Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 11: MEDITERRANEAN SOCIETY: THE ROMAN PHASE

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
About 55 C.E., Paul of Tarsus traveled from a port in Palestine to Rome to
A)seek converts.
B)appeal his case.
C)apply for Roman citizenship.
D)seek his fortune.
E)None to the answers are correct.
2
According to the ancient legends, the kingdom of Rome was established in 753 B.C.E. by
A)Remus.
B)a she-wolf.
C)Aeneas.
D)Romulus.
E)None to the answers are correct.
3
The society of the Etruscans was ruled by
A)city-states.
B)a republican government.
C)powerful kings.
D)two consuls.
E)tribunes.
4
The Roman republic was dominated by
A)patricians.
B)plebeians.
C)democratic leaders.
D)merchants.
E)priests.
5
During the Punic Wars, the Romans came into bloody conflict with the Carthaginians when the Romans expanded to:
A)Britain
B)Greece
C)Egypt
D)Sicily
E)Carthage
6
The Gracchi brothers were known as
A)owners of latifundia.
B)reformers.
C)powerful generals.
D)emperors.
E)None to the answers are correct.
7
The rise of private armies directly threatened the existence of the Roman republic. Which of the following men did not command private armies?
A)Gaius Marius.
B)the Gracchi brothers.
C)Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
D)Julius Caesar.
E)Mark Antony.
8
Which of the following was done by Caesar after he seized power in 49 B.C.E.?
A)He started large-scale building projects.
B)He centralized the military under his control.
C)He named himself dictator for life.
D)He distributed property to the veterans of his armies.
E)All of the answers are correct.
9
Augustus’s government was
A)a republic disguised as a monarchy.
B)a monarchy disguised as a republic.
C)an oligarchy disguised as democracy.
D)a democracy disguised as an empire.
E)an empire disguised as a democracy.
10
Who wrote on the corruption in the early Roman Empire?
A)Juvenal
B)Cicero
C)Livy
D)Tacitus
E)None to the answers are correct.
11
By Roman law,
A)a defendant was assumed innocent until proven guilty
B)defendants had a right to challenge their accusers before a judge.
C)the judge enjoyed great discretion in applying laws.
D)judges could set aside laws.
E)All of the answers are correct.
12
Which of the following were not attractions of the city of Rome?
A)public baths, swimming pools, gymnasia.
B)the Pantheon's dome.
C)statues, monumental arches, temples, aqueducts.
D)public beaches on the Mediterranean.
E)chariot races in the Circus Maximus.
13
Which of the following is true of the Roman family?
A)It meant an entire household, including slaves, servants, and relatives.
B)It included the pater familias, who was the authority.
C)Women supervised the domestic affairs.
D)Children could be sold into slavery.
E)All of the answers are correct.
14
Which of the following does not describe Roman slaves?
A)They were often chained together to work on latifundia.
B)In cities, they were often freed when they reached thirty years of age.
C)They had the right to elect their own tribunes.
D)Female slaves usually worked as domestic servants.
E)Some slaves were highly educated.
15
One of the most popular religions in the Roman empire prior to Christianity was
A)Islam.
B)the cult of Cybele.
C)stoicism.
D)the cult of Isis.
E)Judaism.
16
Mithraism was especially popular among
A)soldiers.
B)women.
C)slaves.
D)the wealthy.
E)intellectuals.
17
The Jewish people could not get along well with a number of imperial regimes because
A)they declined to pay taxes.
B)they did not respect any secular authorities.
C)they had difficulty recognizing emperors as divine.
D)they were converting to Mithraism.
E)All of the answers are correct.
18
The Essenes
A)were an early Christian sect.
B)were a sect of Mithraism.
C)was another term for the Dead Sea scrolls.
D)looked for their own savior.
E)None to the answers are correct.
19
After Jesus' crucifixion, his followers called him "Christ," meaning
A)"the anointed one."
B)"the son of God."
C)"the enlightened one."
D)"the one who sacrifices."
E)None to the answers are correct.
20
The remarkable growth of early Christianity reflected the new faith's appeal particularly to
A)Roman emperors.
B)high-ranking officials and the wealthy elite.
C)Roman soldiers and military officers.
D)the lower classes, urban populations, and women.
E)All of the answers are correct.
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