Exam Questions Ch10 The Rise Of Rome And The Roman Republic

CHAPTER 10 THE RISE OF ROME AND THE ROMAN REPUBLIC (753–120 BCE)

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 01

1. The “Q speakers” included primarily the people later known as the _______.

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a. Latins

b. Samnites

c. Villanovans

d. Carthaginians

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 02

2. A Greek version of the founding of Rome had the city being founded by which Trojan hero?

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a. Paris

b. Helenus

c. Hector

d. Aeneas

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 03

3. Who were the parents of Romulus and Remus?

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a. Mars and Rhea Silvia

b. Venus and Anchises

c. Jupiter and Diana

d. Venus and Tarquinius

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 04

4. Which of the following were Etruscan or were of Etruscan origin in Rome?

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a. The forum

b. The last three kings of Rome

c. The fasces

d. The Latin word (populus) for the people of Rome

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 05

5. The Roman character was fundamentally conservative and rooted in the concept of _______.

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a. confarreatio

b. sui juris

c. emancipatio

d. mos maiorum

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 06

6. Which of the following were the three kinds of marriage in early Rome?

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a. usus

b. coemptio

c. virgula

d. confarreatio

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 07

7. Which three gods formed the Capitoline Triad?

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a. Jupiter Optimus Maximus

b. Mars Ultor

c. Juno

d. Minerva

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 08

8. The suicide of which Roman matron provided the spark for the expulsion of the last Roman king?

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a. Lucretia

b. Verginia

c. Hersilia

d. Horatia

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 09

9. Which of the following were not part of the Roman republic?

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a. The Gerousia

b. The Senate

c. The Curiate Assembly

d. The Consuls

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 10

10. The pronouncements, known as _______, of the Council of Plebs were binding only on plebeians.

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a. equites

b. curiae

c. consulta ultima

d. plebiscites

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 11

11. In 287 BCE, the plebeians achieved a final victory in the Conflict of the Orders when what law was passed?

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a. The Theodosian Law

b. The Hortensian Law

c. The Canuleian Law

d. The Sexto-Licinian Law

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 12

12. Which Roman was appointed Dictator, rescued the Roman army, and then famously went back to plowing his fields after only sixteen days?

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a. Brutus

b. Cincinnatus

c. Scaevola

d. Camillus

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 13

13. Rome’s policy after the Gallic sack of the city could best be described as _______.

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a. globalism

b. isolationism

c. defensive aggression

d. the shell frontier system

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 14

14. The greatest honor a senatorial general could be awarded after a military victory was a _______.

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a. “shield of Romulus”

b. golden fasces

c. bronze crown

d. triumph

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 15

15. The worst military disaster the Romans ever suffered occurred at the hands of Hannibal at the Battle of _______.

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a. Zama Regia

b. the Caudine Forks

c. Heraclea

d. Cannae

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 16

16. The Battle of _______ saw the defeat of Hannibal by Scipio, earning him the victory title “Africanus.”

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a. Zama Regia

b. the Caudine Forks

c. Heraclea

d. Cannae

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 17

17. What is the name of the standard Roman silver coin, introduced around 212 BCE?

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a. Byzant

b. Drachma

c. Denarius

d. As

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 18

18. The example of _______ demonstrates that by the second century BCE, women were becoming more outspoken and assertive at Rome.

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a. Lucretia

b. Julia

c. Hispala

d. Sabina

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 19

19. Which of the peoples on this map sacked Rome?

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a. Germanic Peoples

b. Celtiberian Peoples

c. Thracians

d. Gallic Peoples

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Title: Chapter 10 Question 20

20. This Etruscan dish depicts war elephants. Which two enemies of Rome famously included elephants among their troops?

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a. Brennus

b. Pyrrhus of Epirus

c. Hannibal

d. Titus Tatius