Wh ch1 s2 roman jeopardy (with answers) 09

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2. 1) Who were the people who ruled
central Italy before the Romans?
a) Druids
b) Greeks
c) Etruscans
d) Persians
e) Elder Romans
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3. 1) Who were the people who ruled
central Italy before the Romans?
• Druids
• Greeks
• Etruscans
• Persians
• Elder Romans
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4. 2) How long did members of the Senate serve for?
a) 10 years
b) 6 years
c) 4 years
d) 2 years
e) for life
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5. 2) How long did members of the Senate serve for?
• 10 years
• 6 years
• 4 years
• 2 years
• for life
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6. 3) Which of the following is NOT
true of Plebeians?
a) Group with biggest influence over government
b) Common people who made up most of the
Roman population
c) Plebeian protest eventually had law written
d) Plebeians demanded written laws be placed in
public so all people knew the law.
e) Plebeians gained right to appeal judgment.
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7. 3) Which of the following is NOT
true of Plebeians?
a) Group with biggest influence over government
b) Common people who made up most of the
Roman population
c) Plebeian protest eventually had law written
d) Plebeians demanded written laws be placed in
public so all people knew the law.
e) Plebeians gained right to appeal judgment.
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8. 4) All are descriptions of the type of government
established in Rome in 509 BC EXCEPT:
a) Empire
b) “thing of the people”
c) Republic
d) Senate
e) All are correct
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9. 4) All are descriptions of the type of government
established in Rome in 509 BC EXCEPT:
a) Empire
b) “thing of the people”
c) Republic
d) Senate
e) All are correct
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10. 5) Which of the following is
FALSE about the 12 Stone Tablets?
a) Fought for by commoners wanting to know the law
b) Placed publicly so citizens could hold legal decisions accountable
c) Key in developing a consistent understanding ruling of the law.
d) Insisted & created by Senate to better educate the masses about law
e) All are false
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11. 5) Which of the following is
FALSE about the 12 Stone Tablets?
a) Fought for by commoners wanting to know the law
b) Placed publicly so citizens could hold legal decisions accountable
c) Key in developing a consistent understanding ruling of the law.
d) Insisted & created by Senate to better educate the masses about law
e) All are false
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12. 6) What did the Roman phase “Mare Nostrum” mean?
a) Rome dominates the Mediterranean Sea.
Romans would say “Our Sea”
b) Fear of a future nightmare.
Romans would say “bad dreams of the future”
c) Times were good.
Romans would say “Breath in the good air”
d) Roman way is the right way.
Romans would say “Our mark”
e) Roman music is the best.
Romans would say, “No strum (play) like us”
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13. 6) What did the Roman phase “Mare Nostrum” mean?
a) Rome dominates the Mediterranean Sea.
Romans would say “Our Sea”
b) Fear of a future nightmare.
Romans would say “bad dreams of the future”
c) Times were good.
Romans would say “Breath in the good air”
d) Roman way is the right way.
Romans would say “Our mark”
e) Roman music is the best.
Romans would say, “No strum (play) like us”
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14. 7) Which of the following successfully resisted Roman rule?
a) Asia Minor
b) Spain
c) Gaul
d) Judea
e) None of the above
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15. 7) Which of the following successfully resisted Roman rule?
• Asia Minor
• Spain
• Gaul
• Judea
• None of the above
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16. 8) According to Plutarch,
who and what do soldiers fight and die for?
a) Who = others; what = to give others wealth and luxury
b) Who = protecting Romans; what = give others freedom
c) Who = themselves; what = for honor and glory
d) Who = no one; what = to give others a big headache
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17. 8) According to Plutarch,
who and what do soldiers fight and die for?
a) Who = others; what = to give others wealth and luxury
b) Who = protecting Romans; what = give others freedom
c) Who = themselves; what = for honor and glory
d) Who = no one; what = to give others a big headache
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18. 9) Tiberius Gracchus & his brother Gaius
fought to improve
a) Roman law for all Romans
b) the life of foreigners conquered by Rome
c) the life of plebeians
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
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19. 9) Tiberius Gracchus & his brother Gaius
fought to improve
a) Roman law for all Romans
b) the life of foreigners conquered by Rome
c) the life of plebeians
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
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20. 10) Which of the following is INCORRECT
about Tiberius Gracchus’ Reform?
a) felt Senate should have more power
b) felt land should be given to poor farmers
c) felt public money should be used to buy food for the poor
d) Felt commoners deserved reform
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21. 10) Which of the following is INCORRECT
about Tiberius Gracchus’ Reform?
a) felt Senate should have more power
b) felt land should be given to poor farmers
c) felt public money should be used to buy food for the poor
d) Felt commoners deserved reform
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22. 11) The Roman army evolved from a citizen-soldier
force into a professional force. The professional
army was loyal to ______________, not to Rome.
a) themselves
b) their commanders
c) patriotic Romans
d) the Senate
e) None of the above
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23. 11) The Roman army evolved from a citizen-soldier
force into a professional force. The professional
army was loyal to ______________, not to Rome.
• themselves
• their commanders
• patriotic Romans
• the Senate
• None of the above
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24. 12) In 51 BC, this popular general conquered Gaul
& eventually returned to Rome to become
dictator?
a) Julius Cicero
b) Brutus Caesar
c) Octavian Caesar
d) Julius Caesar
e) Constantine
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25. 12) In 51 BC, this popular general conquered Gaul
& eventually returned to Rome to become
dictator?
• Julius Cicero
• Brutus Caesar
• Octavian Caesar
• Julius Caesar
• Constantine
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26. 13) According to Historian Parenti,
why was Julius Caesar killed?
a) He was evil and killing too many innocent people
so the Senate and Plebeians agreed to kill him
b) The Senate was worried he wanted to make himself king
so they put him on trial and was ruled guilty
c) Caesar’s reforms were working and helping the people.
Senate did NOT want to lose or share power with the people.
d) He offended many religious Romans by acting too God-like.
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27. 13) According to Historian Parenti,
why was Julius Caesar killed?
a) He was evil and killing too many innocent people
so the Senate and Plebeians agreed to kill him
b) The Senate was worried he wanted to make himself king
so they put him on trial and was ruled guilty
c) Caesar’s reforms were working and helping the people.
Senate did NOT want to lose or share power with the people.
d) He offended many religious Romans by acting too God-like.
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28. 14) Which of the following should
Augustus NOT get credit for?
a) Setting up a stable government
b) Eliminating the Senate
c) High level jobs open to most talented,
not because of a person’s class
d) Allowed self-rule to distant cities and provinces,
if they swore allegiance to Rome
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29. 14) Which of the following should
Augustus NOT get credit for?
a) Setting up a stable government
b) Eliminating the Senate
c) High level jobs open to most talented,
not because of a person’s class
d) Allowed self-rule to distant cities and provinces,
if they swore allegiance to Rome
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30. 15) Although Augustus Caesar was NOT a
king in name, he ruled like one in what ways?
a) He named his successor
b) He took part in many ceremonies but let others
handle the less noticeable day to day work
c) He ruled with absolute power
d) Both A & B
e) Both A & C
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31. 15) Although Augustus Caesar was NOT a
king in name, he ruled like one in what ways?
a) He named his successor
b) He took part in many ceremonies but let others
handle the less noticeable day to day work
c) He ruled with absolute power
d) Both A & B
e) Both A & C
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32. 16) What was the 2nd system of law based on
for conquered Roman territories?
a) Natural law
b) Human reason
c) Stoic philosophy
d) all of the above
e) None of the above
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33. 16) What was the 2nd system of law based on
for conquered Roman territories?
a) Natural law
b) Human reason
c) Stoic philosophy
d) all of the above
e) None of the above
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34. 17) Which of the following were common
legal principles of the Roman Empire?
a) judges create the law
b) accused had right to offense
c) guilty until proven innocent
d) all are correct
e) None are correct
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35. 17) Which of the following were common
legal principles of the Roman Empire?
a) judges create the law
b) accused had right to offense
c) guilty until proven innocent
d) all are correct
e) None are correct
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36. 18) During the 400s, what caused the
Roman Empire to collapse in the west?
a) natural disasters caused bad harvest and food shortages
b) continual attacks from Visogoth invaders from Germany
c) Spanish slaves, African pirates and Greek philosophers
allied to defeat Rome
d) Both A & B
e) Both A & C
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37. 18) During the 400s, what caused the
Roman Empire to collapse in the west?
a) natural disasters caused bad harvest and food shortages
b) continual attacks from Visogoth invaders from Germany
c) Spanish slaves, African pirates and Greek philosophers
allied to defeat Rome
d) Both A & B
e) Both A & C
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38. 19) After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire
power was concentrated in the east.
What was the name of this new Empire?
• Hellenistic
• Balkan
• Hadrian
• Byzantine
• Ottoman
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39. 19) After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire
power was concentrated in the east.
What was the name of this new Empire?
• Hellenistic
• Balkan
• Hadrian
• Byzantine
• Ottoman
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40. 20) What is true about Roman philosophy?
a) Heavily influenced by Etruscans
b) Influenced by Hellenistic philosophy
c) Rejected Stoicism
d) Rejected Greek philosophy
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41. 20) What is true about Roman philosophy?
• Heavily influenced by Etruscans
• Influenced by Hellenistic philosophy
c) Rejected Stoicism
d) Rejected Greek philosophy
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42. 21) What name was given for the 1,000 years
period following the Fall of Rome and Roman ideas?
a)The Dark Ages
b)The Middle Ages
c)Medieval Times
d)All are correct
e)All are wrong
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43. 21) What name was given for the 1,000 years
period following the Fall of Rome and Roman ideas?
• The Dark Ages
• The Middle Ages
• Medieval Times
• All are correct
• All are wrong
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44. 22) What group of people had the power to
make laws in ancient Roman Republic?
a) The Emperor
b) The Plebeians
c) Philosopher Kings
d) The Senate
e) The Assemblies
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45. 22) What group of people had the power to
make laws in ancient Roman Republic?
a) The Emperor
b) The Plebeians
c) Philosopher Kings
d) The Senate
e) The Assemblies
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46. 23) What two continental European rivers
marked the northern edge of the Roman Empire?
a) Tigris and Euphrates
b) Amazon and Nile
c) Rhine and Volga
d) Danube and Nile
e) Rhine and Danube
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47. 23) What two continental European rivers
marked the northern edge of the Roman Empire?
a) Tigris and Euphrates
b) Amazon and Nile
c) Rhine and Volga
d) Danube and Nile
e) Rhine and Danube
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48. 24) What area successfully resisted Roman takeover?
a) Gaul
b) Britain
c) Germany
d) Spain
e) Asia Minor
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49. 24) What area successfully resisted Roman takeover?
a) Gaul
b) Britain
c) Germany
d) Spain
e) Asia Minor
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50. 25) Some claim I was closest to fulfilling Plato’s ideal of a
philosopher king. Yes, I read philosophy while on military
campaigns. I not only read but wrote my on philosophical
thoughts in a book called Meditations where many of Stoic
philosophical beliefs, such as commitment to duty, can be
read by others. I was a Roman Emperor long after the fall
of the Republic.
a) Julius Caesar
b) Augustus Caesar
c) Hadrian
d) Justinian
e) Marcus Aurelius
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51. 25) Some claim I was closest to fulfilling Plato’s ideal of a
philosopher king. Yes, I read philosophy while on military
campaigns. I not only read but wrote my on philosophical
thoughts in a book called Meditations where many of Stoic
philosophical beliefs, such as commitment to duty, can be
read by others. I was a Roman Emperor long after the fall
of the Republic.
a) Julius Caesar
b) Augustus Caesar
c) Hadrian
d) Justinian
e) Marcus Aurelius
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52. 26)
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