Question 1

Paul’s case was transferred to Rome because

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as a Roman citizen Paul had the right to appeal his case to Rome, which he did.

Question 2

According to legend, Rome was founded by

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Romulus

Question 3

During its early history, Rome was dominated by the

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Etruscans

Question 4

In the early stages of the Roman republic the patricians elected two

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consuls

Question 5

Which group, in an effort to alleviate social tensions, was allowed to elect two and then later ten tribunes?

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plebeians

Question 6

During times of crisis the Romans would appoint an official with absolute power known as a(n)

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dictator

Question 7

The Roman policy toward conquered peoples was

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generous, with the potential for citizenship.

Question 8

In the early period of Roman expansion, the principle power in the western Mediterranean was the

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Carthaginians

Question 9

During the Punic Wars, the Romans first fought the Carthaginians over the most important source of grain in the western Mediterranean. Where was it?

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Sicily

Question 10

Rome’s monumental struggle with the Carthaginians was known as the

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Punic Wars

Question 11

The turning point in Roman history was their struggle, in the Punic Wars, with the

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Carthaginians

Question 12

Of the following groups, which did not engage in conflict with the Romans during Roman expansion into the Mediterranean?

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None of these answers is correct

Question 13

Latifundia were

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enormous plantations worked by slaves

Question 14

The tribune whose call for land reform led to his assassination in 132 B.C.E. was

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Tiberius Gracchus.

Question 15

Gaius Marius

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posted a list of enemies who were to be killed on sight

Question 16

The leader who, supported by the Roman aristocrats, led a slaughter of more than ten thousand of his political enemies was

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Question 17

.	In regard to political philosophy, Julius Caesar

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favored liberal policies and social reform.

Question 18

After naming himself dictator in 46 B.C.E., Julius Caesar did all of the following EXCEPT

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give land to the conservatives to win their favor

Question 19

Octavian was able to restore order to the Roman world with his victory in 31 B.C.E. at

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Actium

Question 20

Augustus was able to reunify the empire after defeating his main rivals, who were

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Mark Antony and Cleopatra

Question 21

The last of the Ptolemaic rulers was

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Cleopatra

Question 22

The government established by Augustus Caesar

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was a monarchy disguised as a republic

Question 23

The Roman conquest of Gaul, Germany, Britain, and Spain

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stimulated the development of the local economies and states

Question 24

The period known as the pax romana was started by

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Augustus Caesar

Question 25

The reign of Augustus inaugurated a period known as the

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pax romana

Question 26

The most important early Roman historian for the empire was

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Tacitus

Question 27

The Romans had a long tradition of written law, stretching back to 449 B.C.E. and the creation of the

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Twelve Tables

Question 28

All of the following were foundations of Roman law EXCEPT

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the right of a patrician to transfer out of a plebeian court

Question 29

Periplus maris erythraei is

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a description of Red Sea, African, and Indian ports

Question 30

The term paterfamilias refers to

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the patriarchal nature of the Roman family

Question 31

By the second century C.E., how much of the total population of the Roman empire was represented by slaves

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one-third

Question 32

In 73 B.C.E., Spartacus

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raised an army of seventy thousand rebellious slaves

Question 33

Vesta was the Roman goddess of

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the hearth

Question 34

The Roman thinker Marcus Tullius Cicero is most associated with what Hellenistic school of thought?

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Stoicism

Question 35

The most prominent school of moral philosophy in Rome was

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Stoicism

Question 36

Mithras was

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a Zoroastrian sun god whose cult was popular in Rome.

Question 37

Which of the following religions was NOT popular during the Roman empire

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Islam

Question 38

From 66 to 70 C.E., the Romans fought a bloody war with the

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Jews

Question 39

The Essenes were

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a Jewish sect that looked for the appearance of a savior

Question 40

Jesus of Nazareth’s followers called him “Christ,” which meant

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the anointed one.”

Question 41

The phrase “the kingdom of God is at hand” is associated with

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Jesus of Nazareth

Question 42

The leading figure in the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism was

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Paul of Tarsus

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