Test Bank Ch.8 Mathisen Empire: Julio, Flavians (14 96) - Roman Civ History | Test Bank Mathisen by Ralph W. Mathisen. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 8
15 instructor questions: 5 multiple choice, 10 T/F
1. Which Praetorian Prefect convinced Tiberius to remain on the island of Capri in 27 CE and later plotted to seize the throne himself?
- Sejanus (p. 258)
- Drusus
- Seneca
- Germanicus
2. The death of which emperor brought the Julio-Claudian dynasty to an end?
- Caligula
- Galba
- Claudius
- Nero (p. 264)
3. Which of the following emperors was also a historian, and had been tutored by Livy himself?
- Vespasian
- Nero
- Tiberius
- Claudius (p. 260)
4. Christian communities in large cities were led by a ______.
- patriarch
- bishop (p. 270)
- legate
- nuntius (“messenger”)
5. The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred during the reign of the emperor ______, who was lauded for his relief efforts afterwards.
- Domitian
- Titus (p. 266)
- Nero
- Vespasian
- Vespasian established the Flavian Dynasty, which consisted of himself and his two younger brothers. (F, p. 264)
- Vespasian’s thriftiness led him to institute the so-called “urine tax” on public latrines. (T, p. 265)
- None of the Julio-Claudian emperors who followed Augustus was succeeded by a blood son. (T, p. 257)
- The Julio-Claudian emperors were all in some way related to Augustus. (T, p. 256)
- The revolt of Boudicca came to an end at the Battle of Watling Street. (T, p. 262)
- Domitian’s relations with the Senate were markedly better than they had been under his predecessors. (F, p. 269)
- Claudius passed legislation that restricted the rights of slaves and increased the potential for abuse by slave owners. (F, p. 260)
- A number of Jews were seen as possible Messiahs in the first century CE. (T, 269)
- Caligula was the first Roman emperor to be assassinated. (T, p. 259)
- The Senate passed the sentence of “Damnation of Memory” on Nero after he died. (T, p. 263)
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