Question 1

The main achievement of the Hortensian law in Roman constitutional history was its

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A)   removal of patricians from civic government.
B)   establishment of the death penalty for treason against the state.
C)   ruling that all plebiscita passed by the plebeian assembly had the force of law and were binding even upon the patricians.
D)   banishment of all Greeks law from the Roman legal system.
E)   giving citizenship to non-Romans.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Romans did not readily accept any Greek philosophy except that of

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A)   Stoicism, because of its emphasis on virtue and duty.
B)   Neo-Platonism, because of its concern for ideal beauty.
C)   Epicureanism, because of its emphasis on the good life.
D)   Hedonism, because of its advocacy of intense emotional experiences.
E)   Aristotelianism because of its logical preciseness and practicality.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 3

After the Latin revolt (440-338 B.C.E.)  Rome

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A)   sacked, plundered, and destroyed the Latin cities.
B)   gave the Latin cities complete independence.
C)   isolated itself from other societies on the peninsula.
D)   enrolled the Latin cities as military allies.
E)   asked the Latin cities to be more understanding.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

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.F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 5

The Second Punic War saw Carthage

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A)   try to force a naval war in the Mediterranean as a precursor to invasion of Italy.
B)   precipitate the war by encroaching on Roman Gaul.
C)   enlist the forces of its Mongol allies.
D)   capture and sack the city of Rome.
E)   carry a land war to Rome by crossing the Alps.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

During the Third Punic War against Carthage, in the east in 148 B.C.E. the Romans made Egypt a Roman province.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus

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A)   helped create a system of absolute political domination by the optimates.
B)   eliminated the position of tribune of the plebs.
C)   resulted in further instability and violence as they polarized various social groups.
D)   were a total success, bringing some more egalitarian laws and customs.
E)   made Rome more democratic.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Like most of the great Roman writers of the first century B.C.E., Catullus was from Rome.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements about Roman names is incorrect?

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A)   Three names became common in the later Republic.
B)   The praenomen was the forename or personal name.
C)   The nomen was the hereditary family name.
D)   The cognomen was the hereditary family name.
E)   Women usually had one name, the feminine form of the father's nomen.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Because the Romans frequently adopted the gods of the peoples they came into contact with, and since, by the Republic, Greece was a major influence upon Rome, it can be argued that the Romans and the Greeks had essentially the same "Greco-Roman" religion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Tiberius Gracchus ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of

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A)   punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces.
B)   cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome.
C)   freeing the slaves.
D)   a and b
E)   providing farms to landless farmers.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

The Twelve Tables was/were

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

Question 13

The Carthaginian general who marauded through the Italian peninsula during the Second Punic War was Hamilcar Barca.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

For the Romans, ius gentium was that part of the law that applied to both Romans and foreigners, or was the law of nations and not just for the Romans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Imperium was

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A)   the duties which Roman citizens owed to the gods.
B)   the power to command Roman citizens.
C)   the right to collect taxes.
D)   the privileges reserved to patricians.
E)   the name of Roman children's favorite board game.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following statements best applies to Roman schooling:

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A)   Foreigners were not allowed to become teachers.
B)   Boys and girls were educated through a rigorous public school system borrowed from the Spartans.
C)   Education stressed training in Greek and mastery of rhetoric, or persuasive public speaking.
D)   Study of foreign languages was prohibited to purify the Latin language.
E)   There were many public schools, with scholarships made available to the poor.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was

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A)   Cato.
B)   Scipio.
C)   Marius.
D)   Pliny the Elder.
E)   Sulla.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

As a result of the First Punic War

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A)   the Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Spain.
B)   the Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Sicily and pay an indemnity to Rome.
C)   Sicily gained its independence from both Rome and Carthage.
D)   Rome was forced to relinquish its Mediterranean claims.
E)   Pyrrhus invaded Italy.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Originally the Roman Senate

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A)   was the chief legislative body of the Republic.
B)   could only advise the magistrates in legal matters.
C)   was the most important popular assembly.
D)   saw its power wane by the third century B.C.E.
E)   was the only body with total military authority.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

In Rome, the male family head, the paterfamilias, 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 aboveF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Exam 5: The Roman Republic

The Twelve Tables was/were

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The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was

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Imperium was

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Like most of the great Roman writers of the first century B.C.E., Catullus was from Rome.

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The Carthaginian general who marauded through the Italian peninsula during the Second Punic War was Hamilcar Barca.

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The main achievement of the Hortensian law in Roman constitutional history was its

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The Second Punic War saw Carthage

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During the Third Punic War against Carthage, in the east in 148 B.C.E. the Romans made Egypt a Roman province.

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Tiberius Gracchus ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of

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The reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus

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After the Latin revolt (440-338 B.C.E.) Rome

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Because the Romans frequently adopted the gods of the peoples they came into contact with, and since, by the Republic, Greece was a major influence upon Rome, it can be argued that the Romans and the Greeks had essentially the same "Greco-Roman" religion.

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In Rome, the male family head, the paterfamilias, could

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Romans did not readily accept any Greek philosophy except that of

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Which of the following statements best applies to Roman schooling:

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As a result of the First Punic War

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Originally the Roman Senate

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

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Which of the following statements about Roman names is incorrect?

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For the Romans, ius gentium was that part of the law that applied to both Romans and foreigners, or was the law of nations and not just for the Romans.

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