Deck 5: The Roman Period

Question 1

__________ created the first full-time police force and firefighters as part of his emphasis on order and peace.

A) Julius Caesar
B) Marcus Aurelius
C) Caligula
D) Nero
E) Augustus

Answer 1

E

Question 2

__________ sought the reestablishment of the Roman Republic after the assassination of Julius Caesar.

A) Marius
B) Philippi
C) Cicero
D) Octavian
E) Augustus

Answer 2

C

Question 3

__________ refers to the "Senatus Populusque Romanus," or the Senate and the Roman people.

A) Pax Romana
B) Trompe l'oeil
C) Cella
D) S.P.Q.R.
E) Sarcophagi

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Stoicism's main tenants were the acceptance of duty and __________,and the kinship of all people.

A) beauty
B) irrationality
C) chaos
D) meaninglessness
E) fate

Question 5

One of Julius Caesar's most lasting contributions is the invention of the __________.

A) catapult
B) cross-bow
C) coliseum
D) May Day holiday
E) Julian Calendar

Question 6

__________ refers to stone or brickwork,a structural architectural feature at which the Romans excelled.

A) Cella
B) Post-and-lintel
C) Wattle-and-daub
D) Masonry
E) Fortification

Question 7

The Roman Senate's combination of old and new power is called a self-renewing __________.

A) aristocracy
B) democracy
C) tyranny
D) oligarchy
E) dictatorship

Question 8

A __________ is a stone coffin,an important type of Roman sculpture.

A) rebus
B) clerestory
C) sarcophagus
D) mausoleum
E) catacomb

Question 9

Probably the most influential concept developed by the Romans was __________.

A) aestheticism
B) imperialism
C) jurisprudence
D) asceticism
E) courtly love

Question 10

The Roman Republic lasted until the __________.

A) first century C.E.
B) second century C.E.
C) first century B.C.E.
D) second century B.C.E.
E) third century B.C.E.

Question 11

The Roman Senate was comprised of patres (that is,the heads of old families),and wealthy members of the citizenry,or __________.

A) pax
B) proconsuls
C) plebs
D) consuls
E) cithara

Question 12

The two most important officers who ruled the Roman Republic's state were called __________.

A) patres
B) plebs
C) Caesars
D) consuls
E) priests

Question 13

Octavian was given the title of __________,meaning the Fortunate or Blessed.

A) Imperium
B) Pontifex
C) Augustus
D) Caesar
E) Maximus

Question 14

__________ brought Stoicism to Rome.

A) Marcus Aurelius
B) Julius Caesar
C) Cicero
D) Seneca
E) Diogenes

Question 15

The __________ was a 200-year span of stability during the Roman Empire,beginning with Emperor Augustus.

A) Great Peace
B) Pax Romana
C) Cella
D) Empire
E) Augustean

Question 16

The Roman Republic collapsed during a period of __________.

A) peace
B) international trade
C) democracy
D) civil war
E) foreign invasion

Question 17

__________ are columns,often decorative,that are part of,and project from,a wall surface.

A) Colonnades
B) Stoic columns
C) Greek columns
D) Engaged columns
E) Collonelles

Question 18

The __________ is the principle enclosed room of a Roman temple.

A) nave
B) cella
C) apse
D) agora
E) sarcophagus

Question 19

__________ is known as the "Stoic emperor."

A) Augustus
B) Caligula
C) Nero
D) Marcus Aurelius
E) Julius Caesar

Question 20

Roman expansion was built on __________.

A) trade
B) intermarriage
C) conquest
D) opportunism
E) none of these

Question 21

The most significant "Roman style" development in architecture is the use of the __________ as a structural element.

A) brick
B) pilaster
C) buttress
D) arch
E) column

Question 22

The first great age of Latin literature is called the __________ Age.

Question 23

The Colosseum was a new type of building called a(n)__________.

A) basilica
B) cella
C) triumphator
D) amphitheatre
E) arcade

Question 24

The Roman belief in "honor above life," or __________,helps explain their taste for blood sport.

A) pompa
B) plebs
C) paters
D) virtus
E) hydraulos

Question 25

__________ On the Nature of Things rejects religion and speaks compassionately about an ignorant and unhappy humanity.

Question 26

__________ refers to painting on wet plaster.

A) Wall painting
B) Mural painting
C) Mosaic
D) Fresco
E) Trompe l'oeil

Question 27

The Romans invented the __________ trumpet.

Question 28

In Roman dance,pantomime was a serious form,while __________ was more light-hearted.

Question 29

__________ was the first philosopher to treat art in a comprehensive manner.

A) Marcus Aurelius
B) Diogenes
C) Epictetus
D) Seneca
E) Plotinus

Question 30

Etruscan sculpture was highly influenced by __________ models.

Question 31

In 509 B.C.E.,the Romans expelled the last __________ king from Rome.

Question 32

The most formidable religious cult in the Roman Empire was the Persian mystery-cult of __________.

A) Minerva
B) Vesta
C) Janus
D) Mithra
E) none of these

Question 33

The "Roman attitude" is best described as __________.

A) idealistic
B) cynical
C) utopian
D) utilitarian
E) futuristic

Question 34

__________ was particularly influential in the development of the essay,biography,and historical writing.

Question 35

The phrase __________ refers to the Roman attempt to control the dissatisfied urban masses.

Question 36

__________ is considered the greatest Roman poet.

Question 37

Roman religion stressed community __________,not individual religious experience.

A) ritual
B) wealth
C) equality
D) peace
E) none of these

Question 38

Aristotle did not believe music should be a __________ endeavor,but a pastime of intelligent amateurs.

Question 39

Roman architecture self-consciously borrowed from the __________.

A) Persians
B) Etruscans
C) Greeks
D) Minoans
E) Mycenaeans

Question 40

The Romans honored successful political and military figures with publicly displayed __________.

A) arches
B) portrait sculptures
C) wall paintings
D) columns
E) temples

Question 41

Which class of Romans desired trompe l'oeil wall paintings?

Question 42

Octavian became,effectively,the first "emperor" of Rome.

Question 43

The average Roman's house included a painted wall in trompe l'oiel style.

Question 44

Roman aqueducts were unprecedented.

Question 45

Which two epic poems did Vergil's Aeneid largely parallel?

Question 46

The size of the Pantheon's dome was unprecedented.

Question 47

Public executions were part of the "theater" of Roman blood sport.

Question 48

Rome had very little commerce or industry,making it reliant on military conquest.

Question 49

What are two concepts that reject abstract speculation in favor of experience and practicality?

Question 50

During the reign of __________,Romans imported Greek classical ideals into its art and architecture wholesale.

Question 51

Which Roman emperors apparently loved lewd pantomime?

Question 52

The Pantheon was designed and built by Augustus.

Question 53

The earliest divinities of Rome comprised __________ who dwelled in trees,in springs,and on hilltops.

Question 54

__________ believed that one should neither fear nor desire death,but merely accept it.

Question 55

In Rome,the average citizen lived a relatively prosperous economic life.

Question 56

After the Roman civil war,the reign of __________ resulted in the rebuilding of a number of important temples,roads,bridges,and aqueducts.

Question 57

Which language did the early Romans consider a peasant language?

Question 58

The opinions of specialized legal scholars called __________ limited the power of judges.

Question 59

The Roman hydraulos later became a favorite Christian instrument.

Question 60

The death of Marcus Aurelius was the "beginning of the end" for the Roman Empire.

Question 61

Discuss the collapse of the Roman Republic.What were some of the factors that led to its demise? How was life different in the Roman Empire?

Question 62

Analyze the design of the Roman Pantheon.What are the important engineering and stylistic qualities? What would it feel like to be inside? What was the Pantheon's purpose?

Question 63

Choose an example of Roman sculpture.Compare and contrast it to Greek Classical and Hellenistic models.What is unique about the Roman style and attitude?