Greek And Roman Government And Philosophy
- 1.
The Roman Empire was at its height under this Emperor:
- A.
Julius Caesar
- B.
Hadrian
- C.
Nero
- D.
Octavian (Augustus) Causar
Correct Answer
D. Octavian (Augustus) Causar -
- 2.
The Athenian genius in government systems was the development of
- A.
Republic
- B.
Democracy
- C.
Aristocracy
- D.
Monarchy
Correct Answer
B. Democracy -
- 3.
Greek politics was a result of
- A.
The wide interest in diverse political theory
- B.
The role of slave labor in providing revenues
- C.
The tendency of regional fragmentation
- D.
The use of military rulers
Correct Answer
C. The tendency of regional fragmentation -
- 4.
In the transformation from a Roman Republic to an Empire was a result of placing too much confidence in the
- A.
Status of the emperor
- B.
Trained officials
- C.
Harsh punishments of criminals
- D.
Religious conviction
Correct Answer
A. Status of the emperor -
- 5.
Athenian democracy was distinctive in that men wrote the history of the Greece one of these men were?
- A.
Homer
- B.
Aristotle
- C.
Herodotus
- D.
Pericles
Correct Answer
C. Herodotus -
- 6.
Athenians would have agreed that all of the following were politically important in a democracy EXCEPT
- A.
Ostracism
- B.
A jury system
- C.
Division of powers withing the state
- D.
An involved citizenry
Correct Answer
C. Division of powers withing the state -
- 7.
The senate in the Rome Republic particularly represented
- A.
The landed aristocracy
- B.
The emperors
- C.
The urban workers
- D.
The merchants and businessmen
Correct Answer
A. The landed aristocracy -
- 8.
The Socratic method emphasized the importance of
- A.
Faith in authority
- B.
Questioning
- C.
Faith in the state
- D.
Religious doctrine
Correct Answer
B. Questioning -
- 9.
The Assembly and Senate is an example of a
- A.
Consul
- B.
Legislature
- C.
Bi-cameral legislature
- D.
Magistrate
Correct Answer
C. Bi-cameral legislature -
- 10.
Athenian democracy was distinctive in
- A.
Urging that the state adopt policies to benefit ordinary citizens
- B.
Separating foreign residents from citizens
- C.
Allowing all people to vote on every public matter
- D.
Urging that all citizens participate directly in lawmaking and policymaking
Correct Answer
D. Urging that all citizens participate directly in lawmaking and policymaking -
- 11.
Most of what we know about Socrates comes from his student
- A.
Homer
- B.
Plato
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Herodotus
Correct Answer
B. Plato -
- 12.
Greek Philosophers believed strongly in all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
Rhetoric
- B.
Logic based on observation
- C.
Questioning authority
- D.
Democracy
Correct Answer
D. Democracy -
- 13.
SOcrates was charged and found guilty of
- A.
Corrupting the youth and speaking out against the government
- B.
Corrupting the youth and spying for the Spartans
- C.
Corrupting the youth and failing to believe in the gods
- D.
Failing to believe in the Gods and treason
Correct Answer
C. Corrupting the youth and failing to believe in the gods -
- 14.
At the top of the acropolis stood (an)
- A.
Athenian temple
- B.
Court houses
- C.
Market places
- D.
Palaces for the senators
Correct Answer
A. Athenian temple -
- 15.
One of the majot reasons why plebeians gained the right to vote and elected their own officials was that
- A.
They had accumulated large plantations (latifundia)
- B.
They had just fought in the Roman Army
- C.
They had become rich merchants
- D.
They were elected to the Senate
Correct Answer
B. They had just fought in the Roman Army -
- 16.
Both Greece and Rome were able to conquer surrounding territories due to soldiers in a tactical formation called
- A.
Polis
- B.
Acropolis
- C.
Phalanx
- D.
Oligarchy
Correct Answer
C. Phalanx -
- 17.
Who outlawed debt slavery and greed those already in slavery for debt in Greece (594 BCE)
- A.
Solon
- B.
Tyrant
- C.
Pisistratus
- D.
Cleisthenes
Correct Answer
A. Solon -
- 18.
DUring the Roman Republic the two legislative bodies were known as
- A.
Senate and the Magistrate
- B.
Senate and the Consuls
- C.
Senate and the Commons
- D.
Senate and the Assemblies
Correct Answer
D. Senate and the Assemblies -
- 19.
Who designed the Athenian Assembly into a law making body, debated, and then voted on them?
- A.
Solon
- B.
Pericles
- C.
Pisistratus
- D.
Cleisthenes
Correct Answer
D. Cleisthenes -
- 20.
Which of the following event below are in chronological order?
- A.
Patricians find the Senate, Pleibans write 12 laws of Rome on tablets, Tiberius and Gracchus distribute land to the poor, and Caesar is assassinated
- B.
Patrician write 12 laws of Rome on tablets, Plebeians find the state, Tiberius and Cracchus distribute land to the poor, and Caesar is assassinated
- C.
Tiberius and Gracchus distribute land to the poor, and Caesar is assassinated, the Roman republic is founded, the empire begins to collapse
- D.
The Roman Republic is founded, Augustus is emperor, consuls are nominated by the patricians, and the empire begins to collapse
Correct Answer
A. Patricians find the Senate, Pleibans write 12 laws of Rome on tablets, Tiberius and Gracchus distribute land to the poor, and Caesar is assassinated -
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