Classical Rome
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This is a little quiz about Classical Rome. Enjoy.
- 1.If the Greek genius was politics, the Roman genius was?
- A.
Democracy
- B.
Engineering
- C.
Poetry
- D.
Science
- E.
Music
- 2.Greek and Roman agriculture
- A.
Ignored graph and olive cultivation
- B.
Concentrated on vegetables and dairy products
- C.
Employed only a minority of the population
- D.
Tended to develop large, commercial estates
- E.
Exported grain to asia
- 3.The Senate of republican rome particularly represented
- A.
The merchants and businessmen
- B.
The non-native romans
- C.
The landed aristocracy
- D.
The emperors
- E.
The urban worker
- 4.Roman slaves were used for all the following except
- A.
Agricultural labor
- B.
Entertainment
- C.
Work in the mines
- D.
Household care and tutoring
- E.
Military service
- 5.The roman empire
- A.
Insisted that all inhabitants become roman citizens
- B.
Prevented foreigners from trading within the empire
- C.
Allowed no political participation
- D.
Set up a military draft to supply the roman legions
- E.
Tolerated local political and religious diversity
- 6.From a confucian viewpoint, the roman empire might have been criticized for placing too much confidence in
- A.
Divine backing for the emperor
- B.
Laws rather than trained officials
- C.
Religious conviction
- D.
Public works functions
- E.
Harsh punishments of criminals
- 7.The patricians
- A.
Were an aristocratic governing class
- B.
Could not serve as consuls, magistrates or senators
- C.
Could not use their power to control the plebeians
- D.
Were etruscans
- E.
Were foreigners
- 8.Tiberius gracchus, gaius gracchus and julius caesar passed reform packages that benefited the
- A.
Patricians
- B.
Plebeians
- C.
Equestrians only
- D.
Senate
- E.
Slaves
- 9.Which of the following best describes the differences between the Roman republic and the Roman Empire?
- A.
The empire was smaller in size than the republic during the regn of augustus
- B.
The empire was governed by a monarchy while the republic maintained a series of checks and balances
- C.
The imperial government was led by rulers who, over time, became god-like.
- D.
Both a and b
- E.
Both b and c
- 10.Which of the following was not one of rome's cultural legacies?
- A.
The romans preserved hellenic philosophy
- B.
The romans built roads and fortifications that have lasted for centuries
- C.
The romans adopted the islamic religion as the official faith of the empire
- D.
The romans made christianity the official faith of the empire
- E.
The romans adopted a legal code still in some use today
- 11.Which of the following is true of both the roman empire and the han empire?
- A.
Both empires were heavily dependent on slave labor
- B.
Both empires were characterized by long periods of effective centralized governance
- C.
In both empires, extensive maritime trade was important
- D.
In both empires administrative officials were selected by an elaborate system of competitive examinations.
- E.
Both empires were ruled by wealthy merchant elites.
- 12.Rome paralleled Greece in all of the following ways except which of the following?
- A.
Pantheon of gods and goddesses
- B.
The geographical concentration of their cultures
- C.
Social and economic structure
- D.
City-state government
- 13.How did the geographical extent of the Roman Empire compare to the geographical extent of Hellenism?
- A.
The Roman empire was largely confined to the western half of the Mediterranean.
- B.
The Roman empire was less extensive than the territory that was controlled by the Athenian empire.
- C.
Rome spread civilization beyond the coastline of the Mediterranean to North Africa, Spain, France Romania, and Britain
- D.
The Roman empire was largely confined to the coasts of the eastern Mediterranean.
- 14.Who were the Etruscans?
- A.
Pastoral nomads from the Asiatic steppes that disrupted Roman culture ca. 5000 B.C.E
- B.
Phoenician colonists who settled in northern Africa
- C.
A group that resided in northern Italy and who ruled the Romans through kings until ca. 510 B.C.E
- D.
Germanic invaders from north of the Rhine who conquered Rome ca. 750 C.E.
- 15.Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the nature of the Roman republican constitution?
- A.
It was a closely centralized dual monarchy balancing the absolute authority of two ruling families.
- B.
It was dominated by the existence of a professionalized bureaucracy similar to the shi in Han China
- C.
The constitution balanced various interests within Roman society, but relied heavily on the aristocracy
- D.
It was a participatory democracy on the model of the Athens
- 16.The Carthaginians were originally
- A.
Descendants of the Etruscans and Rome's rivals in the eastern Mediterranean
- B.
The allies of the Romans during their wars against the Etruscans.
- C.
Phoenician colonists who established a major trade empire in the western Mediterranean
- D.
One of the regional dynasties that succeeded Alexander the Great's empire in the eastern Mediterranean.
- 17.How did the creation of a republican empire affect Rome's society and economy?
- A.
Slavery diminished as opportunities for free laborers abounded.
- B.
All classes in Roman society enjoyed prosperity as a result of territorial expansion.
- C.
The territorial expansion tended to enrich the aristocrats and increase their monopoly over landholding at the expense of the small farming class.
- D.
The agricultural economy flourished in Italy as small landowners were able to increase their Output.
- 18.Which of the following Roman literary figures was a historian?
- A.
Ovid
- B.
Horace
- C.
Vergil
- D.
Livy
- 19.Which of the following statements most accurately describes the Roman imperial attitude toward religion?
- A.
From 30 A.D. to 324 A.D. the official imperial policy was toleration of all religions regardless of their teachings
- B.
The empire tolerated most religions whose members were willing to give at least formal acceptance of the traditional state religion and the cult of the emperors.
- C.
The empire required all citizens to follow the state rituals and banned all other forms of religion.
- D.
The empire quickly moved away from the traditional religious ceremonies and adopted the mystery rituals of the cult of Isis as the state religion.
- 20.Which of the following statements concerning Roman slavery is true?
- A.
Roman slavery declined rapidly after the successful conclusion of the Punic Wars.
- B.
The Romans did not depend on slavery as much as did the Greeks.
- C.
The existence of extensive slave labor diminished technological developments in agriculture and manufacturing.
- D.
Roman slavery was so much a feature of the Roman economy that eventually the armies were primarily composed of slaves.
- 21.Which statement most accurately compares the fall of the Han and Roman empires?
- A.
Both empires were severely hurt by the decrease in trade.
- B.
Nomadic invasions were more of a problem in Han than in Rome.
- C.
In both empires, imperial authorities held more political power than regional authorities
- D.
In both empires, leaders were assassinated.
- E.
In both empires, large landowners successfully avoided tax collectors.
- 22.One important early symptom of Rome's decline was
- A.
The drop in population
- B.
Acceptance of Christianity
- C.
The weakness of the eastern portion of the empire compared to the west
- D.
The use of slave labor
- E.
The replacement of republic by empire
- 23.The end of the Gupta Empire differed from the decline of Rome in that it did not involve
- A.
Outside invasion
- B.
Big cultural changes
- C.
The weakening of central government
- D.
The introduction of a new religion for the majority
- E.
A change in political institutions
- 24.Nomadic invaders often had military advantages over the armies of empires because
- A.
They had larger forces with more soldiers
- B.
They had smaller distances to cover
- C.
They believed they were fighting inferior cultures
- D.
They were more skilled as horseman
- E.
They developed better supply lines.
- 25.Despite their differences, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism all show interest in
- A.
Polytheism
- B.
Absolute hostility to the worship of religious images and spirits of nature
- C.
Clearly organized church structures
- D.
Life after death
- E.
Strong priesthood
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