Question 1

Which of these dominated northern Italy prior to 500 B.C.E.?&#10;A) Greeks&#10;B) Celts&#10;C) Romans&#10;D) Etruscans

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The Etruscans dominated northern Italy prior to 500 B.C.E. The Celts were not present in Italy until around 400 B.C.E., while the Greeks and Romans had not yet exerted any significant influence in the region at this time.

Question 2

Romans elected ________ to rule for six-month terms.&#10;A) dictators&#10;B) praetors&#10;C) the pontifex maximus&#10;D) patrons

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In ancient Rome, during times of crisis, dictators were elected to rule for six-month terms to ensure quick and decisive leadership.

Question 3

The power of patria potestas was held by ________.&#10;A) dictators&#10;B) senators&#10;C) foreigners&#10;D) fathers

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Patria potestas was a power held solely by fathers in ancient Roman society. It gave them complete jurisdiction over their children's lives, including their property, education, and even life and death.

Question 4

Livy was a prominent Roman ________.&#10;A) poet&#10;B) general&#10;C) statesman&#10;D) historian

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Livy was a famous Roman historian who wrote an extensive history of Rome, covering events from its founding to his own time. His work is considered one of the most important sources of information about ancient Rome.

Question 5

Which of these men ruled Rome in the second century C.E.and is best known for the wall he built in Britain?&#10;A) Nero&#10;B) Hadrian&#10;C) Augustus&#10;D) Justinian

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Hadrian ruled Rome in the second century C.E. and is known for building Hadrian's Wall in Britain, which marked the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire. Nero ruled in the first century C.E., Augustus in the first century B.C.E., and Justinian in the sixth century C.E.

Question 6

Roman praetors had primarily ________ functions.&#10;A) judicial&#10;B) commercial&#10;C) military&#10;D) religious

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Roman praetors had primarily judicial functions. They were responsible for administering justice and settling disputes between citizens. While they also had some administrative and military duties, their main role was as judges.

Question 7

Which of these were large Roman rural estates?&#10;A) paterfamilias&#10;B) pontifex maximus&#10;C) latifundia&#10;D) themes

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Latifundia was the term used to describe the large Roman rural estates. A) Paterfamilias referred to the male head of a Roman family, B) Pontifex Maximus was the title given to the high priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome, and D) Themes were military districts in the Byzantine Empire.

Question 8

Which of these were elected as Roman administrators?&#10;A) plebeians&#10;B) patricians&#10;C) magistrates&#10;D) clients

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Magistrates were elected as Roman administrators. Plebeians and patricians were social classes, and clients were individuals who depended on patrons for protection and support.

Question 9

The revolt of ________ from 73 to 71 B.C.E.was led by Spartacus.&#10;A) Italians&#10;B) slaves&#10;C) Celts&#10;D) plebeians

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The revolt led by Spartacus was a slave revolt.

Question 10

Octavian is more generally known by the title ________.&#10;A) Caesar&#10;B) princeps&#10;C) Augustus&#10;D) rex

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Octavian was granted the title of Augustus by the Roman Senate in 27 BCE, making him the first Roman emperor, and this title became the most common way of referring to him. While Octavian was also referred to as Caesar (as he was the adopted son of Julius Caesar) and princeps (meaning "first citizen"), Augustus was the title most commonly associated with him. Rex, meaning "king," was a title that Octavian deliberately avoided using in order to maintain the appearance of restoring the Republic rather than establishing a monarchy.

Question 11

The Meditations were written by ________.&#10;A) Marcus Aurelius&#10;B) Pliny the Elder&#10;C) Cybele&#10;D) Constantine

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Question 12

Which of these invaded and sacked Rome in 390 B.C.E.?&#10;A) Etruscans&#10;B) Celts&#10;C) Latins&#10;D) Visigoths

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Question 13

The author of the Aeneid was ________.&#10;A) Virgil&#10;B) Marcus Tullius Cicero&#10;C) Pliny the Elder&#10;D) Zeno

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Question 14

The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and ________.&#10;A) Greece&#10;B) Carthage&#10;C) Egypt&#10;D) Gaul

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Question 15

Which of these became the center of a popular mystery religion in the Roman Empire?&#10;A) Zeus&#10;B) Seth&#10;C) Isis&#10;D) Venus

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Question 16

Which of these was a prominent Visigothic ruler?&#10;A) Attila&#10;B) Odoacer&#10;C) Alaric&#10;D) Servius Tullius

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Question 17

Jesus of Nazareth was the founder of ________.&#10;A) Judaism&#10;B) Christianity&#10;C) Mithraism&#10;D) Stoicism

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Question 18

Roman patrons were usually ________.&#10;A) patricians&#10;B) plebeians&#10;C) generals&#10;D) merchants

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Question 19

Which of these ruled as the Roman emperor in the third century?&#10;A) Justinian&#10;B) Augustus&#10;C) Scipio&#10;D) Diocletian

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Question 20

The Hallstatt culture was an early ________ culture.&#10;A) Celtic&#10;B) Etruscan&#10;C) Latin&#10;D) Germanic

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Question 21

The Byzantine Empire lasted about ________ years after the fall of Rome itself.&#10;A) 200&#10;B) 500&#10;C) 800&#10;D) 1000

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Question 22

Which of these was a Roman emperor of the sixth century,most famous for his reorganization of the eastern Roman Empire?&#10;A) Justinian&#10;B) Julius Caesar&#10;C) Pompey the Great&#10;D) Antiochus III

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Question 23

Ultimately,the Vandals settled in ________.&#10;A) Spain&#10;B) northern Africa&#10;C) France&#10;D) Britain

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Question 24

The outcome of the reforms proposed by the Gracchi underlined ________.&#10;A) Rome's growing militarization&#10;B) the power of the Roman Senate&#10;C) the disintegration of the patron-client relationship&#10;D) how weak Rome had become

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Question 25

Edward Gibbon is most famous for his analysis of Rome's ________.&#10;A) religions&#10;B) &#34;decline and fall&#34;&#10;C) social structure&#10;D) early republic

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Question 26

Which of these best explains the acceptance of Augustus as the virtual king of Rome?&#10;A) the threat of foreign invasions&#10;B) Augustus' background as a plebeian&#10;C) a long period of civil war&#10;D) the early history of the Roman republic

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Question 27

Which of these gained in power and autonomy with the expansion of the Roman Empire?&#10;A) senators&#10;B) tribunes&#10;C) generals&#10;D) priests

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Question 28

The Roman republic developed as an alternative to ________.&#10;A) monarchy&#10;B) dictators&#10;C) economic decline&#10;D) civil war

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Question 29

Which of these helped to make the Roman Empire a hegemonic empire?&#10;A) the power of the Roman military&#10;B) the patron-client relationship&#10;C) the rise of Christianity&#10;D) the expansion of citizenship

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Question 30

The Punic Wars made Rome a(n)________ power.&#10;A) Italian&#10;B) global&#10;C) Mediterranean&#10;D) European

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Question 31

The Pax Romana depended on ________.&#10;A) a strong central government&#10;B) border defenses&#10;C) thriving commerce&#10;D) suppressing slave revolts

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Question 32

The death of Alexander created an opportunity for ________.&#10;A) his heirs&#10;B) the Roman Empire&#10;C) the rise of Macedon&#10;D) his generals

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Question 33

Why did the Roman Republic have two consuls?&#10;A) so that one consul could go to war&#10;B) to limit consular power&#10;C) to reserve ultimate power for the plebeians&#10;D) for Rome's defense

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Question 34

The Silk Road can be said to have reached from China to ________.&#10;A) the heart of the Roman Empire&#10;B) India&#10;C) Central Asia&#10;D) the fringes of the Roman Empire

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Question 35

The death of Caesar indicates that his rule had threatened the power of Rome's ________.&#10;A) senators&#10;B) triumvirate&#10;C) merchants&#10;D) army

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Question 36

In the Byzantine Empire,themes were ________.&#10;A) provincial rulers&#10;B) administrative districts&#10;C) minor religious sects&#10;D) poets

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Question 37

The Struggle of the Orders can be characterized as a struggle for ________.&#10;A) economic power&#10;B) religious freedom&#10;C) political equality&#10;D) personal freedom

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Question 38

The period of Augustus' rule can be characterized as ________.&#10;A) both politically and culturally revolutionary&#10;B) politically innovative but socially conservative&#10;C) socially progressive and politically innovative&#10;D) revolutionary in all spheres of life

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Question 39

Particularly in the western Roman Empire,urbanization was most closely related to ________.&#10;A) the arts&#10;B) political administration&#10;C) religious centers&#10;D) the export economy

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Question 40

The ruins of Pompeii are unusual because ________.&#10;A) they capture the city at a moment of time&#10;B) Pompeii was the Roman capital&#10;C) reveal information about the lower classes that is otherwise hard to discover&#10;D) the ruins tell us a great deal about early Rome

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Question 41

Mystery religions appealed to human ________.&#10;A) intellect&#10;B) emotions&#10;C) skeptics&#10;D) prejudices

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Question 42

The mosaics &#34;Justinian and Theodora&#34; show that Byzantine emperors ruled based on both ________ support.&#10;A) military and religious&#10;B) commercial and spiritual&#10;C) cultural and military&#10;D) patrician and plebeian

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Question 43

Arguably,the most important goal of the Roman political system was ________.&#10;A) equity&#10;B) human rights&#10;C) expansion&#10;D) stability

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Question 44

Did Rome want an empire? Answer this question by considering the forces that drove Rome's acquisition of a massive empire.

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Question 45

Consider the difference between an empire based on hegemony and one based on dominance,using the Roman Empire as an example.

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Question 46

Consider the principal institutions of the Roman Empire.How did they reflect Roman history and the values of the Roman people?

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Question 47

The triumvirates reflected above all the growing power of the________ in Roman affairs.&#10;A) Senate&#10;B) military&#10;C) export trade&#10;D) plebeians

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Question 48

Like Augustus,Justinian was responsible for ________ in the Roman Empire.&#10;A) civil war&#10;B) religious innovation&#10;C) ending invasions&#10;D) extensive political reorganization

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Question 49

The spread of Stoicism in the Roman Empire highlights what major influence on Roman culture?&#10;A) Christian&#10;B) Jewish&#10;C) mystery religion&#10;D) Greek

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Question 50

Looking at the map &#34;The coming of the barbarians,&#34; which of these modern regions was most vulnerable to Germanic invasions?&#10;A) northern Africa&#10;B) the eastern Mediterranean&#10;C) Greece&#10;D) western Europe

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Question 51

The iconoclastic controversy reflects the influence of ________ in the Byzantine world.&#10;A) Christianity&#10;B) Judaism&#10;C) Islam&#10;D) Mithraism

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Question 52

The hiatus between invasions of the Roman Empire in 390 B.C.E.and the fourth century C.E.is best explained by the ________.&#10;A) end of the Celts&#10;B) disintegration of Germanic kingdoms&#10;C) growth of Roman power&#10;D) economic power of Rome

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Question 53

Compare the fates of the eastern and western Roman empires.Why did they differ so much?

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Question 54

The map &#34;Rome's successors&#34; shows that the successor states in the western Roman Empire were formed based on ________.&#10;A) ethnicity&#10;B) former Roman provincial organization&#10;C) geographic divisions&#10;D) river valleys

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Question 55

Compare the Roman Empire to Alexander's empire.Why did they have such different fates?

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