Quiz 2 Material

Question 1

The Romans gave credit to Numa Pompilius as the king who established WHAT at Rome?

Answer 1

the key religious institutions and priesthoods

Question 2

numa pompilius

Answer 2

Romes second king

Question 3

The Romans gave credit to Servius Tullius as the king who established WHAT at Rome?

Answer 3

the system of class structure and voting units

Question 4

how did Tarquin come to power

Answer 4

by ordering the murder of his father in law, Servius Tullius

Question 5

which number king was Servius Tulius (_th)

Answer 5

sixth

Question 6

how did Tarquin die

Answer 6

the same way he came to power: killed by son-in-law

Question 7

brutus

Answer 7

one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. made a speech to explain why he had to be killed

Question 8

The rape of Lucretia in Livy’s history is a powerful, tragic story used to represent, especially

Answer 8

the corruption and wickedness that occurs under tyranny

Question 9

what did Lucretia’s death trigger

Answer 9

the Romans to overthrow the Etruscan monarchs

Question 10

what does SPQR stand for

Answer 10

Senatus Populusque Romanus (The Senate and the People of Rome)

Question 11

The abbreviation “SPQR” meant a lot to the Romans, especially because it referred to the notion that ideally in their governmental system:

Answer 11

the senate and the ppl worked together

Question 12

What type of government did the Romans create after the period of monarchy had ended?

Answer 12

a republic

Question 13

roman republic

Answer 13

This establishment of the republic consisted of the Senate with two consuls who were elected by an assembly dominated by hereditary aristocrats known as patricians

Question 14

The power of Roman consuls to command armies, make laws, and assemble the senate was known in Latin as

Answer 14

imperium

Question 15

consuls

Answer 15

two men, elected annually, assume leadership over the army with power to summon assemblies to make decisions: imperium.

Question 16

what did consuls have the power to do

Answer 16

• Each had the power of veto over his colleague’s decisions (both had to work together).
• Initially both patrician, but later plebeians were allowed to hold the office.

Question 17

praetors

Answer 17

(2 or more) elected annually, second in command to the consuls. Acted as judicial magistrates.

Question 18

quaestor

Answer 18

chief financial officers for Rome and all provinces; elected annually to oversee the treasury in Rome and administer the finances of provinces under a provincial governor.

Question 19

After the plebeian revolt, the Romans established these officials to represent the wishes of the common people

Answer 19

the tribunes of the Plebs

Question 20

the tribunes of the Plebs

Answer 20

the power of veto over the consuls

Question 21

To pursue a political career, a Roman man held a series of offices (the track of honors); what were the typical three offices of this track?

Answer 21

Quaestor Praetor Consul

Question 22

cursus honorum

Answer 22

The traditional “track of honors” that a young man pursued in politics was quaestor -> praetor -> consul. (Not every man made it to consul, of course.)

Question 23

imperium

Answer 23

two men, elected annually, assume leadership over the army with power to summon assemblies to make decisions

Question 24

secession of the plebs

Answer 24

494 BCE, the plebeian class of citizens revolted against their leaders and withdrew from Rome to the “Sacred Mount” east of Rome

Question 25

Licinian Law regarding the consulship

Answer 25

one consul has to be from the plebs

Question 26

Hortensian Law regarding the laws passed by the Plebeian Assembly

Answer 26

Law passed by the Plebians assembly applicable to all Romans

Question 27

The Hortensian Law (of 287 BCE) stated that laws passed by Tribunes of the Plebs and the Plebeian Assembly were binding on

Answer 27

all romans

Question 28

Polybius describes a process of degeneration in forms of government in that monarchy becomes tyranny, and democracy becomes

Answer 28

anarchy

Question 29

Polybius wrote that the Roman Republic was successful because it contained institutions within it that resembled what three types of government?

Answer 29

monarchy, aristocracy, democracy

Question 30

The three types of government that Polybius recognized and what they can deteriorate into.

Answer 30

Monarchy —> Tyranny
Aristocracy –>Oligarchy
Democracy –> Anarchy

Question 31

what’re the three institutional elements of Roman gov’t thatre similar to Polybius’s three forms of government.

Answer 31

consulship=monarchy
senate=aristocracy
assemblies=democracy

Question 32

According to Polybius, what form of government does the Roman consulship resemble?

Answer 32

monarchy

Question 33

The way that Polybius describes the interconnected relationship between the three elements of the Roman Republic is similar to the US constitution in what way?

Answer 33

both contain checks and balances

Question 34

In a so-called “free” marriage, a married woman was officially under the authority of

Answer 34

her father or father’s family

Question 35

In Ancient Rome, marriage served many purposes, but this was NOT a major concern

Answer 35

that ppl who loved each other could be together

Question 36

role of marriage in paterfamilias

Answer 36

not romantic, but rather an agreement b/w 2 families
-Men would usually marry in their mid-twenties, while women married while they were still in their early teens. As they reached these ages, their parents would consult with friends to find suitable partners that could improve the family’s wealth or class.

Question 37

paterfamilias

Answer 37

father-figure of the whole extended family

Question 38

The Latin phrase patria potestas refers to a man’s authority over:

Answer 38

his extended family until he dies …“paternal power”

-significant and unique authority of the father in domestic regards

Question 39

The Temple of Vesta was sacred to the Romans and inside it was

Answer 39

vesta’s sacred fire tended by female priestesses

Question 40

The way that Polybius describes the interconnected relationship between the three elements of the Roman Republic is similar to the US constitution in what way

Answer 40

both contain checks and balances

Question 41

he role of marriage in Roman society was

Answer 41

to control access to the community, secure family lines, legalize inheritance, and control the reproductive capabilities of women.