 
C)  retained as the chief deliberative body of the Roman state. 
D)  no longer a high court of justice nor allowed to control the public treasury. 
E)  completely dissolved and eliminated. 
A)  stripped of all but the most superficial of powers. 
B)  a full and equal partner of the princeps. 
C)  retained as the chief deliberative body of the Roman state. 
D)  no longer a high court of justice nor allowed to control the public treasury. 
E)  completely dissolved and eliminated.

Question 15

Augustus' social legislation enacted to stop the decline of Roman morals

Accepted Answer

A)  meant a social revolution at every level of Roman society. 
B)  made adultery a criminal offense and outlawed wasteful expenditures for feasts. 
C)  penalized couples for having too many children. 
D)  encouraged the development of the nuclear family. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  meant a social revolution at every level of Roman society. 
B)  made adultery a criminal offense and outlawed wasteful expenditures for feasts. 
C)  penalized couples for having too many children. 
D)  encouraged the development of the nuclear family. 
E)  all of the above

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-a Messiah

Accepted Answer

A Messiah is a savior or liberator figur

Question 17

Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  limitless expansion in central Europe. 
B)  the encouragement of self-government among provincial cities. 
C)  provincial rule by proconsuls. 
D)  minimum military force to the east. 
E)  a withdrawal from military activity in central Europe after military defeat by German tribes. 
A)  limitless expansion in central Europe. 
B)  the encouragement of self-government among provincial cities. 
C)  provincial rule by proconsuls. 
D)  minimum military force to the east. 
E)  a withdrawal from military activity in central Europe after military defeat by German tribes.

Question 18

The late third century emperor who reconquered and reestablished order in the east and along the Danube and who was known as the "restorer of the world" was

Accepted Answer

A)  Septimius Severus. 
B)  Marcus Aurelius. 
C)  Decius. 
D)  Aurelian. 
E)  Diocletian. 
A)  Septimius Severus. 
B)  Marcus Aurelius. 
C)  Decius. 
D)  Aurelian. 
E)  Diocletian.

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the imperial cult

Accepted Answer

The imperial cult refers to the worship

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Eucharist

Accepted Answer

The Eucharist is a central sacrament in

Exam 6: the Roman Empire

How does the literature of the late Republic, the Augustan Age, and the Early Empire reflect the political problems of each period?

IDENTIFICATIONS -praetorian guard

IDENTIFICATIONS -Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

Julius Caesar added more land to the Roman empire than any other emperor in its history.

During the Early Empire (14-180 A.D.), the Roman army

IDENTIFICATIONS -Sadducees and Pharisees

IDENTIFICATIONS -princeps

When Augustus died, who chose his successor?

Livy was best known in the Augustan Age for his

IDENTIFICATIONS -Caracalla and citizenship

IDENTIFICATIONS -Julio-Claudians

The Senate granted Octavian the title Imperator (Emperor) but he preferred to be addressed as

IDENTIFICATIONS -Seneca

The Roman Senate under Augustus was

Augustus' social legislation enacted to stop the decline of Roman morals

IDENTIFICATIONS -a Messiah

Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following except

The late third century emperor who reconquered and reestablished order in the east and along the Danube and who was known as the "restorer of the world" was

IDENTIFICATIONS -the imperial cult

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Eucharist

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

cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

after the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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