The Roman World At Its Height Full Test Bank Chapter 1 - Medieval Europe 4e | Test Bank Backman by Clifford R. Backman. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 1
Test Bank
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 01
1) Which of the following was the major contributing factor to the Pax Romana?
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a. An increase in political factionalism
b. A strong centralized imperial government
c. The independent power of the Senate
d. The conquering of Carthage
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 02
2) Which of the following is NOT true of Rome’s Mediterranean-based culture?
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a. Maritime piracy overwhelmingly divided coastal communities
b. The calm waters fostered contact between widespread areas
c. The nature of the coastal environment spurred trading
d. Travel by sea permitted the army to stop insurrections quickly
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 03
3) Which of the following were the major sources of stability for the geographically enormous Roman empire? (Select all that apply)
Feedback: The Geography of Empire
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a. The professionalized Roman army
b. The belief in a divine emperor
c. Freely given citizenship to all conquered peoples
d. Control of the Mediterranean Sea
Title: Chapter 01 Question 04
4) The Roman army could avoid permanent ____________ of trouble areas due to its use of the Mediterranean.
Type: fill-in-blank
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 06
6) 
What does this map indicate about coastal Mediterranean economies?
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a. The coast acquired all its resources only by trade
b. Copper was widely available to coastal miners
c. Coastal crop output was limited by the narrowness of arable land
d. The extreme north was a larger producer of wine than the coast
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 07
7) What were the main differences between the Mediterranean and Northern European environments? (Select all that apply)
Feedback: The Geography of Empire
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a. The north offered abundant forest while the south lacked important basic resources
b. The north was heavy and wet while the south was generally arid
c. The north was bounded by mountain ranges while the south had ample hinterlands
d. The north enjoyed much contact between communities whereas in south communities were relatively isolated
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 08
8) Which Roman socio-political group encompassed senators and army veterans?
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a. Conquered peoples
b. Curiales
c. Humiliores
d. Honestiores
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 09
9) Which of the following is TRUE of the Roman ‘familia’? (Select all that apply)
Feedback: Roman Society
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a. It included only the nuclear family
b. It was strictly and legally patriarchal
c. It included extended members including slaves
d. It meant that married women could never live any form of an independent life
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 10
10) Which best describes the educational possibilities for free Roman women?
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a. Most free women were not educated except for the highest rank
b. No women could receive education
c. Most had access to education on a sliding scale based on social rank
d. They were all educated but none became respected or known for their educations
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 11
11)
What Roman cultural reality can be seen in this tombstone?
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a. The habit of blending local with foreign influences to create a hybrid
b. The denigration of women in public art
c. The emphasis on strictly Roman styles throughout the empire
d. The excessive illiteracy rates among conquered peoples
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 12
12) What was Emperor Hadrian’s most prominent contribution to the Age of the Five Good Emperors?
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a. He conquered Armenia and Assyria
b. He fortified and secured the Roman frontiers, such as in England
c. He built the Roman Colosseum
d. He rebuilt Rome after a major fire during his reign
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 01 Question 13
13) _________ denotes Augustus’ form of governance established in 27 BCE.
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 14
14) Which of the following contributed to Rome’s decline in the third century CE? (Select all that apply)
Feedback: The Challenges of the 3rd Century
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a. Economic troubles including inflation and debased coinage
b. Civil wars prompted by succession issues
c. Violent clashes with Germanic clans
d. Growing disinterest in maintaining a coherent empire
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 15
15) How did Diocletian resolve the political crises he faced at his accession to the imperial throne?
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a. He decentralized imperial governance by establishing a tetrarchy
b. He consolidated imperial governance in his own hands
c. He delegated all imperial governance to the Senate
d. He abdicated the throne due to the stresses of rule
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 16
16) What best explains the persecution of Christians versus other non-Roman religions?
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a. Christians willingly made an offering to the official pagan cult so they were spared some persecution
b. Tolerance had never been part of the Roman attitude towards foreign religions
c. Christianity was simply too unfamiliar to be granted any respect
d. Christians refused to be incorporated into the polytheistic Roman civic religion
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 17
17) Which of the following is NOT true of Constantine’s reign?
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a. He shared authority equally with the other members of the tetrarchy
b. He moved his capital to Byzantium, which he rebuilt and renamed
c. He aggrandized the imperial title to include ‘god’
d. He turned his attention eastward to Greek- and Persian-influenced culture
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 18
18)
What do the facial features of Constantine suggest about this statue?
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a. Constantine was unhappy with how he was portrayed in public art
b. According to legend, Constantine’s eyes were oversized
c. The sculptor was not skilled enough to produce balanced features
d. It was large and imposing, meant to be viewed from a subordinated position
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 19
19) What important role did the ‘federati’ play in the third century CE?
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a. They became completely Romanized
b. They served as a perimeter defense
c. They rebelled against Roman power
d. They were a large pressure on the costs of army maintenance
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 20
20) How did Constantine’s conversion to Christianity alter the new religion’s status in the empire?
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a. It formally ended persecution of Christians
b. It made Christianity the only legal religion of the empire
c. It undermined Christianity because his conversion was not heartfelt
d. It slowed some persecution of Christians, but did not fully stop it