HUMS
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When did law properly begin in ancient Rome?
450 BCE
(wrong answers:
27 BCE,
100 BCE,
31 BCE)
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Who was the first emperor of Rome, and when did he come to power?
Augustus, 27 BCE
(wrong answers:
a) Julius Caesar, 50 BCE,
Nero, 54 CE,
Marcus Aurelius, 161 CE)
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Which groups were responsible for making rules after the emperor in Roman governance?
Senate, consuls, and assemblies
(wrong answers:
Praetorian Guard and vigiles,
Magistrates and tribunes only,
Citizens only)
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What was the role of the Roman police force, the vigiles?
Stopping petty crimes, thieves, and runaway slave
(wrong answers:
Enforcing laws across the empire,
Leading the military during wars,
Making laws during assemblies)
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How were laws most commonly made in ancient Rome?
During an assembly where citizens voted
(wrong answers:
y the emperor alone,
Through military decree,
By the vigiles)
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What was the ‘dual penalty system’ in Roman law?
Harsher punishments for lower status (humiliores) compared to higher status (honestiores)
(wrong answers:
Different punishments for citizens and non-citizens,
Same punishments for all crimes regardless of status,
No punishments for the honestiores)
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Which of the following was NOT considered a form of punishment in Roman law?
Imprisonment (jail)
(wrong answers:
Lashing ,
Fines,
Beheading)