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Question 1

Ancient and modern criticisms of Athenian democracy include the observation that
 
  a. government by the common people equaled mob rule.
  b. a system that gives power to people of little talent is bound to fail.
  c. the wealthy, whether aristocrats or merchants, dominated political life.
  d. a system excluding women and grounded in slavery cannot be a true democracy.
  e. all of the above

Question 2

What happened to the Roman Senate under Augustus?
 
  a. It was stripped of all but the most superficial of powers.
  b. It was a full and equal partner of the princeps.
  c. It was retained as the chief deliberative body of the Roman state.
  d. It was no longer a high court of justice nor allowed to control the public treasury.
  e. It was completely dissolved and eliminated.



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