Question 1

How did the arts serve as propaganda in imperial Rome? Cite specific landmarks from the chapter.

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Question 2

The Pantheon was dedicated to

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A)   Augustus.
B)   the planetary deities.
C)   Julius Caesar.
D)   Marcus Aurelius.E) All of the above
F) None of the above B

Question 3

Han China and the Roman Empire

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A)   traded by way of Asian intermediaries.
B)   were comparable in geographic size, power, and prestige.
C)   produced lengthy historical chronicles.
D)   All these answer are correct.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The civil and military authority of Rome was known as the

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A)   imperium.
B)   res publica.
C)   equites.
D)   jus civilis.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following statements best captures Seneca's Stoic philosophy?

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A)   "Succumb to one's passion."
B)   "Never give in to fate."
C)   "Work to achieve peace of mind."
D)   "Follow one's heart, not one's mind"E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

In contrast with Rome, imperial China under the Qin and Han left no landmark

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A)   large-scale defenses.
B)   epic poems.
C)   love poems.
D)   historical chronicles.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The life-sized figures found in the tomb of the first emperor of the Qin dynasty are made of

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A)   marble.
B)   stone.
C)   wood.
D)   terracotta.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following landmarks commemorated Roman military victories?

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A)   The Pantheon
B)   The Maison Carrée
C)   Trajan's Column
D)   The Pont du GardE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Roman baths typically centered on a rectangular colonnaded hall known as

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A)   a dome.
B)   a basilica.
C)   a megalith.
D)   an arcade.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Roman portraits were

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A)   typically more idealized than the sculpture of Greece.
B)   typically more realistic than the sculpture of Greece.
C)   always cast in bronze.
D)   found only at gravesites.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 11

There is little surviving evidence with which to judge Rome's accomplishments in the field of

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A)   architecture.
B)   literature.
C)   sculpture.
D)   music.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

Juvenal was Rome's

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A)   most famous satirist.
B)   preeminent Stoic philosopher.
C)   leading writer of love poetry.
D)   strongest supporter of women's rights.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Which Roman poet's risqué The Art of Love led Octavian to send him into exile?

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A)   Ovid
B)   Horace
C)   Cicero
D)   VirgilE) A) and B)
F) None of the above A

Question 14

A series of arches placed back to back produces

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A)   an atrium.
B)   a dome.
C)   a barrel vault.
D)   an apse.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Use the words "empire" and "imperialism" in an essay that describes the landmarks of ancient Rome.

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Question 16

The immediate consequence of the assassination of Julius Caesar was

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A)   a struggle for power between his first lieutenant and his adopted son.
B)   the collapse of the Roman Empire.
C)   the restoration of the Roman Republic.
D)   an end to Rome's civil strife and establishment of the Pax Romana.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Discuss the similarities and differences between the empires of ancient Rome and ancient China, isolating those landmarks you consider notable.

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The empires of ancient Rome and ancient ...

Question 18

The powerful landowners of ancient Rome were known as

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A)   plebeians.
B)   patricians.
C)   princeps.
D)   consuls.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The hero of Virgil's Aeneid is a native of

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A)   Rome.
B)   Athens.
C)   Egypt.
D)   Troy.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following peoples had the LEAST direct influence on the development of Roman culture?

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A)   The Greeks
B)   The Latins
C)   The Hittites
D)   The EtruscansE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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