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Question 1

The event that curtailed Augustus's expansionist policies was
 
  A) the Senatorial rejection of imperialist policy in 20 B.C.E.
  B) the defeat by Varus in the Teutoburg Forest.
  C) the revolt of the Egyptians in 14 B.C.E.
  D) the successful series of invasions by the Parthians in the east.
  E) revolt by the Jews in Judea.

Question 2

_________________ asked her husband to remember the ladies, while he attended the Second Continental Congress.
 
  A) Martha Washington
  B) Martha Jefferson
  C) Abigail Adams
  D) Dolley Madison
  E) Deborah Reed Franklin

Question 3

Roman provincial and frontier policy under Augustus was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
 
  A) limitless expansion in central Europe.
  B) the encouragement of self-government among provincial cities.
  C) provincial rule by proconsuls.
  D) minimum military force to the east.
  E) a withdrawal from military activity in central Europe after military defeat by German tribes.

Question 4

Under the process of manumission,
 
  A) owners still needed permission from state legislatures to free their slaves, but the process was made easier.
  B) slave owners no longer needed permission from state governments to free their slaves.
  C) a slave could petition for his freedom in certain circumstances.
  D) only the children of slaves could be freed.
  E) slaves gained extra protection from abuses.

Question 5

Under the rule of Augustus, the Roman Empire
 
  A) was a principate, with Augustus acting as an equal co-ruler with the Senate.
  B) returned to its traditional republic institutions.
  C) turned towards an absolute monarchy, with the princeps overshadowing the Senate.
  D) experienced a series of civil wars, making Augustus unpopular among the citizenry.
  E) became an oligarchy, with political power increasingly concentrated in the hands of the Senate.

Question 6

Under gradual emancipation laws
 
  A) freedom for slaves was postponed indefinitely.
  B) children born to slaves after the passage of the laws would be freed eventually.
  C) all slaves would be freed after a few years.
  D) allowed for slavery to continue but restricted the slave trade.
  E) None of these are correct.



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Answer 1

B

Answer 2

C

Answer 3

A

Answer 4

B

Answer 5

C

Answer 6

B



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