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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Aeneas and 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

In an effort to alleviate social tensions this group 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

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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

The Roman policy of toleration and respect for conquered peoples was most similar to the

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Persians.

Question 9

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

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Carthaginians

Question 10

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 11

Rome\'s monumental struggle with the Carthaginians was known as the

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Punic Wars

Question 12

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

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Carthaginians

Question 13

The testudo was

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a siege formation also known as the \"tortoise.\"

Question 14

Latifundia were

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enormous plantations worked by slaves.

Question 15

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

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Tiberius Gracchus

Question 16

Gaius Marius

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created an army of common men who were loyal only to him.

Question 17

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

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Question 18

In regard to political philosophy, Julius Caesar

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favored liberal policies and social reform

Question 19

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 20

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 21

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

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Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

Question 22

The last of the Ptolemaic rulers was

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Cleopatra

Question 23

The government established by Augustus Caesar

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was a monarchy disguised as a republic.

Question 24

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

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stimulated the development of the local economies and states.

Question 25

The period known as the pax romana was started by

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Augustus Caesar.

Question 26

The reign of Augustus inaugurated a period known as the

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pax romana

Question 27

The most important early Roman historian for the empire was

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Tacitus

Question 28

The Romans had a long tradition of written law stretching back to 450 B.C.E. and the creation of the

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Twelve Tables

Question 29

All of the following were foundations of Roman law with the exception of

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

Question 30

When the Romans used the words mare nostrum they referred to

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the Mediterranean Sea

Question 31

The phrase pater familias refers to

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the patriarchal nature of the Roman family

Question 32

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 33

In 73 B.C.E., Spartacus

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raised an army of seventy thousand rebellious slaves

Question 34

Zeus was to Jupiter as Ares was to

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Mars

Question 35

Vesta was the Roman goddess of

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hearth

Question 36

The Roman thinker Marcus Tullius Cicero was best associated with what Hellenistic school of thought?

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Stoicism

Question 37

The most prominent school of moral philosophy in Rome was

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Stoicism

Question 38

Mithras was

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a Zoroastrian sun god whose cult was popular in Rome.

Question 39

Which of the following religions was not popular during the Roman Empire?

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Islam

Question 40

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

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Jews

Question 41

The Essenes were

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a Jewish sect that looked for the appearance of a savior

Question 42

Jesus of Nazareth\'s followers called him \"Christ,\" which meant

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\"the anointed one.\"

Question 43

The phrase \"the kingdom of God is at hand\" is associated with

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Jesus of Nazareth.

Question 44

The leading figure in the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism was

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Paul of Tarsus.

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