Question 1

According to the patria potestas provision of the Twelve Tables,a Roman father:

Accepted Answer

A) was required to take care of his sons but not his daughters,as that was the duty of the mother. 
B) had absolute power over his family,up to and including the power of life and death. 
C) needed to take responsibility for not only his family but also his wife's family. 
D) was required to provide for the maintenance of children during his lifetime even if he had disowned them. 
E) could make no decisions regarding his family without first convening a family council to discuss the matter. 
A) was required to take care of his sons but not his daughters,as that was the duty of the mother. 
B) had absolute power over his family,up to and including the power of life and death. 
C) needed to take responsibility for not only his family but also his wife's family. 
D) was required to provide for the maintenance of children during his lifetime even if he had disowned them. 
E) could make no decisions regarding his family without first convening a family council to discuss the matter.

Question 2

Eventually,the Gracchi were:

Accepted Answer

A) elected to the Senate. 
B) chosen to serve as co-consuls. 
C) assassinated. 
D) banished from Rome. 
E) given command of the army. 
A) elected to the Senate. 
B) chosen to serve as co-consuls. 
C) assassinated. 
D) banished from Rome. 
E) given command of the army.

Question 3

The greatest honor a Roman could hope to achieve was to:

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A) follow the moral teachings of the philosophers and gain respect. 
B) produce healthy children to populate the expanding empire. 
C) care for his father and mother in their old age (senectitude). 
D) sacrifice himself,his family,and his friends for the state. 
E) have a series of gladiatorial games held in their honor. 
A) follow the moral teachings of the philosophers and gain respect. 
B) produce healthy children to populate the expanding empire. 
C) care for his father and mother in their old age (senectitude). 
D) sacrifice himself,his family,and his friends for the state. 
E) have a series of gladiatorial games held in their honor.

Question 4

The war between Pompey and Caesar was a direct result of Pompey's election as sole consul in 52 b.c.e.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The geographic site of Rome has many advantages,including:

Accepted Answer

A) a large harbor suitable as home base for a fleet. 
B) a river too broad for enemy forces to cross easily. 
C) hills that increase the defensibility of the city. 
D) ample supplies of essential materials,including wood,pitch,coal,and iron ore. 
E) large fertile plains suitable to the agriculture needed to sustain a large population. 
A) a large harbor suitable as home base for a fleet. 
B) a river too broad for enemy forces to cross easily. 
C) hills that increase the defensibility of the city. 
D) ample supplies of essential materials,including wood,pitch,coal,and iron ore. 
E) large fertile plains suitable to the agriculture needed to sustain a large population.

Question 6

In the late Republic,small farmers often lost their land:

Accepted Answer

A) because of foreign invasion. 
B) to pay gambling debts. 
C) due to droughts and crop failures. 
D) to patricians who wanted large estates. 
E) when it was seized by the Roman Senate. 
A) because of foreign invasion. 
B) to pay gambling debts. 
C) due to droughts and crop failures. 
D) to patricians who wanted large estates. 
E) when it was seized by the Roman Senate.

Question 7

Deep reserves of manpower and the discipline of Rome and its allies were the keys to success in overcoming Hannibal's military genius.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One of the most lasting achievements of Caesar was:

Accepted Answer

A) reorganizing Roman law. 
B) reorganizing the calendar. 
C) advances in the study of human anatomy. 
D) abolishing the Senate. 
E) construction of the Colosseum. 
A) reorganizing Roman law. 
B) reorganizing the calendar. 
C) advances in the study of human anatomy. 
D) abolishing the Senate. 
E) construction of the Colosseum.

Question 9

The Twelve Tables of Law,approved in 450 b.c.e. ,represent:

Accepted Answer

A) Rome's borrowing of legal principles from Hammurabi and Moses. 
B) the first attempt to make all men equal. 
C) a charter of popular liberties,ending enslavement for debt. 
D) the codification of existing laws for all to see and obey. 
E) Rome's acceptance of the legal reforms of Solon. 
A) Rome's borrowing of legal principles from Hammurabi and Moses. 
B) the first attempt to make all men equal. 
C) a charter of popular liberties,ending enslavement for debt. 
D) the codification of existing laws for all to see and obey. 
E) Rome's acceptance of the legal reforms of Solon.

Question 10

Cincinnatus was admired by Romans for his service in the Senate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Augustan system of government:

Accepted Answer

A) was essentially a dictatorship,resulting in the disbandment of the Senate. 
B) is known as the Principate because Octavian ruled as the princeps,the first citizen. 
C) minimized the role of the army and discouraged military expansion. 
D) was socially progressive and rejected traditional Roman morality. 
E) was totally successful and transformed the republic into a peaceful benevolent monarchy. 
A) was essentially a dictatorship,resulting in the disbandment of the Senate. 
B) is known as the Principate because Octavian ruled as the princeps,the first citizen. 
C) minimized the role of the army and discouraged military expansion. 
D) was socially progressive and rejected traditional Roman morality. 
E) was totally successful and transformed the republic into a peaceful benevolent monarchy.

Question 12

Prior to the establishment of Rome as the dominant state in Italy:

Accepted Answer

A) Etruscans,skilled metalworkers and artists,lived there. 
B) women were not allowed to participate in public life and sporting events. 
C) Italian religious traditions had little in common with ancient Greece. 
D) all was chaos in the absence of government. 
E) the peninsula had been colonized by the Macedonians. 
A) Etruscans,skilled metalworkers and artists,lived there. 
B) women were not allowed to participate in public life and sporting events. 
C) Italian religious traditions had little in common with ancient Greece. 
D) all was chaos in the absence of government. 
E) the peninsula had been colonized by the Macedonians.

Question 13

Although the Roman Republic had greatly increased the territory ruled by Rome,under the emperors even more territory was added to the empire,with _________ adding more than any other ruler.

Accepted Answer

A) Tiberius 
B) Claudius 
C) Augustus 
D) Caligula 
E) Trajan 
A) Tiberius 
B) Claudius 
C) Augustus 
D) Caligula 
E) Trajan

Question 14

Pax Romana refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A) ironic "peace of the dead" secured by Roman massacres of Britons and Jews. 
B) long period in which there were no major wars within the Roman Empire. 
C) efficient Roman post office and package transport services. 
D) Romans' success in keeping order around the Persian Gulf. 
E) peace brought to the Roman Empire with the coming of Christianity. 
A) ironic "peace of the dead" secured by Roman massacres of Britons and Jews. 
B) long period in which there were no major wars within the Roman Empire. 
C) efficient Roman post office and package transport services. 
D) Romans' success in keeping order around the Persian Gulf. 
E) peace brought to the Roman Empire with the coming of Christianity.

Question 15

Following his defeat by Caesar,Mark Antony fled to:

Accepted Answer

A) Carthage. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Athens. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Anatolia. 
A) Carthage. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Athens. 
D) Corinth. 
E) Anatolia.

According to the patria potestas provision of the Twelve Tables,a Roman father:

Eventually,the Gracchi were:

The greatest honor a Roman could hope to achieve was to:

The war between Pompey and Caesar was a direct result of Pompey's election as sole consul in 52 b.c.e.

The geographic site of Rome has many advantages,including:

In the late Republic,small farmers often lost their land:

Deep reserves of manpower and the discipline of Rome and its allies were the keys to success in overcoming Hannibal's military genius.

One of the most lasting achievements of Caesar was:

The Twelve Tables of Law,approved in 450 b.c.e. ,represent:

Cincinnatus was admired by Romans for his service in the Senate.

The Augustan system of government:

Prior to the establishment of Rome as the dominant state in Italy:

Although the Roman Republic had greatly increased the territory ruled by Rome,under the emperors even more territory was added to the empire,with _________ adding more than any other ruler.

Pax Romana refers to the:

Following his defeat by Caesar,Mark Antony fled to:

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Transformation of Rome

Romes Three Heirs,500-950

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660-1725

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Exam 5: The Civilization of Ancient Rome

According to the patria potestas provision of the Twelve Tables,a Roman father:

Eventually,the Gracchi were:

The greatest honor a Roman could hope to achieve was to:

The war between Pompey and Caesar was a direct result of Pompey's election as sole consul in 52 b.c.e.

The geographic site of Rome has many advantages,including:

In the late Republic,small farmers often lost their land:

Deep reserves of manpower and the discipline of Rome and its allies were the keys to success in overcoming Hannibal's military genius.

One of the most lasting achievements of Caesar was:

The Twelve Tables of Law,approved in 450 b.c.e. ,represent:

Cincinnatus was admired by Romans for his service in the Senate.

The Augustan system of government:

Prior to the establishment of Rome as the dominant state in Italy:

Although the Roman Republic had greatly increased the territory ruled by Rome,under the emperors even more territory was added to the empire,with _________ adding more than any other ruler.

Pax Romana refers to the:

Following his defeat by Caesar,Mark Antony fled to:

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Transformation of Rome

Romes Three Heirs,500-950

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

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