HIEU 201 MINDTAP CHAPTER QUIZ 7

HIEU 201 MINDTAP CHAPTER QUIZ 7 1. Octavian took the title princeps, which means a. chief priest. b. dictator. c. god-king. d. first citizen. 2. The Pax Romana was characterized by the a. worsening condition of sl ...

HIEU 201 MINDTAP CHAPTER QUIZ 7 1. Octavian took the title princeps, which means a. chief priest. b. dictator. c. god-king. d. first citizen. 2. The Pax Romana was characterized by the a. worsening condition of slaves and women. b. prevalence of peace in the Mediterranean world without any foreign wars or internal revolts. c. rejection of Stoic philosophy with its emphasis on the common humanity of all peoples. d. revival of republican government and the end of the empire. 3. The second Hebrew revolt in Judea during the reign of Hadrian resulted in a. a promise from Rome that only Jews would be allowed to settle in Palestine. b. complete Jewish independence from Rome. c. the permanent return of Jerusalem to Jewish control. d. the death, enslavement, or emigration of the majority of Palestinian Jews. 4. Roman Stoics a. were attracted to mystery religions and cults. b. meditated on a mystical being that they believed would assure them of immortality. c. believed that only through veneration of the gods could Rome remain great. d. believed that moral values were obtained from reason alone. 5. The major forms of entertainment in the Empire included all of the following EXCEPT a. poetry reading contests. b. gladiatorial combats. c. chariot races. d. wild animal shows.6. The weaknesses of the economy of Empire during the Pax Romana included all of the following EXCEPT a. the lack of capital investment. b. the abandonment of slave labor. c. problematic transportation networks that hindered the expansion of trade. d. a growing unemployed underclass. 7. Plotinus (A.D. c. 205–c. 270) is considered the most influential spokesman for Neo-Platonism, because he a. argued for a total commitment to rational thought. b. subordinated the mystery cult tradition to philosophy. c. subordinated philosophy to mysticism and the occult. d. believed that Rome should return to the political institutions of the Republic. 8. Diocletian was able to slow the disintegration of the Empire temporarily by a. making taxation more equitable and allowing greater economic freedom and opportunity for the poor. b. restricting the liberty of urban workers and city officials by requiring them to stay in their positions, even if they were losing money. c. allowing more self-government to the cities and local areas of the Empire. d. reviving the synthesis of republican and imperial institutions established by Octavian. 9. That "Rome fell in A.D. 476" means a. Romulus, the last Western Roman emperor, was replaced by a German ruler in the West. b. the entire Empire collapsed, and barbarians and Persians took control of the entire Mediterranean world. c. Rome was abandoned by Constantine in that year when he moved the capital of the Empire to Constantinople in the East. d. the city of Rome was destroyed in that year by rival Roman generals. 10. In the late Roman Empire, the Roman population saw its government as a. its only hope for salvation from invasion. b. the epitome of traditional Roman virtues. c. more hated and feared than the barbarian invaders. d. its only source of strong military leadership.11. Ptolemy is best known for his contributions to the study of a. chemistry. b. astronomy. c. physics. d. medicine. 12. Roman law came to form the basis of the common law in all Western lands EXCEPT a. France b. Germany. c. Italy. d. Britain. 13. Octavian was able to avoid the fate of Julius Caesar by a. disbanding the Senate and executing all of its strongest advocates. b. declaring himself a monarch with absolute powers. c. maintaining the façade of the Republic. d. retiring from public life as soon as he had restored order in Roman society. 14. Augustus carried out all of the following measures EXCEPT a. reform of the army. b. the fostering of democratic institutions in the provinces. c. the repair of roads and the promotion of public works. d. the building of aqueducts and water mains. 15. Roman rule clashed with Jewish religious-national sentiment because a. Rome sought to outlaw all Jewish religious practices and beliefs. b. Rome allowed the Jews no exemptions from the emperor worship required in the rest of the Empire. c. some Jews saw Roman rule as a threat to the purity of Jewish life. d. Rome forced the Jews to accept statues of the emperors in Jewish temples. 16. During the Pax Romana, women a. were forbidden from participating in public festivals and activities. b. were freed from the responsibility of supervising the household.c. were able to make business arrangements without the consent of their husbands. d. were not allowed to divorce their husbands. 17. The writings of Juvenal a. celebrated national glory and Roman values. b. emphasized the virtues of women. c. explored the habits of the Germanic peoples. d. attacked the evils of Roman society. 18. The jus gentium a. was a special set of laws that applied only to aristocrats. b. was, in many ways, a rejection of the principles of Stoicism. c. was a set of laws that applied only to Rome, not to other nations. d. combined Roman civil law with principles selected from the Greeks and other peoples. 19. The cult of Mithras was particularly popular with a. women. b. soldiers. c. farmers. d. slaves. 20. The crisis of the third century A.D. resulted in part from a. a slackening of the barbarian pressure on the frontiers, leading to a de-emphasis on the importance of the military. b. the increased application of technology to production, which created in massive unemployment. c. the increased quality of the Roman imperial soldiery, which led to the army having too much influence in political affairs. d. the collapse of cities and the ruin of the middle class as a consequence of inflation and bad management of the economy by the state.