HIEU 201 Chapter 6 Quiz
1. 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. recognition of the full power of the Plebeian Assembly to enact legislation.
c. the creation of the Twelve Tables.
d. the institution of an Athenian-style democracy.
2. 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.
c. as separate and inferior races.
d. as equals who were, nonetheless, to be kept separate.
3. 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 was unable to raise and equip new legions for a decade.
, c. Rome invaded North Africa, forcing the Carthaginian general Hannibal to withdraw his troops
from Italy.
d. the Romans sued for peace, conceding its claims in Spain.
4. The overseas expansion of Rome led to social and economic changes, which included
a. the rise of a business class whose sources of wealth included army supply contracts and tax
collecting.
b. the destruction of the patrician class by a new class of warriors.
c. a decline in trade, commerce, and manufacturing, as Rome lived off the tribute extracted from
conquered lands.
d. greater prosperity for most of the plebeian farmers.
5. 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. had little impact, since most slaves went directly into the households of a few wealthy Romans.
c. led to tensions, but no outright slave revolts.
d. was so great that, by 50 B.C., they constituted one-third of Italy's population.
6.The most influential philosophy in Rome was
a. Epicureanism.
b. Cynicism.
1. 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. recognition of the full power of the Plebeian Assembly to enact legislation.
c. the creation of the Twelve Tables.
d. the institution of an Athenian-style democracy.
2. 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.
c. as separate and inferior races.
d. as equals who were, nonetheless, to be kept separate.
3. 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 was unable to raise and equip new legions for a decade.
, c. Rome invaded North Africa, forcing the Carthaginian general Hannibal to withdraw his troops
from Italy.
d. the Romans sued for peace, conceding its claims in Spain.
4. The overseas expansion of Rome led to social and economic changes, which included
a. the rise of a business class whose sources of wealth included army supply contracts and tax
collecting.
b. the destruction of the patrician class by a new class of warriors.
c. a decline in trade, commerce, and manufacturing, as Rome lived off the tribute extracted from
conquered lands.
d. greater prosperity for most of the plebeian farmers.
5. 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. had little impact, since most slaves went directly into the households of a few wealthy Romans.
c. led to tensions, but no outright slave revolts.
d. was so great that, by 50 B.C., they constituted one-third of Italy's population.
6.The most influential philosophy in Rome was
a. Epicureanism.
b. Cynicism.
