Author Question: The paterfamilias in Roman society was A) a client to a patron or wealthy citizen. B) the ... (Read 81 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The first U.S. best seller was

A) Charlotte: A Tale of Truth.
B) The American Spelling Book.
C) Secret History.
D) The Contrast
E) None of these are correct.

Question 2

The main achievement of the Hortensian law in Roman constitutional history was its

A) removal of patricians from civic government.
B) establishment of the death penalty for treason against the state.
C) ruling that all plebiscita passed by the plebeian assembly had the force of law and were binding even upon the patricians.
D) banishment of all Greek law from the Roman legal system.
E) giving citizenship to non-Romans.

Question 3

_________________ tried to undermine the United States by luring American citizens into Upper Canada.

A) France
B) Great Britain
C) Spain
D) Holland
E) None of these are correct.

Question 4

The Roman Senate

A) was the chief legislative body of the Republic.
B) could only advise the magistrates in legal matters.
C) was the most important popular assembly.
D) saw its power wane by the third century B.C.E.
E) was the only body with total military authority.

Question 5

The first U.S. Census was taken in

A) 1800.
B) 1795.
C) 1792.
D) 1790.
E) 1805.

Question 6

The paterfamilias in Roman society was

A) a client to a patron or wealthy citizen.
B) the oldest son in a family.
C) an upper-class aristocrat.
D) a common person.
E) the male head of the family.