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Ancient Roman people were divided into how many classes?

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  1. Two

  2. Three

  3. Four

  4. Seven

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Roman political institutions reflected Roman society, which was divided into two classes:
  • patricians, wealthy elites
  • plebeians, the common people
Initially, only the patricians were able to hold political office and make important decisions. Hence, Option A is correct. The three class system was prevalent in French society, four class system was prevalent in China, while the seven class system is prevalent in 21st century Britain. Hence, these are incorrect. 

Whom did Carthage send as a general who defeated the Roman army and made a great part of Italy a desert?

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  1. Hamilcar Barca

  2. Hannibal

  3. Xanthippus

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

When did Julius Caesar take power?

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  1. 19 BCE

  2. 29 BCE

  3. 39 BCE

  4. 49 BCE

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Correct Option: D

Who led the Romans in first Punic war?

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  1. Julius Caesar

  2. Fabius

  3. Gaius Marius

  4. Marcus Antonius

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Correct Option: B

Who among the following lived during the Age of Pericles?

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  1. Herodotus

  2. Thucydides

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

Rome emerged as an unrivaled power in the western world after the ______.

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  1. First Punic War

  2. Second Punic War

  3. Third Punic War

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

What resulted in a civil war between the followers of Marius and Sulla?

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  1. Sulla's attempt to push through a land distribution bill in the Senate.

  2. Marius's attempt to push through a land distribution bill in the Senate.

  3. Marius's attempt to push through a widow remarriage bill in the Senate.

  4. Sulla's attempt to push through a widow remarriage bill in the Senate.

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Correct Option: B

As Rome was growing in Italy, Carthage was growing in power in ______.

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  1. South America

  2. North Africa

  3. North America

  4. East Asia

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Correct Option: B

When did Romans establish a republic?

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  1. 450 BCE

  2. 490 BCE

  3. 509 BCE

  4. 529 BCE

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Correct Option: C

In the Roman state, the slave trade was a major source of revenue. Which island became the great slave market?

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  1. The island of Delos

  2. The island of Elba

  3. The island of Stromboli

  4. The island of Ponza

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The island of Delos in the eastern Mediterranean was made a free port in 166 BC and became one of the main market venues for slaves. Multitudes of slaves who found their way to Italy were purchased by wealthy landowners in need of large numbers of slaves to labor on their estates. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest of the options, the French Emperor Napoleon was exiled to Elba, Stromboli is a volcanic island which was often deserted, and Ponza has the ancient basins built in the 1st century BC by the Romans for breeding moray eels. Hence, these are incorrect.