Question 1

In times of political or military emergency, the Consuls could turn rule of the state over temporarily to one man, who would be given the title of ______.&#10;A) Dictator&#10;B) Imperator&#10;C) Quaestor&#10;D) Equestrian

Accepted Answer

In ancient Rome, during times of political or military emergency, the Consuls could appoint a Dictator, who was given extraordinary powers to deal with the crisis.

Question 2

Each of the three Roman tribes was subdivided into ten ______.&#10;A) gentes&#10;B) plebiscites&#10;C) curiae&#10;D) familiae

Accepted Answer

The Roman tribes were subdivided into curiae, which were the basic units of the Roman social and political structure.

Question 3

How many names did a Roman man typically have?&#10;A) two&#10;B) three&#10;C) four&#10;D) five

Accepted Answer

A Roman man typically had three names: the praenomen (given name), nomen (clan name), and cognomen (family branch name).

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the plebeian complaints that drove the long-lasting Conflict of the Orders?&#10;A) Plebeians did not know what the laws were&#10;B) Patricians did not serve in the Roman military&#10;C) Plebeians had no real chance of becoming a member of the Senate&#10;D) Poor plebeians could be sold into slavery for defaulting on their loans

Accepted Answer

The patricians did serve in the Roman military, often as officers, so this was not a complaint of the plebeians during the Conflict of the Orders.

Question 5

The ______ were the wealthiest, and thus highest-ranking, class in the Centuriate Assembly.&#10;A) Decemvirs&#10;B) Senators&#10;C) Equestrians&#10;D) proletariate

Accepted Answer

The Equestrians, also known as the equites, were the wealthiest class in the Centuriate Assembly, second only to the Senators in terms of social ranking, but they were the highest-ranking in terms of wealth.

Question 6

Plebiscites were issued by the ______.&#10;A) Curiate Assembly&#10;B) Centuriate Assembly&#10;C) Senate&#10;D) Council of the Plebs

Accepted Answer

Plebiscites were resolutions passed by the Council of the Plebs, which was the principal popular assembly of the Roman Republic.

Question 7

Which of the following was not a duty attached to the office of Censor?&#10;A) Take the census of citizens' property&#10;B) Oversee public morality&#10;C) Appoint new members to the Senate&#10;D) Oversee the equipping of the Roman army

Accepted Answer

The Censor's duties included taking the census, overseeing public morality, and appointing new members to the Senate, but not overseeing the equipping of the Roman army.

Question 8

Which of the following laws effectively brought an end to the Conflict of the Orders?&#10;A) The Hortensian Law&#10;B) The Licinio-Sextian Law&#10;C) The Valerio-Horatian Laws&#10;D) The Canuleian Law

Accepted Answer

The Hortensian Law, passed in 287 BC, effectively ended the Conflict of the Orders by making the resolutions passed by the Plebeian Council (plebiscites) binding on all Roman citizens, including patricians, without requiring Senate approval.

Question 9

Gaius Mucius' &#34;fiery&#34; demonstration of fidelity to Rome resulted in his earning the nickname &#34;Scaevola,&#34; which means ______.&#10;A) &#34;Fearless&#34;&#10;B) &#34;Enduring&#34;&#10;C) &#34;Lefty&#34;&#10;D) &#34;Hot foot&#34;

Accepted Answer

Gaius Mucius earned the nickname "Scaevola," which means "Lefty," after he demonstrated his bravery and loyalty to Rome by thrusting his right hand into a fire without flinching, resulting in the loss of its use.

Question 10

According to tradition, the Romans were saved at the Battle of Lake Regillus by the appearance of the gods ______.&#10;A) Mars and Minerva&#10;B) Diana and Minerva&#10;C) Castor and Pollux&#10;D) Romulus and Jupiter

Accepted Answer

According to Roman tradition, the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, appeared at the Battle of Lake Regillus to aid the Romans, leading to their victory.

Question 11

No annually elected office in the Roman Republic was overseen by just one person.

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Question 12

The Conflict of the Orders is the name given to a long period of domestic unrest that frequently turned violent.

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Question 13

Every ambitious senator's goal was to be named a novus homo.

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Question 14

Lawsuits in Republican Rome had two phases, the actio (or &#34;action&#34;) phase and the judicium (or &#34;judgment&#34;) phase.

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Question 15

After the Gauls sacked Rome in 390 BCE, the Romans built the Servian Wall and restructured their army.

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Deck 3: The Early Roman Republic 509-350 BCE