Question 1

Although Latin was the language of the Roman Empire,eastern provinces continued to use _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Although Latin was the language of the...

Question 2

"Circuses" were named for their ________.

Accepted Answer

A) acrobatics 
B) circular layout 
C) clowns 
D) 24-hour duration

Question 3

Augustus reduced the size of the Senate to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 1000 
C) 600 
D) 100

Question 4

Consider Map 5-2 showing the extent of the Roman Empire between 14 and 117 c.e.How could this evidence be used to explain why Trajan was considered one of the "good emperors"? What societal benefits flowed from the changes he made to the empire?

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Question 5

A measure of the desperate straits of the Roman military in the third century was the use of ________ in the army.

Accepted Answer

A) slaves 
B) donkeys 
C) mercenaries 
D) Parthians

Question 6

The debate that resulted in the Nicene Creed is proof that,although the Christian emperors hoped to unite the empire behind a single religion,there were ________.

Accepted Answer

A) barbarians who believed in Christ 
B) better faiths to choose from 
C) a lot of competing religions 
D) divisions within Christian worship

Question 7

Silver Age literature,produced between the death of Augustus and the reign of Marcus Aurelius,reflected the times.In contrast to Augustan work,Silver Age writing was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) genuinely funny, even to modern readers 
B) gloomy and negative 
C)  clichéd and unoriginal 
D)  filled with reflections on current affairs

Question 8

________ was a cruel and vicious emperor whose bizarre actions made many suspect he was insane.

Accepted Answer

A) Caligula 
B) Claudius 
C) Nero 
D) Nerva

Question 9

The troubled succession of the early Roman Empire was exemplified in the year 69,when ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Claudius had a nervous breakdown 
B) the Germans attacked 
C) four different men served as emperor 
D) Trajan took power by force

Question 10

________ shared his imperial power with three other men.

Accepted Answer

A) Aurelian 
B) Constantine 
C) Constantius II 
D) Diocletian

Question 11

What made Maecenas,the cultural adviser to Augustus,important to literary circles?

Accepted Answer

A) He controlled imperial patronage for the arts. 
B) He would bring Augustus to important parties. 
C) He was an incisive critiC. 
D) He was a publisher.

Question 12

The sculpture on the church of San Marco in Venice portrays Diocletian and three colleagues.Explain the symbolism of the four men.Explain why the sitting of the sculpture is ironic.

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Question 13

Jesus of Nazareth was named christos by his followers,meaning "________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jesus of Nazareth was named christos by...

Question 14

Because Augustus was officially "first citizen" and not king or emperor,he could not legally name his ________.

Accepted Answer

A) advisers 
B) military leaders 
C) cabinet 
D) successor

Question 15

Septimius Severus changed conditions in the Roman army for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A) to help falling recruitment 
B) to restore the army's prestige 
C) to improve morale 
D) in accordance with changing Roman morals

Question 16

Although differences in doctrine had the potential to splinter the early Christian church into dozens of sects,a unity of belief and ritual was maintained by a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) single religious leader known as the pope 
B) group of secret nuns 
C) network of bishops 
D) regular publication of current thought

Question 17

Certain Christian tenets did not fit with Roman paganism.Imagine you are a Roman whose neighbor has converted to Christianity.What do you perceive as the neighbor's change in behavior? How does that make you feel?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

In Augustus's reign,Rome had a professional army of between _______.

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000 and 50,000 men 
B) 50,000 and 100,000 men 
C) 100,000 and 250,000 men 
D) 250,000 and 500,000 men

Question 19

Early Christians James and Paul argued over whether ________.

Accepted Answer

A) their worship services should be conducted in Latin or vernacular languages 
B) Romans should be allowed to convert 
C) Jesus was truly the messiah 
D) Christianity was a version of Judaism

Question 20

Faith,fundamental to Christian belief,and reason,the foundation of classical education,were reconciled in the writings of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Augustine 
B) Leo 
C) Ambrose 
D) Peter

Exam 5: The Roman Empire