Question 1

The honorary title Augustus, conferred on Octavian by the Senate, means something like _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  "The conqueror"
B)  "The one who is revered"
C)  "The one who brought peace"
D)  "The strong"E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following seized on unhappiness with Roman provincial administration to lead a major war against Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mithridates VI
B)  Cornelius Cinna
C)  Darius I
D)  JugurthaE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Who published Proscriptions in order to kill his enemies and reward his soldiers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spartacus
B)  Crassus
C)  Pompey
D)  SullaE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

What charismatic leader united the Gauls in a great revolt against Caesar and the Romans in 52 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ctesiphon
B)  Ariovistus
C)  Vercingetorix
D)  Philip II PhiloromaeusE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

When _______ occupied the Aventine Hill, the Senate responded by passing the Senatus consultum ultimum, or "Last Decree of the Senate."

Accepted Answer

A)  Gaius Gracchus and Fulvius Flaccus
B)  Tiberius Gracchus
C)  Gaius Marius
D)  Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Gaius MariusE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Who created the Roman volunteer army?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lucius Cornelius Sulla
B)  Tiberius Gracchus
C)  Gaius Gracchus and Fulvius Flaccus
D)  Gaius MariusE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) D

Question 7

The year 90 BCE saw a massive revolt of Rome's Italian allies that triggered the so-called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflict of the Nations
B)  Social War
C)  "Last Decree of the Senate"
D)  Creation of the first volunteer army at RomeE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

This famous Roman was nicknamed Dives ("the Rich")  and brought an end to the slave revolt sparked by Spartacus. Who is he?

Accepted Answer

A)  Julius Caesar
B)  Pompey
C)  Crassus
D)  Lucius Cornelius SullaE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

In 31 BCE the forces of Octavian faced off against Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zela
B)  Pharsalus
C)  Actium
D)  PhilippiE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following are among the powers that Augustus gathered to himself in 21 BCE and the years thereafter?

Accepted Answer

A)  The power to appoint the two Consuls
B)  Maximus
C)  Greater proconsular imperium
D)  The tribunician powerE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Large senatorial estates were known as _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  equites
B)  remoramina
C)  retinaculae
D)  latifundiaE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

After which battle on this map did Caesar issue his famous words "veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered") ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ilerda (49 BC
E)  
B)  Zela (47 BC
E)  
C)  Alesia (52 BC
E)  
D)  Alexandria (47 BC
E)  E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

What were the three main responsibilities of a provincial governor?

Accepted Answer

A)  The administration of justice
B)  Military defense
C)  Establish a centralized office of provincial administration
D)  Collect taxesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Whom did Cicero, when he was Consul, accuse of plotting to overthrow the state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pompey
B)  Catiline
C)  Marius
D)  Julius CaesarE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Which of the following earned the nickname Adulescens carnifex ("The Teenage Butcher")  in his youth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crassus
B)  Pompey
C)  Julius Caesar
D)  SullaE) A) and B)
F) None of the above B

Question 16

Under Tiberius Gracchus, Senators increasingly looked out for their own self-interest. In doing so, they split into what two camps based on their preferred methods for doing so?

Accepted Answer

A)  optimates
B)  revoluti
C)  frigiduli
D)  popularesE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Whom did Julius Caesar adopt in his will?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gaius Octavius
B)  Mark Antony
C)  Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
D)  CaesarionE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Reportedly saying, "The dice are cast," Caesar crossed the _______ with his army in 49 BCE.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pyrenees Mountains
B)  Alps
C)  Nile Delta
D)  Rubicon RiverE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Locally hired tax collectors were known as _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dispares
B)  staticuli
C)  publicani
D)  incognitiE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which historian wrote accounts of the War against Jugurtha and the Conspiracy of Catiline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sallust
B)  Varro
C)  Livy
D)  LucretiusE) None of the above
F) All of the above A

Exam 11: Crisis, Recovery, and the Creation of the Principate 150-21 BCE

The honorary title Augustus, conferred on Octavian by the Senate, means something like _______.

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Which of the following seized on unhappiness with Roman provincial administration to lead a major war against Rome?

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Who published Proscriptions in order to kill his enemies and reward his soldiers?

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What charismatic leader united the Gauls in a great revolt against Caesar and the Romans in 52 BCE?

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When _______ occupied the Aventine Hill, the Senate responded by passing the Senatus consultum ultimum, or "Last Decree of the Senate."

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Who created the Roman volunteer army?

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The year 90 BCE saw a massive revolt of Rome's Italian allies that triggered the so-called _______.

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This famous Roman was nicknamed Dives ("the Rich") and brought an end to the slave revolt sparked by Spartacus. Who is he?

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In 31 BCE the forces of Octavian faced off against Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of _______.

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Which of the following are among the powers that Augustus gathered to himself in 21 BCE and the years thereafter?

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Large senatorial estates were known as _______.

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After which battle on this map did Caesar issue his famous words "veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered") ?

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What were the three main responsibilities of a provincial governor?

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Whom did Cicero, when he was Consul, accuse of plotting to overthrow the state?

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Which of the following earned the nickname Adulescens carnifex ("The Teenage Butcher") in his youth?

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Under Tiberius Gracchus, Senators increasingly looked out for their own self-interest. In doing so, they split into what two camps based on their preferred methods for doing so?

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Whom did Julius Caesar adopt in his will?

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Reportedly saying, "The dice are cast," Caesar crossed the _______ with his army in 49 BCE.

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Locally hired tax collectors were known as _______.

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Which historian wrote accounts of the War against Jugurtha and the Conspiracy of Catiline?

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