Plebeian concessions during the Struggle of the Orders included all of the
following EXCEPT
a. access to the highest political, judicial, and religious offices.
b. the institution of an Athenian-style democracy.
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c. the creation of the Twelve Tables.
d. recognition of the full power of the Plebeian Assembly to enact legislation.
The Romans treated the Italian peoples they conquered
a. as slaves, to be used for menial labor and gladiatorial combat.
b. as potential allies, to be integrated into Roman society.
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c. as separate and inferior races.
d. as equals who were, nonetheless, to be kept separate.
After Carthage's stunning victory at the battle of Cannae (216 B.C.)
a. the Romans created a new alliance with the Macedonians.
b. Rome invaded North Africa, forcing the Carthaginian general Hannibal to
withdraw his troops from Italy.
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c. the Romans sued for peace, conceding its claims in Spain.
d. Rome was unable to raise and equip new legions for a decade.
The overseas expansion of Rome led to social and economic changes, which
included
a. the destruction of the patrician class by a new class of warriors.
b. a decline in trade, commerce, and manufacturing, as Rome lived off the
tribute extracted from conquered lands.
c. the rise of a business class whose sources of wealth included army supply
contracts and tax collecting.
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d. greater prosperity for most of the plebeian farmers.
, The influx of slaves into Italy in the first century B.C.
a. had no effect on employment, as slaves were only allowed to perform
menial tasks.
b. led to tensions, but no outright slave revolts.
c. had little impact, since most slaves went directly into the households of a
few wealthy Romans.
d. was so great that, by 50 B.C., they constituted one-third of Italy’s
population.
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The most influential philosophy in Rome was
a. Skepticism.
b. Cynicism.
c. Stoicism.
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d. Epicureanism.
The Roman Republic was unable to meet the challenge of empire for all of the
following reasons EXCEPT
a. its attempt to govern an empire with institutions designed for a city-state.
b. its high levels of taxation killed off motivation for provincial people to
work.
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c. the lack of concern Roman ruling elites showed for the empire's subjects.
d. its failure to develop a professional civil service to administer conquered
lands.
Marius reflects the problems of the late Republic in that he
a. exploited the social and economic situation, using a private army to
advance his political career.
b. established a dictatorship that would radically reform the political system.
c. defeated and killed his rival Sulla and Sulla's senatorial supporters.
d. restored and further strengthened the power of the Senate.
The assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 B.C.
a. put an end to the civil wars that had plagued Rome.
b. resulted from mob violence by the poor, who feared and opposed Caesar's