Name:_______________________________________ Date:__________________Class:___________
UNIT 2 CORRECTIVE: Greece, Rome & the Rise of Christianity
***IN ORDER TO TAKE FORM B, YOU MUST TURN IN THIS CORRECTIVE***
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The city-state of Sparta was characterized by
a.
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democratic institutions.
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b.
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an emphasis on temple worship.
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c.
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an emphasis on warfare.
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d.
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dependence upon the sea.
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____ 2. Which of the following gods or goddesses was the deity of war?
a.
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Athena
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c.
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Hera
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b.
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Apollo
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d.
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Ares
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____ 3. Greeks tried to ensure that the gods and goddesses would protect them and their city-states by
a.
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writing epics.
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b.
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building them homes on Mount Olympus.
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c.
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performing rituals and sacrifices.
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d.
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telling stories about their lives.
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____ 4. The Battle of Salamis was significant because it
a.
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finally exacted revenge for Darius’s defeat in Athens.
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b.
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made a small force of Spartans martyrs for the Greek cause.
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c.
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marked the first time the Spartans and Athenians cooperated in battle.
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d.
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stranded the Persian army in Greece without naval support.
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____ 5. Which of the following historians examined his sources critically and excluded those that were unreliable?
a.
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Herodotus
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c.
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Thucydides
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b.
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Homer
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d.
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Zenophon
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____ 6. Which of the following playwrights wrote the tragedy about Oedipus?
a.
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Aeschylus
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c.
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Aristophanes
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b.
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Sophocles
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d.
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Euripides
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____ 7. Greek murals or wall paintings often
a.
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realistically portrayed daily life.
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b.
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showed scenes from the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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c.
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illustrated the daily news.
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d.
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used Christian imagery.
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____ 8. “What is truth?” is a question associated with
a.
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Socrates.
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c.
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Aristotle.
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b.
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Homer.
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d.
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Aristophanes.
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____ 9. Who took the throne in Macedonia after King Philip II was assassinated?
a.
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Alexander
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c.
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Darius II
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b.
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Philip III
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d.
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Archimedes
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____ 10. In the Hellenistic world, the city-state was replaced as the main political unit by the
a.
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kingdom.
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c.
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assembly.
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b.
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polis.
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d.
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military.
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Name:_______________________________________ Date:__________________Class:__________
____ 11. Alexander’s empire did not grow any larger because
a.
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his generals began fighting for power.
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c.
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his soldiers wanted to return home.
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b.
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the Hindu Kush defeated him.
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d.
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he reached all his goals.
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____ 12. New schools of philosophy developed during the Hellenistic period, in part because
a.
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people sought ways to explain the violence and bloodshed of the period.
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b.
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people rejected the Greek gods.
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c.
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Alexander brought philosophers together from all over his empire.
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d.
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classical philosophy absorbed ideas from other cultures.
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____ 13. Spartan society revolved around training for war because
a.
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warfare was their favorite activity.
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b.
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Spartans feared helot rebellions.
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c.
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Spartans wanted to dominate the entire Mediterranean world.
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d.
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Spartans believed they could not achieve immortality without proving their bravery in battle.
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____ 14. Which of the following gods or goddesses was the deity of wisdom?
a.
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Athena
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c.
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Hera
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b.
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Apollo
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d.
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Ares
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____ 15. Why did the Persian emperor Darius attack the Greek mainland?
a.
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to gain control of Greece’s vast natural resources
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b.
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to exact revenge for the Athenians’ victory at Marathon
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c.
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to kidnap Helen, the beautiful queen of Athens
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d.
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to punish Athens for aiding the Ionians in their revolt against Persian rule
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____ 16. Macedonia was able to take control of all of Greece in the 340s BC because
a.
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the Persian Empire had soundly defeated Athens and Sparta.
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b.
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a terrible plague had weakened Athens and Sparta.
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c.
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a long cycle of warfare left all of Greece vulnerable to attack.
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d.
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Xerxes was a brilliant commander of the Macedonian army.
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____ 17. Some of the earliest examples of Greek epic poetry were
a.
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written by Aristophanes.
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b.
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the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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c.
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written by women.
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d.
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written for the festival of Dionysus.
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____ 18. The Third Punic War was caused by
a.
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Rome’s desire for revenge.
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b.
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Hannibal’s invasion of the countryside.
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c.
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Carthage’s resistance to Roman expansion.
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d.
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the assassination of Julius Caesar.
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____ 19. Why did a group of senators murder Julius Caesar?
a.
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because he was extremely unpopular with the Roman people
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b.
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to dismantle the Republic and return governing power to the monarchy
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c.
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because he was waging a civil war
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d.
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to prevent him from destroying the Roman Republic
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____ 20. The statement “I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble” refers to
a.
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the ambitious building program initiated under Hannibal’s rule.
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b.
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the development of massive rock quarries in the Italian countryside.
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c.
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the ambitious building program initiated under Augustus’s rule.
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d.
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the rebuilding of Rome after Carthage burned the city to the ground.
Name:_
Name
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____ 21. The phrase “bread and circuses” referred to
a.
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the weekly market held in the Forum.
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b.
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the free food and entertainment provided by the government to stave off rebellions by poor people.
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c.
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the reluctance of wealthy Romans to become involved in politics.
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d.
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the prosperity of the Roman Empire that allowed most Romans to live a life of leisure.
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____ 22. The bishops of Rome claimed to have authority over all other bishops because
a.
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they were seen as Peter’s spiritual heirs.
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b.
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they were descended from Jesus.
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c.
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they were seen as Paul’s spiritual heirs.
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d.
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Rome was the most powerful city in the Empire.
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____ 23. Why did Constantine build a new capital?
a.
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because the east was richer and better defended
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b.
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to escape the authority of the pope
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c.
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to commemorate the place where he experienced religious conversion
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d.
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because he had a huge budget surplus
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____ 24. Which of the following was one of Diocletian’s reforms?
a.
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He divided the empire in two.
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b.
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He provided free food and entertainment to Roman citizens.
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c.
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He issued the Edict of Milan.
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d.
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He issued the first written law code.
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____ 25. Because the Law of the Twelve Tables were displayed, judges could not
a.
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show partiality to non-Romans.
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b.
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discriminate against Etruscans.
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c.
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make decisions based on secret laws.
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d.
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preserve the status of plebeians.
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____ 26. Why did Octavian adopt the title “first citizen”?
a.
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to emphasize that he had more power than other magistrates
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b.
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to illustrate the duties of citizens in a republic
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c.
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to show that he was retiring from politics
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d.
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to avoid the title of king or emperor
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____ 27. Wealthy Romans dominated politics during the Pax Romana because
a.
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only patricians were allowed to hold office.
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b.
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public officials were not paid so only the wealthy could participate.
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c.
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most citizens were uninterested in politics.
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d.
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the Roman masses cared only about bread and circuses.
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____ 28. Roman audiences enjoyed public entertainment
a.
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in the Forum on Capitoline Hill.
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c.
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on the Palatine and Pont du Gard.
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b.
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in temples and at the Forum.
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d.
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in the Colosseum or at Circus Maximus.
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____ 29. As a conquered people in the Roman Empire
a.
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the Jews were forced to convert to Christianity.
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b.
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the Jews did not abandon monotheism.
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c.
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Jews were denied religious freedom.
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d.
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all Jews cooperated with Roman rule.
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