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The early Romans were most heavily influenced by the |
| | A) | Etruscans and Greeks. |
| | B) | Egyptians and Greeks. |
| | C) | Egyptians and Phoenicians. |
| | D) | Etruscans and Hittites. |
| | E) | Greeks and Hittites. |
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The populous farmers and small landowners of ancient Rome were known as the |
| | A) | patricians. |
| | B) | plebeians. |
| | C) | equestrians. |
| | D) | republicans. |
| | E) | tribunes. |
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Which of the following statements about Julius Caesar is false? |
| | A) | He led the Roman Army that conquered Gaul. |
| | B) | As dictator, he regulated taxes and reduced debts. |
| | C) | As dictator, he initiated public works programs. |
| | D) | He was assassinated by imperial Senators led by Brutus. |
| | E) | He became the dictator of Rome despite having a poor education that left him illiterate. |
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Generally speaking, Stoics such as Seneca believed that |
| | A) | happiness lay outside the grasp of human beings. |
| | B) | there was no order or sense to human existence. |
| | C) | humans should be guided by their hearts rather than by their minds. |
| | D) | contentment could only be gained by developing intense emotional attachments to ones fellow humans. |
| | E) | humans should cultivate rational detachment from the world around them. |
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In Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid, the hero's father advises Romans that |
| | A) | they must avoid excessive pride in their country's accomplishments. |
| | B) | they have been worshipping false gods and must repent. |
| | C) | it was their duty to rule the world. |
| | D) | they must brutally crush all foreign nations. |
| | E) | they should wage war for war's sake. |
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Juvenal is best known as |
| | A) | Rome's first emperor. |
| | B) | a Stoic philosopher. |
| | C) | an author of love poetry. |
| | D) | the leading author of satire. |
| | E) | a comic playwright. |
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A series of arches placed back to back creates a |
| | A) | barrel vault. |
| | B) | cross or groined vault. |
| | C) | post-and-lintel vault. |
| | D) | basilica. |
| | E) | All these answers are correct. |
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The Pantheon |
| | A) | was dedicated to the planetary deities. |
| | B) | has a dome with an "eye" open to the sky. |
| | C) | observes the principles of symmetry and harmony laid out by Vitruvius. |
| | D) | is one of the few buildings from antiquity to survive largely intact. |
| | E) | All these answers are correct. |
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Which of the following monuments is a landmark commemoration of Roman imperial victory? |
| | A) | the Colosseum |
| | B) | Maison Carée |
| | C) | Pont du Gard |
| | D) | Trajan's Column |
| | E) | the Basilica of Constantine and Maxentius |
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China's Empire was |
| | A) | modeled on the Roman Empire. |
| | B) | much smaller than the Roman Empire. |
| | C) | roughly equal in power and prestige to Rome. |
| | D) | conquered by Roman legions. |
| | E) | isolated from Rome by the Great Wall. |
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Based on surviving evidence, in what field did the Romans clearly excel over the Chinese? |
| | A) | the construction of massive military defenses |
| | B) | the writing of detailed historical chronicles |
| | C) | the writing of epic poetry |
| | D) | the composition of lyric love poetry |
| | E) | the use of musical instruments |
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Sima Qian is best known as the |
| | A) | first Qin Emperor. |
| | B) | architect of the Great Wall. |
| | C) | sculptor of Shih Huang Ti's terra-cotta army. |
| | D) | author of Records of the Grand Historian. |
| | E) | conqueror of the Huns. |
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By 180 C.E. the Roman Empire encompassed which sea, which the Romans called mare nostrum, or "our sea"? |
| | A) | Baltic Sea |
| | B) | Caspian Sea |
| | C) | Mediterranean Sea |
| | D) | Black Sea |
| | E) | Red Sea |
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By 180 C.E., the Roman Empire included all of the following lands EXCEPT |
| | A) | Asiana (Asia). |
| | B) | Britannia (Britain). |
| | C) | Gallia (France). |
| | D) | Germania (Germany). |
| | E) | Italia (Italy). |
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Rome, the capital of the Republic and the Empire, was located in |
| | A) | Britannia (Britain). |
| | B) | Gallia (France). |
| | C) | Hispania (Spain). |
| | D) | Germania (Germany). |
| | E) | Italia (Italy). |
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