Question 1

Roman traditionally associated the rape of Lucretia and its alleged consequences with

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A)   the end of the Etruscan domination of Rome.
B)   the model of Roman womanhood and virtue.
C)   the establishment of the era of the Republic.
D)   the end of Rome's control by monarchs.
E)   all of the above.

Question 2

What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War?

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A)   He impeded Hannibal's advance in Italy through delaying tactics.
B)   He expelled the Carthaginians from Spain and later won the decisive Battle of Zama.
C)   He engineered a valuable alliance with the Gauls.
D)   He first utilized elephants as "living tanks."
E)   He saved Rome by leaving his farm, assuming military leadership, and then returning to his land.

Question 3

In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the following tactics:

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A)   a physical withdrawal from the state undercutting its military manpower
B)   the formation of popular assemblies to lobby for more political reforms
C)   open civil war
D)   assassination of political opponents
E)   a and b

Question 4

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-optimates and populares

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Question 5

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-Second Triumvirate

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Question 6

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-mos maiorum and pietas

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Question 7

Livy's account of Cincinnatus

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A)   was used to teach the Roman people the treachery of tyrants.
B)   recounts the inseparable linkage of wealth and leadership abilities.
C)   provides an account of the founding of Rome.
D)   demonstrates how the virtues of duty and simplicity in Rome's leaders enabled Rome to survive in difficult times.
E)   justified the concept of divine right monarchy.

Question 8

The Roman Dictator

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A)   was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic.
B)   exercised unlimited power for a period of usually six months.
C)   was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars.
D)   all the above
E)   a and b

Question 9

In Rome, the male family head could

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A)   sell his children.
B)   put his children to death.
C)   arrange the marriages of all offspring.
D)   divorce his wife.
E)   all the above

Question 10

As Rome expanded, it became Roman policy to govern the provinces with officials known as

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A)   consuls.
B)   quaestors.
C)   colonnae.
D)   proconsuls and propraetors.
E)   tribunes.

Question 11

The Twelve Tables

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A)   was the meeting place of the Roman Senate.
B)   were to record and inspire a new religious cult in Rome.
C)   referred to the arts of the Roman festival celebrating spring's arrival.
D)   was the only place in Rome where patricians and plebeians could meet together.
E)   Were the first formal codification of Roman law and customs.

Question 12

The head of the Roman religious observances was

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A)   a caesar.
B)   the vestal virgins.
C)   the tribunate.
D)   a consul.
E)   the pontifex maximus.

Question 13

It can best be said that Roman imperial expansion was

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A)   ruthlessly and carefully planned from the beginning.
B)   driven solely by economic necessity.
C)   opposed by most senators as too costly and too dangerous.
D)   highly opportunistic, responding to unanticipated military threats and possibilities for glory.
E)   futile, as Rome's empire did not endure.

Question 14

What advantages and disadvantages did integration into Rome's empire offer conquered peoples?

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Question 15

The paterfamilias in Roman society was

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A)   a client to a patron or wealthy citizen.
B)   the oldest son in a family.
C)   an upper-class aristocrat.
D)   a common person.
E)   the male head of the family.

Question 16

An early event in the Struggle of the Orders occurred in 445 B.C.E., when the Canuleian law allowed patricians and plebeians to intermarry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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-Jupiter Optimus Maximus

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Question 18

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-Struggle of the Orders

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Question 19

In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome

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A)   employed mercenary armies from Persia and Asia Minor.
B)   faced large, well-trained armies from the Greek colonies.
C)   gained a sense of security and demobilized its military.
D)   had to fight the soldiers of King Pyrrhus, sent against them by the Greeks.
E)   relied upon a large and professional navy.

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-Plautus and Terence

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Exam 5: The Roman Republic

Livy's account of Cincinnatus

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The Roman Dictator

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The Twelve Tables

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Talk about: -mos maiorum and pietas

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What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War?

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