Question 1

Which monument portrays Rome's campaign in the Dacian Wars?

Accepted Answer

A) Arch of Titus 
B) Trajan's Column 
C) Arch of Constantine 
D) Temple of Portunus 
A) Arch of Titus 
B) Trajan's Column 
C) Arch of Constantine 
D) Temple of Portunus B

Question 2

What is architecturally significant about the shape of the Pantheon's roof?

Accepted Answer

A) the oculus 
B) the archway 
C) the groin vault 
D) the barrel vault 
A) the oculus 
B) the archway 
C) the groin vault 
D) the barrel vault A

Question 3

Who is the most famous Roman satirist?

Accepted Answer

A) Cicero 
B) Juvenal 
C) Seneca 
D) Virgil 
A) Cicero 
B) Juvenal 
C) Seneca 
D) Virgil B

Question 4

_______________________ Roman naturalist and writer who died because of fumes from the eruption of Vesuvius

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Roman naturalist and writer who died...

Question 5

What was the function of the Pont du Gard?

Accepted Answer

A) It was a pedestrian bridge. 
B) It was an aqueduct. 
C) It was an equestrian bridge. 
D) It was a military outpost. 
A) It was a pedestrian bridge. 
B) It was an aqueduct. 
C) It was an equestrian bridge. 
D) It was a military outpost.

Question 6

_______________________ Epic poem about the founding of Rome

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Epic poem about the founding of...

Question 7

According to the Ara Pacis, how did Augustus want to be remembered by future generations?

Accepted Answer

A) As a war hero 
B) As a champion of the poor 
C) As a bringer of peace and stability 
D) As a great poet 
A) As a war hero 
B) As a champion of the poor 
C) As a bringer of peace and stability 
D) As a great poet

Question 8

What event in C.E.476 marks the formal end of the Roman Empire in Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The Battle of Actium 
B) The Battle of Pharsalus 
C) The death of Lucretius 
D) The deposition of Romulus Augustulus 
A) The Battle of Actium 
B) The Battle of Pharsalus 
C) The death of Lucretius 
D) The deposition of Romulus Augustulus

Question 9

What event marks the end of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

A) The fall of the Persian dynasty 
B) The expulsion of the Etruscans from Rome. 
C) The fall of Athens 
D) The Battle of Actium 
A) The fall of the Persian dynasty 
B) The expulsion of the Etruscans from Rome. 
C) The fall of Athens 
D) The Battle of Actium

Question 10

What are the two main periods of Roman history called?

Accepted Answer

A) The Caesarean and Augustan Periods 
B) Republican and Imperial Rome 
C) The Epicurean and Stoic Periods 
D) Punic and Octavian Rome 
A) The Caesarean and Augustan Periods 
B) Republican and Imperial Rome 
C) The Epicurean and Stoic Periods 
D) Punic and Octavian Rome

Question 11

What principal school of philosophy in Rome believed that the proper goal of life was pleasure?

Accepted Answer

A) Stoicism 
B) Imperialism 
C) Plebianism 
D) Epicureanism 
A) Stoicism 
B) Imperialism 
C) Plebianism 
D) Epicureanism

Question 12

_______________________ Ancient city in northern Africa

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Ancient city in northern Africa...

Question 13

What was the name of the large open space in the center of Rome used for meetings of the Senate and the assemblies of the people?

Accepted Answer

A) Pantheon 
B) Tribune 
C) Forum 
D) Great Hall 
A) Pantheon 
B) Tribune 
C) Forum 
D) Great Hall

Question 14

What Greco-Roman philosophy is associated with Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius?

Accepted Answer

A) Stoicism 
B) Epicurianism 
C) Animism 
D) Tarquinianism 
A) Stoicism 
B) Epicurianism 
C) Animism 
D) Tarquinianism

Question 15

_______________________ Mythological queen of Carthage

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Mythological queen of Carthage...

Question 16

Where is The House of the Tragic Poet?

Accepted Answer

A) Carthage 
B) Pompeii 
C) Tarquinia 
D) Lesbos 
A) Carthage 
B) Pompeii 
C) Tarquinia 
D) Lesbos

Question 17

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Julius 
B) Augustus 
C) Nero 
D) Mark Antony 
A) Julius 
B) Augustus 
C) Nero 
D) Mark Antony

Question 18

What elements of the Temple of Portunus did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans?

Accepted Answer

A) Ionic order for frieze and columns 
B) Peripheral temple form and freestanding columns 
C) Elevated podium and columned porch 
D) Engaged columns and multiple staircases 
A) Ionic order for frieze and columns 
B) Peripheral temple form and freestanding columns 
C) Elevated podium and columned porch 
D) Engaged columns and multiple staircases

Question 19

Who is the Roman equivalent to the Greek god Artemis?

Accepted Answer

A) Jupiter 
B) Neptune 
C) Diana 
D) Aphrodite 
A) Jupiter 
B) Neptune 
C) Diana 
D) Aphrodite

Question 20

Which writer and orator defended the Roman Republic by putting down a plot against the government?

Accepted Answer

A) Terence 
B) Virgil 
C) Cicero 
D) Lucretius 
A) Terence 
B) Virgil 
C) Cicero 
D) Lucretius

Which monument portrays Rome's campaign in the Dacian Wars?

What is architecturally significant about the shape of the Pantheon's roof?

Who is the most famous Roman satirist?

_______________________ Roman naturalist and writer who died because of fumes from the eruption of Vesuvius

What was the function of the Pont du Gard?

_______________________ Epic poem about the founding of Rome

According to the Ara Pacis, how did Augustus want to be remembered by future generations?

What event in C.E.476 marks the formal end of the Roman Empire in Western Europe?

What event marks the end of the Roman Republic?

What are the two main periods of Roman history called?

What principal school of philosophy in Rome believed that the proper goal of life was pleasure?

_______________________ Ancient city in northern Africa

What was the name of the large open space in the center of Rome used for meetings of the Senate and the assemblies of the people?

What Greco-Roman philosophy is associated with Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius?

_______________________ Mythological queen of Carthage

Where is The House of the Tragic Poet?

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

What elements of the Temple of Portunus did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans?

Who is the Roman equivalent to the Greek god Artemis?

Which writer and orator defended the Roman Republic by putting down a plot against the government?

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Exam 4: Rome

Which monument portrays Rome's campaign in the Dacian Wars?

What is architecturally significant about the shape of the Pantheon's roof?

Who is the most famous Roman satirist?

_______________________ Roman naturalist and writer who died because of fumes from the eruption of Vesuvius

What was the function of the Pont du Gard?

_______________________ Epic poem about the founding of Rome

According to the Ara Pacis, how did Augustus want to be remembered by future generations?

What event in C.E.476 marks the formal end of the Roman Empire in Western Europe?

What event marks the end of the Roman Republic?

What are the two main periods of Roman history called?

What principal school of philosophy in Rome believed that the proper goal of life was pleasure?

_______________________ Ancient city in northern Africa

What was the name of the large open space in the center of Rome used for meetings of the Senate and the assemblies of the people?

What Greco-Roman philosophy is associated with Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius?

_______________________ Mythological queen of Carthage

Where is The House of the Tragic Poet?

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

What elements of the Temple of Portunus did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans?

Who is the Roman equivalent to the Greek god Artemis?

Which writer and orator defended the Roman Republic by putting down a plot against the government?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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