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ROMAN HISTORY EXAMINATION Georgia Junior Classical League - 2011 ROMAN HISTORY EXAMINATION Georgia Junior Classical League - 2011 FILL IN the first four blocks of the SCANTRON SHEET with YOUR OWN four digit code and the next four blocks with the code for THIS EXAM—1003. FILL IN COMPLETELY the space on the answer sheet corresponding to the correct answer for each question (do not write on the exam itself). 1. How did Sulla’s dictatorship come to an end in 79 B.C.? A. Assassination B. Resignation C. Electoral Defeat D. Terminal Illness 2. Who was Claudius’ son? A. Galen B. Tigellinus C. Burrus D. Britannicus 3. Who initiated the Great Persecution of A.D. 303? A. Diocletian B. Galerius C. Constantine D. Decius 4. Against whom did Caesar not fight? A. Ariovistus B. Vercingetorix C. Cartimandua D. Cassivellanus 5. Under which emperor did the Popular Assembly pass laws for the last time? A. Nerva B. Domitian C. Caracalla D. Commodus 6. Who defeated the allied forces in central Italy during the Social War? A. Cornelius Sulla B. Pompeius Strabo C. Gaius Marius D. Livius Drusus 7. Who built the Arch of Titus? A. Titus B. Vespasian C. Nerva D. Domitian 8. Who was Tiberius’ brother? A. Drusus B. Agrippa Postumus C. Marcellus D. Germanicus 9. From where did Spartacus come? A. Gaul B. Arminia C. Thrace D. Samnium 10. Who wrote a history of the Jewish Wars? A. Ammianus Marcellinus B. Tacitus C. Livy D. Josephus 11. Which emperor was once the chief priest of Baal at Emesa in Syria? A. Elagabalus B. Severus Alexander C. Gordian I D. Probus 12. How many original tribes were there in early Roman history? A. 5 B. 3 C. 2 D. 9 13. Who led the Spanish forces against Rome in mid-second century B.C.? A. Sertorius B. Mithridates C. Viriathus D. Carbo 14. Who built the Domus Aurea? A. Caligula B. Domitian C. Nero D. Augustus 15. For which battle in the First Punic War did C. Duillius receive a commemorative column in the Forum? A. Zama B. Aegates Islands C. Lilybaeum D. Mylae 16. Who wrote a technical manual on Roman architecture? A. Galen B. Frontinus C. Aelian D. Vitruvius 17. Which of these men was not a novus homo? A. Cato the Elder B. Pompey C. Marius D. Cicero 18. Which province did the Romans receive by virtue of it being bequeathed to them in the will of its last king? A. Egypt B. Noricum C. Pergamum D. Syria 19. Which emperor officially initiated worship of the Sun in Rome? A. Aurelian B. Severus Alexander C. Nero D. Gordian III 20. Who led the Caesarian armies in Africa during the civil war with Pompey? A. Caesar B. Curio C. Antony D. Afranius 21. Which emperor on his deathbed joked that he was becoming a god? A. Augustus B. Claudius C. Nerva D. Vespasian 22. Servius Tullius is said to have created which tribal assembly? A. Comitia Centuriata B. Comitia Tributa C. Comitia Curiata D. Concilium Plebis 23. Which of these emperors was not a leading general before assuming the purple? A. Titus B. Tiberius C. Claudius D. Galba 24. Which philosophical tenets are most associated with Marcus Aurelius? A. Taoism B. Pythagoreanism C. Epicureanism D. Stoicism 25. The reforms of which Tribune of the Plebs in 88 B.C. led to the conflict between Sulla and Marius? A. Tiberius Gracchus B. Sulpicius Rufus C. Lucius Saturninus D. Livius Drusus 26. What famous scientist died during the Roman attack on Syracuse in 213 B.C. A. Archimedes B. Zeno C. Aristotle D. Hippocrates 27. Who conducted the Dacian wars of the second century A.D.? A. Nerva B. Antoninus Pius C. Trajan D. Hadrian 28. With whom did Caesar debate concerning the punishment of the Catilinarian conspirators? A. Cicero B. Cato C. Sallust D. Pompey 29. What was the major duty of the Fetiales? A. Worship Saturn B. Guard public treasury C. Envoy in interstate disputes D. Assist Vestal Virgins 30. Which man was not a member of the first Tetrarchy? A. Maximian B. Diocletian C. Constantius Chlorus D. Florianus 31. Rome’s dispute with what city led to the Pyrrhic War? A. Antium B. Tarentum C. Syracuse D. Beneventum 32. What Marian follower did Pompey defeat in Spain in 72 B.C.? A. Sertorius B. Lucullus C. Saturninus D. Cinna 33. Of the four emperors of A.D. 69, which one died of natural causes? A. Galba B. Vitellius C. Vespasian D. Otho 34. Which of the following was not a source of early Roman history? A. Annales Maximi B. Novae Tabulae C. Tabulae Pontificum D. Fasti Consulares 35. Which of these did not write satire? A. Manilius B. Lucilius C. Varro D. Horace 36. Rioting after whose death led to the burning of the senate house in 52 B.C.? A. Caelius B. Milo C. Clodius D. Manilius 37. What was the Cloaca Maxima? A. Aqueduct B. Temple to Venus C. High Priestess of Cloax D. Sewer 38. Who handled legal disputes between Roman citizens and foreigners during the Republic? A. Quaestor B. Praetor Urbanus C. Praefectus Urbi D. Praetor Peregrinus 39. Who was the fire chief of the city of Rome? A. Praefectus Annonae B. Praefectus Vigilum C. Praefectus Urbi D. Curator Aquarum 40. Which emperor was captured by the Parthians A. Valerian B. Aurelian C. Gordian D. Galerius 41. Where did Tiberius spend his retirement years? A. Baiae B. Surrentum C. Capri D. Antium 42. What are latifundia? A. Real Estate Taxes B. Rural Estates C. Public-owned Territory D. Temple lands 43. Whom did the alimentary program of Trajan (maybe Nerva) benefit? A. Children B. Poor Citizens C. Invalid Soldiers D. Widows 44. What is the basis for membership in the Comitia Tributa? A. Social Class B. Birth C. Place of birth D. Wealth 45. Where was the famous standing statue of Augustus found? A. In the Forum of Augustus B. Near Prima Porta C. In his Tomb D. In Ostia 46. Which of the following was not an emperor of Rome? A. Pupienus B. Claudius Gothicus C. Philip the Arab D. Macrianus 47. Who built an aqueduct and bath complex in Rome and the Pont du Gard in Gaul? A. Agrippa B. Frontinus C. Augustus D. Caesar 48. With what kind of legal matters did the court de rebus repetundis deal? . A. Murder B. Treason C. Provincial misconduct D. Violence 49. Who led a revolt in A.D. 61 against Roman rule in Britain and massacred the Roman inhabitants of London? A. Cartimandua B. Boudicca C. Vercingetorix D. Caratacus 50. Whom did Pompey replace in the war against Mithradates of Pontus? A. Lucullus B. Corbulo C. Crassus D. Antony HISTORY 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. C 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. A 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. A .
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