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Quiz for Sources of The Making of the West, Chapter 5

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Quiz for Chapter 5: The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753–44 B.C.E.

Document Links:

Document 5-1: The Twelve Tables

Document 5-2: Etruscan Statuette of a Rider/Roman Bust of Lucius Junius Brutus

Document 5-3: Roman Women Demonstrate against the Oppian Law

Document 5-4: Cicero, On the Commonwealth

Document 5-5: The Gracchan Reforms

Document 5-6: Julius Caesar, The Gallic War

Question 5.1

1. What theme is evident throughout The Twelve Tables (Document 5-1) that reflects Roman values?

Judges could not exercise their authority arbitrarily.

All people were equal before the law.

Hierarchy was the basis of a just society.

Certain crimes required public prosecution.

Question 5.2

2. Which of these generalizations about Roman attitudes toward women is supported by the case made both for and against the Oppian Law (Document 5-3)?

Women have the right to interfere in public affairs

The Roman state has the right to regulate women’s appearance

Women’s appearance was their rightful badge of honor

Women should be under male authority

Question 5.3

3. According to Cicero’s treatise (Document 5-4), the greatness of Rome was fueled first and foremost by

divine destiny.

public opinion.

the quest for pleasure.

military might.

Question 5.4

4. As described by Plutarch (Document 5-5), why did elite Romans resist the Gracchan reforms so strongly?

They jeopardized public safety and welfare.

They threatened the social and economic status quo.

They violated the traditional Roman value of moderation.

They undercut the Republic’s democratic principles.

Question 5.5

5. Which of these statements about Caesar’s style of leadership is best supported by his account of his victory in Gaul (Document 5-6)?

He respected ancestral Roman values and traditions.

He protected the welfare of the local community.

He gained his troops’ loyalty as their commander.

He won the allegiance of local tribes.