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Module 3: Multiple Choice Test with Answer - Western Heritage | HIST 101, Exams of World History

Material Type: Exam; Professor: Woods; Class: WESTERN HERITAGE; Subject: History; University: SUNY College of Technology at Canton; Term: Spring 2011;

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Module # 3 - Chapters 5-6 Multiple Choice Test
Submitted by Webber, Bridget (webbe103) on 3/1/2011 2:29:49 PM
Points Awarded
95.00
Points Missed
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Percentage
95.0%
1. Rome was established in the first millennium B.C. on the
A) plain of Latium.
B) river Danube
C) coast of the Aegean Sea.
Points Earned:
5.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s):
A
2. Which of the following statements regarding the Etruscans is regarded as historically
factual?
A) They transformed Rome from a pastoral to an urban community.
B) They were driven from Rome after the Gallic Wars.
C) They were allied with Carthage in the Punic Wars.
Points Earned:
5.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s):
A
3. The Roman Dictator
A) was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic.
B) exercised unlimited power for a period of usually six months.
C) a and b
Points Earned:
5.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s):
C
4. The paterfamilias in Roman society was
A) a client to a patron or wealthy citizen.
B) the male head of the household.
C) an upper-class aristocrat.
Points Earned:
5.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s):
B
5. The Twelve Tables was/were
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Module # 3 - Chapters 5-6 Multiple Choice Test

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  1. Rome was established in the first millennium B.C. on the A) plain of Latium. B) river Danube C) coast of the Aegean Sea. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): A
  2. Which of the following statements regarding the Etruscans is regarded as historically factual? A) They transformed Rome from a pastoral to an urban community. B) They were driven from Rome after the Gallic Wars. C) They were allied with Carthage in the Punic Wars. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): A
  3. The Roman Dictator A) was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic. B) exercised unlimited power for a period of usually six months. C) a and b Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): C
  4. The paterfamilias in Roman society was A) a client to a patron or wealthy citizen. B) the male head of the household. C) an upper-class aristocrat. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): B
  5. The Twelve Tables was/were

A) arts of the Roman festival celebrating spring's arrival B) the only place in Rome where patricians and plebeians could meet together. C) the first formal codification of Roman law and customs Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): C

  1. As a result of the First Punic War A) the Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Sicily and pay an indemnity to Rome. B) Sicily gained its independence from both Rome and Carthage. C) Pyrrhus invaded Italy. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): A
  2. The head of the Roman religious observances was A) the vestal virgins. B) a consul. C) the pontifex maximus. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): C
  3. Roman slaves A) often worked on the Roman latifundia****. B) always received humane treatment from their owners. C) were used as soldiers in the army. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): A
  4. Julius Caesar A) led military commands in Spain and especially Gaul that enhanced his popularity. B) was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions. C) married Cleopatra. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): A
  5. By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar showed that he A) had no will to fight his enemies in Rome. B) was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome. C) was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate.

Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): C

  1. The greatest historian of the “silver age” of Latin literature was A) Petronius. B) Tacitus. C) Suetonius. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): B
  2. The “good emperor” Marcus Aurelius was regarded as a philosopher king deeply influenced by the principles of A) Epicurianism. B) Stoicism. C) Christianity. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): B
  3. Imperial Rome’s gladiatorial shows A) became increasingly associated with religious practices. B) were government-backed spectacles used to content the masses. C) were outlawed by Augustus as being in violation of his policy of moral reform. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): B
  4. Among the greatest achievements of the classical age of Roman law was the A) abolition of capital punishment. B) concept of human natural rights implying that all are equal before the law. C) right of habeus corpus. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): B
  5. Early Christianity was A) molded into a broader religious movement by Paul of Tarsus. B) systematically persecuted by all of the Early Empire's rulers. C) entirely rejected its Jewish heritage. Points Earned: 5.0/5. Correct Answer(s): A