Question 1

What were the three main responsibilities of a provincial governor?

Accepted Answer

A,B,D

Question 2

Locally hired tax collectors were known as _______.

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?

Accepted Answer

A,D

Question 4

When _______ occupied the Aventine Hill, the Senate responded by passing the Senatus consultum ultimum, or "Last Decree of the Senate."

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?

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 _______.

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?

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?

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 _______.

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 ("The Teenage Butcher") in his youth?

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?

Accepted Answer

Cicero, during his consulship in 63 BC, accused Catiline of conspiring to overthrow the Roman Republic, leading to the famous Catilinarian Conspiracy.

Question 12

What charismatic leader united the Gauls in a great revolt against Caesar and the Romans in 52 BCE?

Accepted Answer

Vercingetorix was the chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls in a major uprising against Roman forces led by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars in 52 BCE.

Question 13

Reportedly saying, "The dice are cast," Caesar crossed the _______ with his army in 49 BCE.

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar famously crossed the Rubicon River in 49 BCE, an act that led to a civil war in Rome. The phrase "The die is cast" signifies a point of no return.

Question 14

Whom did Julius Caesar adopt in his will?

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar adopted Gaius Octavius, later known as Augustus, in his will.

Question 15

In 31 BCE the forces of Octavian faced off against Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of _______.

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Actium in 31 BCE was a decisive confrontation between the forces of Octavian and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

Question 16

The honorary title Augustus, conferred on Octavian by the Senate, means something like _______.

Accepted Answer

Augustus means "the one who is revered" in Latin.

Question 17

Which of the following are among the powers that Augustus gathered to himself in 21 BCE and the years thereafter?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Sallust was a Roman historian known for his works "The Jugurthine War" and "The Conspiracy of Catiline."

Question 19

After which battle on this map did Caesar issue his famous words "veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered")?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

This famous Roman was nicknamed Dives ("the Rich") and brought an end to the slave revolt sparked by Spartacus. Who is he?

Accepted Answer

The answer of This famous Roman was nicknamed Dives ("the...

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