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// question: 16531352 name: After Rome crushed the Latin states in the fourth century B.C.E., it waged a ...
::After Rome crushed the Latin states in the fourth century B.C.E., it waged a ...::[html]After Rome crushed the Latin states in the fourth century B.C.E., it waged a 50-year struggle against{
~the Gauls.#Incorrect
~the Aequi.#Incorrect
~the Sicilians.#Incorrect
=the Samnites.#Correct
~the Corsicans.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531353 name: Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic ...
::Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic ...::[html]Among the dangerous military innovations of Marius threatening the Republic was his{
~use of Greek mercenaries.#Incorrect
=recruitment of destitute volunteers who swore an oath of allegiance only to him.#Correct
~theft the state treasury's tax revenues to buy weapons.#Incorrect
~proclamation of himself as dictator for life.#Incorrect
~All of these are correct.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531354 name: As Rome expanded, it became Roman policy to govern the provinces with ...
::As Rome expanded, it became Roman policy to govern the provinces with ...::[html]As Rome expanded, it became Roman policy to govern the provinces with officials known as{
~consuls.#Incorrect
~quaestors.#Incorrect
~colonnae.#Incorrect
=proconsuls and propraetors.#Correct
~tribunes.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531355 name: At the Battle of Cannae the Romans
::At the Battle of Cannae the Romans::[html]At the Battle of Cannae the Romans{
=suffered a devastating defeat by Hannibal.#Correct
~defeated the army of Hannibal.#Incorrect
~won a great naval victory, giving them control of the Straits of Messana.#Incorrect
~retreated to the walls of Sagantum.#Incorrect
~captured and sacked the city of Carthage.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531356 name: By the second century B.C.E., what had become the governing body of Rome?
::By the second century B.C.E., what had become the governing body of Rome?::[html]By the second century B.C.E., what had become the governing body of Rome?{
=The senate#Correct
~The pontificate#Incorrect
~The imperium#Incorrect
~The army#Incorrect
~The centuriate assembly#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531357 name: During the period of the early republic, the Roman army was comprised of
::During the period of the early republic, the Roman army was comprised of::[html]During the period of the early republic, the Roman army was comprised of{
~slaves.#Incorrect
=male citizens who could equip themselves for battle.#Correct
~non-citizens who had committed crimes.#Incorrect
~Italians who had been conscripted into the army.#Incorrect
~male citizens under twenty years of age.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531358 name: From where did the Carthaginians originate?
::From where did the Carthaginians originate?::[html]From where did the Carthaginians originate?{
=Phoenician Tyre#Correct
~northern Italy#Incorrect
~Macedonia#Incorrect
~southern Gaul#Incorrect
~"Nether" Spain#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531359 name: How did the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean change the Roman use of slaves?
::How did the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean change the Roman use of slaves?::[html]How did the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean change the Roman use of slaves?{
~Slavery came to be seen as immoral.#Incorrect
~The number of female slaves dropped sharply.#Incorrect
~Slavery took on a racial component.#Incorrect
~Slaves came to be used exclusively for agriculture.#Incorrect
=The number of slaves increased dramatically.#Correct
}
// question: 16531360 name: In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome
::In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome::[html]In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome{
~employed mercenary armies from Persia and Asia Minor.#Incorrect
~faced large, well-trained armies from the Greek colonies.#Incorrect
~gained a sense of security and demobilized its military.#Incorrect
=had to fight the soldiers of King Pyrrhus, sent against them by the Greeks.#Correct
~relied upon a large and professional navy.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531361 name: In the Roman system of slavery,
::In the Roman system of slavery,::[html]In the Roman system of slavery,{
~only non-Italians were enslaved.#Incorrect
=slaves were used as artists, musicians, and doctors.#Correct
~slavery was not hereditary.#Incorrect
~all slaves were treated with great cruelty.#Incorrect
~there was a strong connection between slavery and race.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531362 name: In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the ...
::In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the ...::[html]In their struggle with the patricians, Roman plebeians employed which of the following tactics?{
~allying with the Etruscans against Rome#Incorrect
=the formation of popular assemblies to lobby for more political reforms#Correct
~open civil war#Incorrect
~assassination of political opponents#Incorrect
~All of these are correct.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531363 name: In what area did Cicero make his most original contributions?
::In what area did Cicero make his most original contributions?::[html]In what area did Cicero make his most original contributions?{
~Comic plays#Incorrect
~Tragic theater pieces#Incorrect
~New poems#Incorrect
=Political thought#Correct
~Histories of early Rome#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531364 name: Legal conflicts involving non-Romans gave rise to the
::Legal conflicts involving non-Romans gave rise to the::[html]Legal conflicts involving non-Romans gave rise to the{
=law of nations.#Correct
~law of nature.#Incorrect
~Twelve Tables.#Incorrect
~civil law.#Incorrect
~law of the gods.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531365 name: Livy's account of Cincinnatus
::Livy's account of Cincinnatus::[html]Livy's account of Cincinnatus{
~was used to teach the Roman people the treachery of tyrants.#Incorrect
~recounts the inseparable linkage of wealth and leadership abilities.#Incorrect
~provides an account of the founding of Rome.#Incorrect
=demonstrates how the virtues of duty and simplicity in Rome's leaders enabled Rome to survive in difficult times.#Correct
~justified the concept of divine right monarchy.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531366 name: Over time, Roman religion completely merged with
::Over time, Roman religion completely merged with::[html]Over time, Roman religion completely merged with{
=Greek religion.#Correct
~Egyptian religion.#Incorrect
~Persian philosophy.#Incorrect
~Hebrew religion.#Incorrect
~Greek philosophy.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531367 name: Roman support for the freedom of the Greek states brought Rome into conflict ...
::Roman support for the freedom of the Greek states brought Rome into conflict ...::[html]Roman support for the freedom of the Greek states brought Rome into conflict with{
~Gaul.#Incorrect
~Athens.#Incorrect
=Macedonia.#Correct
~Egypt.#Incorrect
~Corinth.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531368 name: Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the
::Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the::[html]Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the{
=plain of Latium.#Correct
~river Danube.#Incorrect
~coast of the Aegean Sea.#Incorrect
~foothills of the Alps.#Incorrect
~toe of the Italian peninsula.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531369 name: The head of the Roman religious observances was
::The head of the Roman religious observances was::[html]The head of the Roman religious observances was{
~a caesar.#Incorrect
~the vestal virgins.#Incorrect
~the tribunate.#Incorrect
~a consul.#Incorrect
=the pontifex maximus.#Correct
}
// question: 16531370 name: The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and ...
::The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and ...::[html]The people to the north of Rome who apparently ruled Rome for a century and heavily influenced Roman urban culture were the{
~Ligurians.#Incorrect
~Gauls.#Incorrect
~Samnites.#Incorrect
=Etruscans.#Correct
~Dorians.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531371 name: The Roman Dictator
::The Roman Dictator::[html]The Roman Dictator{
~was the spokesman for the plebeian order.#Incorrect
~exercised unlimited power for a period of usually two years.#Incorrect
~was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars.#Incorrect
=was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic.#Correct
~All of these are correct.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531372 name: The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of ...
::The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of ...::[html]The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was{
=Cato.#Correct
~Scipio.#Incorrect
~Marius.#Incorrect
~Pliny the Elder.#Incorrect
~Sulla.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531373 name: The Second Punic War saw Carthage
::The Second Punic War saw Carthage::[html]The Second Punic War saw Carthage{
~try to force a naval war in the Mediterranean as a precursor to invasion of Italy.#Incorrect
~precipitate the war by encroaching on Roman Gaul.#Incorrect
~enlist the forces of its Mongol allies.#Incorrect
~capture and sack the city of Rome.#Incorrect
=carry a land war to Rome by crossing the Alps.#Correct
}
// question: 16531374 name: Until 148 B.C.E., which role did the Romans try to play in Greece?
::Until 148 B.C.E., which role did the Romans try to play in Greece?::[html]Until 148 B.C.E., which role did the Romans try to play in Greece?{
~Direct ruler#Incorrect
~Tax collector#Incorrect
~Dominating power#Incorrect
~Absolute neutral#Incorrect
=Power broker#Correct
}
// question: 16531375 name: What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take?
::What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take?::[html]What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take?{
~Sell his children#Incorrect
~Put his children to death#Incorrect
=Arrange the marriages of his daughters#Correct
~Assign the person who would serve as guardian in his absence#Incorrect
~Enjoy multiple wives#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531376 name: What did Caesar demonstrate by crossing the Rubicon?
::What did Caesar demonstrate by crossing the Rubicon?::[html]What did Caesar demonstrate by crossing the Rubicon?{
=He was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate.#Correct
~He was willing to compromise with Pompey.#Incorrect
~He had no will to fight his enemies in Rome.#Incorrect
~He wished to retire peacefully to his rural estates.#Incorrect
~He was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531377 name: What did Polybius see as the key to the success of the Roman army during the ...
::What did Polybius see as the key to the success of the Roman army during the ...::[html]What did Polybius see as the key to the success of the Roman army during the period of the early republic?{
~The vast resources devoted to the army#Incorrect
~The pool of slaves available to support the army#Incorrect
~The advanced technology available to the army#Incorrect
~The sheer size of the army#Incorrect
=The fact that it was a citizen army#Correct
}
// question: 16531378 name: What happened when Roman laws changed for plebeians and patricians in the ...
::What happened when Roman laws changed for plebeians and patricians in the ...::[html]What happened when Roman laws changed for plebeians and patricians in the fourth century B.C.E.?{
~Patricians were removed from civic government.#Incorrect
~The death penalty was established for treason against the state.#Incorrect
=Plebeians and the patricians were now bound by Roman laws.#Correct
~Greeks laws were banished from the Roman legal system.#Incorrect
~Citizenship was granted to non-Romans.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531379 name: What most closely captures the reality of marriage for Roman women in the ...
::What most closely captures the reality of marriage for Roman women in the ...::[html]What most closely captures the reality of marriage for Roman women in the first century B.C.E.?{
~Marriage still allowed them legal independence.#Incorrect
~Marriage laws gave them legal control over all children still at home.#Incorrect
~Marriage required the father to give up all rights to his daughter.#Incorrect
=Divorce became increasingly prevalent due to political turmoil.#Correct
~Polygamy was allowed for women if they were wealthy enough.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531380 name: What mountain range divides eastern Italy from western Italy?
::What mountain range divides eastern Italy from western Italy?::[html]What mountain range divides eastern Italy from western Italy?{
=The Apennines#Correct
~The Alps#Incorrect
~The Urals#Incorrect
~The Pyrenees#Incorrect
~The Carpathians#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531381 name: What phrase refers to the goal of Roman religion to maintain trust and ...
::What phrase refers to the goal of Roman religion to maintain trust and ...::[html]What phrase refers to the goal of Roman religion to maintain trust and harmony with the spirits?{
=The peace of the gods#Correct
~Semper fidelis#Incorrect
~Imperial grace#Incorrect
~The peaceable kingdom#Incorrect
~Carpe diem#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531382 name: What precedent for the treatment of vanquished foes emerged from the creation...
::What precedent for the treatment of vanquished foes emerged from the creation...::[html]What precedent for the treatment of vanquished foes emerged from the creation of the Roman Confederation?{
~It forced slave labor on the populace of the defeated cities#Incorrect
=It offered the most favored "allied" peoples full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake in successful Roman expansion.#Correct
~It slaughtered the citizens wholesale and sold the rest to pirates.#Incorrect
~It confiscated all the property of defeated peoples.#Incorrect
~It created for the first time the citizen category of "plebeian."#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531383 name: What program did Tiberius Gracchus advocate when he ran for tribune in 133 B....
::What program did Tiberius Gracchus advocate when he ran for tribune in 133 B....::[html]What program did Tiberius Gracchus advocate when he ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E.?{
~punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces#Incorrect
~cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome#Incorrect
~freeing the slaves#Incorrect
~allowing women to arrange their own marriages#Incorrect
=providing farms to landless farmers#Correct
}
// question: 16531384 name: What resulted from the First Punic War?
::What resulted from the First Punic War?::[html]What resulted from the First Punic War?{
~The Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Spain.#Incorrect
=The Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Sicily and pay an indemnity to Rome.#Correct
~Sicily gained its independence from both Rome and Carthage.#Incorrect
~Rome was forced to relinquish its Mediterranean claims.#Incorrect
~Pyrrhus invaded Italy.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531385 name: What resulted from the reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus?
::What resulted from the reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus?::[html]What resulted from the reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus?{
~Their reforms helped create a system of absolute political domination by the optimates.#Incorrect
~The reforms eliminated the position of tribune of the plebs.#Incorrect
=Their reforms resulted in further instability and violence as they polarized various social groups.#Correct
~Their reforms established more egalitarian laws and customs.#Incorrect
~The reforms made Rome more democratic.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531386 name: What was a key feature of the Roman Confederation?
::What was a key feature of the Roman Confederation?::[html]What was a key feature of the Roman Confederation?{
=The granting of citizenship to some Italians#Correct
~The enslavement of all Italians#Incorrect
~The renunciation of war as an instrument of policy#Incorrect
~The granting of equal rights to all Italians#Incorrect
~The abolition of slavery within Italy#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531387 name: What was Sulla's legacy?
::What was Sulla's legacy?::[html]What was Sulla's legacy?{
~He became the first non-Roman consul.#Incorrect
~He became the first Roman general to use siege engines.#Incorrect
~He prevented civil war by arbitrating disputes between Marius and Gaius.#Incorrect
~He divided up the latifundia and restored the dispossessed farmers to their lands.#Incorrect
=He employed the army to seize power in political disputes, a strategy copied by other ambitious men.#Correct
}
// question: 16531388 name: What was the immediate cause of the First Punic War?
::What was the immediate cause of the First Punic War?::[html]What was the immediate cause of the First Punic War?{
~Carthaginian treachery in the Pyrrhic Wars#Incorrect
~Roman colonization in North Africa#Incorrect
~Carthaginian expansion along the Spanish and Italian coasts#Incorrect
=Rome sending an army to Sicily#Correct
~Cato's decision to destroy Carthage#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531389 name: What was the impact of Italy's geography on the development of Rome?
::What was the impact of Italy's geography on the development of Rome?::[html]What was the impact of Italy's geography on the development of Rome?{
~It provided little productive land for agriculture.#Incorrect
~It divided the peninsula into small isolated communities.#Incorrect
=It made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend.#Correct
~It made the conquering of the Mediterranean a difficult task.#Incorrect
~It created the same difficult environment as in Greece, thus making political unity difficult.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531390 name: What was the imperium?
::What was the imperium?::[html]What was the imperium?{
~The duties that Roman citizens owed to the gods#Incorrect
=The power to command Roman citizens#Correct
~The right to collect taxes#Incorrect
~The privileges reserved to patricians#Incorrect
~The name of Roman children's favorite board game#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531391 name: What was the most formidable power that the Romans faced in the Mediterranean?
::What was the most formidable power that the Romans faced in the Mediterranean?::[html]What was the most formidable power that the Romans faced in the Mediterranean?{
=Carthage#Correct
~Pella#Incorrect
~Corinth#Incorrect
~Syracuse#Incorrect
~Messana#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531392 name: What was the original role of the Roman Senate?
::What was the original role of the Roman Senate?::[html]What was the original role of the Roman Senate?{
~It was the chief legislative body of the Republic.#Incorrect
=It could only advise the magistrates in legal matters.#Correct
~It was the most important popular assembly.#Incorrect
~It was the main governing body by the third century B.C.E.#Incorrect
~It was the only body with total military authority.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531393 name: What was the paterfamilias in Roman society?
::What was the paterfamilias in Roman society?::[html]What was the paterfamilias in Roman society?{
~A client to a patron or wealthy citizen#Incorrect
=The male head of the household#Correct
~An upper-class aristocrat#Incorrect
~A common person#Incorrect
~The male head of the family#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531394 name: What was the result of the Third Punic War?
::What was the result of the Third Punic War?::[html]What was the result of the Third Punic War?{
~Rome and Carthage forged an alliance.#Incorrect
=Carthage faced destruction and subjugation#Correct
~Rome lost mastery of the Mediterranean Sea.#Incorrect
~Rome was sacked.#Incorrect
~Julius Caesar came to power.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531395 name: What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War?
::What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War?::[html]What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War?{
~He impeded Hannibal's advance in Italy through delaying tactics.#Incorrect
=He expelled the Carthaginians from Spain and later won the decisive Battle of Zama.#Correct
~He engineered a valuable alliance with the Gauls.#Incorrect
~He first utilized elephants as "living tanks."#Incorrect
~He saved Rome by leaving his farm, assuming military leadership, and then returning to his land.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531396 name: What was the Struggle of the Orders?
::What was the Struggle of the Orders?::[html]What was the Struggle of the Orders?{
~It was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves.#Incorrect
~It was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians.#Incorrect
~It was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians.#Incorrect
~It was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious.#Incorrect
=It was a peaceful struggle, which resulted in political compromise between plebeians and patricians.#Correct
}
// question: 16531397 name: What was/were the Twelve Tables?
::What was/were the Twelve Tables?::[html]What was/were the Twelve Tables?{
~The meeting place of the Roman Senate#Incorrect
~A tool used to record and inspire a new religious cult in Rome#Incorrect
~The arts of the Roman festival celebrating spring's arrival#Incorrect
~The only place in Rome where patricians and plebeians could meet together#Incorrect
=The first formal codification of Roman law and customs#Correct
}
// question: 16531398 name: Which action enhanced Julius Caesar's popularity?
::Which action enhanced Julius Caesar's popularity?::[html]Which action enhanced Julius Caesar's popularity?{
~He defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E.#Incorrect
~He dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life.#Incorrect
~He was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions.#Incorrect
~He married Cleopatra.#Incorrect
=He led successful military commands, especially in Gaul.#Correct
}
// question: 16531399 name: Which city led a revolt against the Romans between 148 and 146 B.C.E.?
::Which city led a revolt against the Romans between 148 and 146 B.C.E.?::[html]Which city led a revolt against the Romans between 148 and 146 B.C.E.?{
~Lydia#Incorrect
~Thebes#Incorrect
~Sparta#Incorrect
=Corinth#Correct
~Athens#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531400 name: Which Greek philosophy did the Romans accept to give justification to its ...
::Which Greek philosophy did the Romans accept to give justification to its ...::[html]Which Greek philosophy did the Romans accept to give justification to its legal system?{
=Stoicism, because of its emphasis on virtue and duty#Correct
~Neo-Platonism, because of its concern for ideal beauty#Incorrect
~Epicureanism, because of its emphasis on the good life#Incorrect
~Hedonism, because of its advocacy of intense emotional experiences#Incorrect
~Aristotelianism, because of its logical preciseness and practicality#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531401 name: Which Greek philosophy had the greatest influence on the Roman concept of ...
::Which Greek philosophy had the greatest influence on the Roman concept of ...::[html]Which Greek philosophy had the greatest influence on the Roman concept of natural law?{
~Existentialism#Incorrect
~Nihilism#Incorrect
~Cynicism#Incorrect
~Epicureanism#Incorrect
=Stoicism#Correct
}
// question: 16531402 name: Which innovation enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters and public baths?
::Which innovation enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters and public baths?::[html]Which innovation enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters and public baths?{
~Steel#Incorrect
~Copper#Incorrect
~Calculus#Incorrect
=Concrete#Correct
~Load-bearing arches#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531403 name: Which of the following is NOT true of the centuriate assembly?
::Which of the following is NOT true of the centuriate assembly?::[html]Which of the following is NOT true of the centuriate assembly?{
=It rivaled the Roman senate for power.#Correct
~It was the Roman army functioning in its political role.#Incorrect
~It was organized by classes based on wealth.#Incorrect
~It elected the chief magistrates and passed laws.#Incorrect
~It was structured in such a way that the wealthiest citizens always possessed a majority.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531404 name: Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities ...
::Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities ...::[html]Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman women by the first century B.C.E.?{
~They had legal independence inside their marriages.#Incorrect
~They had legal control over all children still at home.#Incorrect
~They were legally controlled by their husbands.#Incorrect
=They remained legally the property of their fathers.#Correct
~If rich enough, they could marry two husbands simultaneously.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531405 name: Which of the following statements best applies to Roman education?
::Which of the following statements best applies to Roman education?::[html]Which of the following statements best applies to Roman education?{
~Foreigners were not allowed to become teachers.#Incorrect
~Boys and girls were educated through a rigorous public school system borrowed from the Spartans.#Incorrect
=The wealthy classes wanted training in Greek and mastery of rhetoric, or persuasive public speaking, for their children.#Correct
~Study of foreign languages was prohibited to purify the Latin language.#Incorrect
~There were many public schools, with scholarships made available to the poor.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531406 name: Which of these actions is an example of Etruscan influence on the Romans?
::Which of these actions is an example of Etruscan influence on the Romans?::[html]Which of these actions is an example of Etruscan influence on the Romans?{
~The abolition of slavery#Incorrect
~The adoption of republican political institutions#Incorrect
~The use of concrete#Incorrect
=The acceptance of the toga and short cloak#Correct
~The adoption of agriculture#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531407 name: Which phase in the creation of the Roman empire occurred first?
::Which phase in the creation of the Roman empire occurred first?::[html]Which phase in the creation of the Roman empire occurred first?{
~The invasion of West Africa#Incorrect
~The conquest of India#Incorrect
~The domination of the Hellenistic kingdoms#Incorrect
~The conflict with Carthage#Incorrect
=The conquest of Italy#Correct
}
// question: 16531408 name: Which phase in the creation of the Roman empire occurred last?
::Which phase in the creation of the Roman empire occurred last?::[html]Which phase in the creation of the Roman empire occurred last?{
~The invasion of West Africa#Incorrect
~The conquest of India#Incorrect
=The domination of the Hellenistic kingdoms#Correct
~The conflict with Carthage#Incorrect
~The conquest of Italy#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531409 name: Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new ...
::Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new ...::[html]Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new poetry at the end of the Roman Republic?{
~Sallust#Incorrect
~Cicero#Incorrect
=Catullus#Correct
~Plutarch#Incorrect
~Virgil#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531410 name: Which statement best describes Roman imperial expansion?
::Which statement best describes Roman imperial expansion?::[html]Which statement best describes Roman imperial expansion?{
~It was ruthlessly and carefully planned from the beginning.#Incorrect
~It was driven solely by economic necessity.#Incorrect
~It was opposed by most senators as too costly and too dangerous.#Incorrect
=It was highly opportunistic, responding to unanticipated military threats and possibilities for glory.#Correct
~It was futile, as Rome's empire did not endure.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531411 name: Which statement best describes Roman religion?
::Which statement best describes Roman religion?::[html]Which statement best describes Roman religion?{
~Religion was a minimal aspect of Roman society.#Incorrect
=Religion was a central part of Roman public and familial life with the worship of gods for practical purposes.#Correct
~Roman gods were creations unique to their society.#Incorrect
~Roman religion was monotheistic.#Incorrect
~Roman religion encouraged social equality.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531412 name: Which statement best describes Roman slaves by the latter Republic?
::Which statement best describes Roman slaves by the latter Republic?::[html]Which statement best describes Roman slaves by the latter Republic?{
=Slaves often worked on the Roman latifundia.#Correct
~Slaves always received humane treatment from their owners.#Incorrect
~Slaves never received humane treatment from their owners.#Incorrect
~Slaves were used as soldiers in the army.#Incorrect
~Slaves were primarily from Italy.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531413 name: Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome?
::Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome?::[html]Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome?{
~Jupiter Optimus Maximus#Incorrect
~Cato#Incorrect
=Spartacus#Correct
~Thracia#Incorrect
~Portunus#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531414 name: Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family?
::Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family?::[html]Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family?{
~The mother#Incorrect
=The father#Correct
~The eldest son#Incorrect
~The eldest daughter#Incorrect
~The oldest female#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531415 name: Who was the patron god of the city of Rome?
::Who was the patron god of the city of Rome?::[html]Who was the patron god of the city of Rome?{
=Jupiter#Correct
~Apollo#Incorrect
~Athena#Incorrect
~Mercury#Incorrect
~Mars#Incorrect
}
// question: 16531416 name: Who were members of the equestrian order?
::Who were members of the equestrian order?::[html]Who were members of the equestrian order?{
=They were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans established by Tiberius Gracchus.#Correct
~They were a new military order created by Caesar.#Incorrect
~They were competitors of the optimates for power in the Roman Senate.#Incorrect
~They were advisors to proconsuls in the provinces of the Republic.#Incorrect
~They were second class citizens of non-Roman origin.#Incorrect
}