Question 1

What were the three main responsibilities of a provincial governor?&#10;A)The administration of justice&#10;B)Military defense&#10;C)Establish a centralized office of provincial administration&#10;D)Collect taxes

Accepted Answer

A,B,D

Question 2

Locally hired tax collectors were known as _______.&#10;A)dispares&#10;B)staticuli&#10;C)publicani&#10;D)incogniti

Accepted Answer

Publicani were private individuals or groups in ancient Rome who were contracted by the state to collect taxes and other revenues.

Question 3

Under Tiberius Gracchus, Senators increasingly looked out for their own self-interest. In doing so, they split into what two camps based on their preferred methods for doing so?&#10;A)optimates&#10;B)revoluti&#10;C)frigiduli&#10;D)populares

Accepted Answer

A,D

Question 4

When _______ occupied the Aventine Hill, the Senate responded by passing the Senatus consultum ultimum, or &#34;Last Decree of the Senate.&#34;&#10;A)Gaius Gracchus and Fulvius Flaccus&#10;B)Tiberius Gracchus&#10;C)Gaius Marius&#10;D)Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Gaius Marius

Accepted Answer

Gaius Gracchus and Fulvius Flaccus occupied the Aventine Hill, leading the Senate to pass the Senatus consultum ultimum to protect the state.

Question 5

Who created the Roman volunteer army?&#10;A)Lucius Cornelius Sulla&#10;B)Tiberius Gracchus&#10;C)Gaius Gracchus and Fulvius Flaccus&#10;D)Gaius Marius

Accepted Answer

Gaius Marius is credited with creating the Roman volunteer army by allowing landless citizens to enlist, which transformed the Roman military system.

Question 6

The year 90 BCE saw a massive revolt of Rome's Italian allies that triggered the so-called _______.&#10;A)Conflict of the Nations&#10;B)Social War&#10;C)&#34;Last Decree of the Senate&#34;&#10;D)Creation of the first volunteer army at Rome

Accepted Answer

The Social War (91-88 BCE) was a significant conflict between Rome and its Italian allies, who sought Roman citizenship and equal rights.

Question 7

Which of the following seized on unhappiness with Roman provincial administration to lead a major war against Rome?&#10;A)Mithridates VI&#10;B)Cornelius Cinna&#10;C)Darius I&#10;D)Jugurtha

Accepted Answer

Mithridates VI of Pontus capitalized on the discontent with Roman rule in the provinces to initiate the Mithridatic Wars against Rome.

Question 8

Who published Proscriptions in order to kill his enemies and reward his soldiers?&#10;A)Spartacus&#10;B)Crassus&#10;C)Pompey&#10;D)Sulla

Accepted Answer

Lucius Cornelius Sulla published proscriptions during his dictatorship in Rome to eliminate his enemies and reward his supporters.

Question 9

Large senatorial estates were known as _______.&#10;A)equites&#10;B)remoramina&#10;C)retinaculae&#10;D)latifundia

Accepted Answer

Latifundia were large estates owned by wealthy Roman senators, often worked by slaves or tenant farmers.

Question 10

Which of the following earned the nickname Adulescens carnifex (&#34;The Teenage Butcher&#34;) in his youth?&#10;A)Crassus&#10;B)Pompey&#10;C)Julius Caesar&#10;D)Sulla

Accepted Answer

Pompey earned the nickname "Adulescens carnifex" or "The Teenage Butcher" due to his ruthless military campaigns and actions during the Roman civil wars in his youth.

Question 11

Whom did Cicero, when he was Consul, accuse of plotting to overthrow the state?&#10;A)Pompey&#10;B)Catiline&#10;C)Marius&#10;D)Julius Caesar

Accepted Answer

The answer of Whom did Cicero, when he was Consul,...

Question 12

What charismatic leader united the Gauls in a great revolt against Caesar and the Romans in 52 BCE?&#10;A)Ctesiphon&#10;B)Ariovistus&#10;C)Vercingetorix&#10;D)Philip II Philoromaeus

Accepted Answer

The answer of What charismatic leader united the Gauls in...

Question 13

Reportedly saying, &#34;The dice are cast,&#34; Caesar crossed the _______ with his army in 49 BCE.&#10;A)Pyrenees Mountains&#10;B)Alps&#10;C)Nile Delta&#10;D)Rubicon River

Accepted Answer

The answer of Reportedly saying, &#34;The dice are cast,&#34; Caesar...

Question 14

Whom did Julius Caesar adopt in his will?&#10;A)Gaius Octavius&#10;B)Mark Antony&#10;C)Marcus Aemilius Lepidus&#10;D)Caesarion

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The answer of Whom did Julius Caesar adopt in his...

Question 15

In 31 BCE the forces of Octavian faced off against Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of _______.&#10;A)Zela&#10;B)Pharsalus&#10;C)Actium&#10;D)Philippi

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 31 BCE the forces of Octavian...

Question 16

The honorary title Augustus, conferred on Octavian by the Senate, means something like _______.&#10;A)&#34;The conqueror&#34;&#10;B)&#34;The one who is revered&#34;&#10;C)&#34;The one who brought peace&#34;&#10;D)&#34;The strong&#34;

Accepted Answer

The answer of The honorary title Augustus, conferred on Octavian...

Question 17

Which of the following are among the powers that Augustus gathered to himself in 21 BCE and the years thereafter?&#10;A)The power to appoint the two Consuls&#10;B)Maximus&#10;C)Greater proconsular imperium&#10;D)The tribunician power

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The answer of Which of the following are among the...

Question 18

Which historian wrote accounts of the War against Jugurtha and the Conspiracy of Catiline?&#10;A)Sallust&#10;B)Varro&#10;C)Livy&#10;D)Lucretius

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which historian wrote accounts of the War...

Question 19

After which battle on this map did Caesar issue his famous words &#34;veni, vidi, vici&#34; (&#34;I came, I saw, I conquered&#34;)?&#10; &#10;A)Ilerda (49 BCE)&#10;B)Zela (47 BCE)&#10;C)Alesia (52 BCE)&#10;D)Alexandria (47 BCE)

Accepted Answer

The answer of After which battle on this map did...

Question 20

This famous Roman was nicknamed Dives (&#34;the Rich&#34;) and brought an end to the slave revolt sparked by Spartacus. Who is he?&#10; &#10;A)Julius Caesar&#10;B)Pompey&#10;C)Crassus&#10;D)Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Accepted Answer

The answer of This famous Roman was nicknamed Dives (&#34;the...

Deck 11: Crisis, Recovery, and the Creation of the Principate 150-21 BCE