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20 questions
01
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1 point

Which arrangement best explains how the Republic limited the executive power of its consuls?

  1. A

    One consul held permanent executive authority while the other advised the Senate.

  2. B

    Two consuls shared executive authority and served one-year terms.

  3. C

    The Senate appointed a single consul for life.

  4. D

    Citizen assemblies selected consuls for a fixed five-year term.

02
Fill in the blank
1 point

Rome’s Republic had no single written constitution; its government developed through .

03
Written response
1 point

Which assembly’s decisions became binding on all citizens in 287 BCE?

04
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1 point

Which description best captures the Senate’s role in the Roman Republic?

  1. A

    It directly elected all magistrates and commanded every army.

  2. B

    It served as a citizen assembly that passed laws by popular vote.

  3. C

    It advised officials and strongly influenced finance and foreign policy.

  4. D

    It had sole authority to veto decisions made by plebeian tribunes.

05
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1 point

What were the elected plebeian officials called whose veto could protect citizens from official action?

06
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Select all accurate statements about patricians and plebeians in Roman society.

  1. A

    Patricians were a hereditary elite.

  2. B

    All plebeians were poor farmers or laborers.

  3. C

    Plebeians included both wealthy families and poorer farmers and laborers.

  4. D

    Plebeians were people who did not have citizenship.

07
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1 point

According to Roman tradition, the monarchy ended around .

08
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Select all accurate statements about the organization of Roman military campaigns as Rome expanded in Italy.

  1. A

    The army relied on a citizen levy that drew heavily on landholding farmers.

  2. B

    Consuls were among the elected magistrates who led campaigns.

  3. C

    Rome increasingly relied on troops supplied by allied communities as its territory and wars grew.

  4. D

    The army depended exclusively on professional soldiers with no ties to citizen service.

09
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1 point

Which statement best reflects the historical uncertainty surrounding the conflicts conventionally called the Samnite Wars?

  1. A

    The Samnite Wars were one uninterrupted conflict with a firmly established chronology.

  2. B

    The Samnite conflicts are known only from contemporary Roman records.

  3. C

    The conflicts conventionally called the Samnite Wars were not necessarily one continuous war.

  4. D

    The Samnite conflicts ended before Rome fought the Latin communities.

10
Open ended
1 point

Explain how Rome’s reliance on citizen military service affected farming households as its wars and territory grew. Include the connection between land, civic duty, and repeated campaigning.

11
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1 point

Which outcome is associated with the Latin War of 340–338 BCE?

  1. A

    Rome defeated a coalition of Latin communities and reshaped its relationship with them.

  2. B

    Rome allied with the Latin communities to defeat Pyrrhus.

  3. C

    The Latin communities brought Tarentum under Roman control.

  4. D

    The conflict ended the Roman monarchy and established the Republic.

12
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1 point

Which Greek city had Rome brought under its control by about 272 BCE, following the Pyrrhic War?

  1. A

    Carthage

  2. B

    Syracuse

  3. C

    Massilia

  4. D

    Tarentum

13
True or false
1 point

True or false: Plebeian political reforms widened access to power but did not eliminate social inequality or elite influence.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

14
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1 point

A citizen wants to check a law rather than rely only on an official’s account of it. Which change most directly addressed this need?

  1. A

    They gave consuls permanent executive authority.

  2. B

    They gave citizens a public reference point in legal disputes.

  3. C

    They replaced the Senate with an elected assembly.

  4. D

    They granted every community in Italy Roman citizenship.

15
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1 point

Which feature of the consulship best explains how the Republic tried to limit the risk of one official ruling indefinitely?

  1. A

    A single consul held power for life.

  2. B

    The Senate elected one consul to rule without a colleague.

  3. C

    Two consuls shared executive authority and served limited terms.

  4. D

    Citizen assemblies appointed military commanders for each campaign.

16
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1 point

A historian is explaining why the Senate remained influential even though Rome had elected magistrates and citizen assemblies. Which point best supports that explanation?

  1. A

    It chiefly elected consuls and passed laws on behalf of all citizens.

  2. B

    It advised officials and wielded substantial influence over finance and foreign policy.

  3. C

    It directly commanded every army and replaced the elected magistrates.

  4. D

    It protected plebeians through personal inviolability and vetoes.

17
True or false
1 point

True or false: A community could retain local self-government while still being obligated to provide military support to Rome.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

18
True or false
1 point

True or false: Rome's rise across Italy was one uninterrupted series of conquests with no role for political arrangements with other communities.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

19
Written response
1 point

What kind of evidence indicates that communities occupied the area near the Tiber by the early first millennium BCE?

20
Written response
1 point

What did communities that retained local self-government owe Rome?