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Please define the following key terms.
-the Rubicon

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Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-mos maiorum

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Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-plebiscita

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Question 4

At the conclusion of their conquest of Italy, the Romans enslaved all of the Italian peoples.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-Etruscans

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Who? The Etruscans were an ancient civil...

Question 6

What was the impact of Italy's geography on the development of Rome?

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A)  It provided little productive land for agriculture.
B)  It divided the peninsula into small isolated communities.
C)  It made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend.
D)  It made the conquering of the Mediterranean a difficult task.
E)  It created the same difficult environment as in Greece, thus making political unity difficult.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-senate

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The Senate is one of the two chambers of...

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Sallust and Catullus

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Sallust and Catullus are two significant...

Question 9

Compare and contrast Roman religion with the religion of the Greeks. How did Rome's religion help facilitate its expansion?

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Roman religion and Greek religion shared...

Question 10

What program did Tiberius Gracchus advocate when he ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E.?

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A)  punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces
B)  cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome
C)  freeing the slaves
D)  allowing women to arrange their own marriages
E)  providing farms to landless farmersF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Which statement best describes Roman imperial expansion?

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A)  It was ruthlessly and carefully planned from the beginning.
B)  It was driven solely by economic necessity.
C)  It was opposed by most senators as too costly and too dangerous.
D)  It was highly opportunistic, responding to unanticipated military threats and possibilities for glory.
E)  It was futile, as Rome's empire did not endure.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Until 148 B.C.E., which role did the Romans try to play in Greece?

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A)  Direct ruler
B)  Tax collector
C)  Dominating power
D)  Absolute neutral
E)  Power brokerF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-Mark Antony and Cleopatra

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Mark Antony and Cleopatra are two histor...

Question 14

What was the imperium?

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A)  The duties that Roman citizens owed to the gods
B)  The power to command Roman citizens
C)  The right to collect taxes
D)  The privileges reserved to patricians
E)  The name of Roman children's favorite board gameF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Which statement best describes Roman religion?

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A)  Religion was a minimal aspect of Roman society.
B)  Religion was a central part of Roman public and familial life with the worship of gods for practical purposes.
C)  Roman gods were creations unique to their society.
D)  Roman religion was monotheistic.
E)  Roman religion encouraged social equality.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-Cicero

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Cicero, also known as Marcus Tullius Cic...

Question 17

What was the Struggle of the Orders?

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A)  It was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves.
B)  It was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians.
C)  It was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians.
D)  It was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious.
E)  It was a peaceful struggle, which resulted in political compromise between plebeians and patricians.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

What did Caesar demonstrate by crossing the Rubicon?

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A)  He was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate.
B)  He was willing to compromise with Pompey.
C)  He had no will to fight his enemies in Rome.
D)  He wished to retire peacefully to his rural estates.
E)  He was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

What were the causes and consequences of the growth of slavery? What impact did reliance on slaves have on government policies, social tensions, and economic development?

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The growth of slavery in the United Stat...

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

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Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were Roman p...

Exam 5: The Roman Republic.

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