Notes

Question 1
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When was the Digest of Justinian created?

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AD 438
450BC
Correct Answer
AD530-33
27BC
during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-38)

Question 2
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The legal power of jurists to give opinions with the force of law, authorized by the emperor was called . . .

ius gentium
ius liberorum
ius civile
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ius respondendi
ius honorarium

Question 3
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In the Republican Rome, law was made by . . .

kings or royal decrees
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the plebeian assembly or concilium plebis
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magistrates, especially the urban praetor
senate
emperor

Question 4
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When we say that the Digest of Justinian contains interpolations, we mean that it contains . . .

senatus consulta
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changes to classical Roman law made by Justinian's compilers
excerpts from the writings of classical jurists made by Justinian's compilers
quotations of the praetor's edict and statutes
ius honorarium

Question 5
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What are senatus consulta?

legal literature written by jurists
royal decrees
Rome's first written law code
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decrees of the senate
magistrate's edict

Question 6
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The emperor could make law by . . .

giving judgments in private law cases (decreta)
replying to petitions from citizens (rescripta or subscriptiones)
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all of these ways
sending instructions to government administrators and elected officials (mandata)
issuing edicts (edicta) on any topic

Question 7
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When was the classical period of Roman law?

450 - 27BC
Correct Answer
c.27BC-AD250
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450 BC - AD 250
AD 250 - 535
c. 27 BC - AD 535

Question 8
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What are the Twelve Tables?

a royal decrees
decrees of the senate
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Rome's first written law code
magistrate's edict
legal literature written by jurists

Question 9
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In the archaic period Romans got their laws from . . .

senate
magistrates, especially the urban praetor
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emperor
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kings or royal decrees
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custom

Question 10
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In the Imperial Rome, law was made by . . .

pontiffs or state priests
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magistrates, especially the urban praetor
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senate
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emperor
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jurists

Question 11
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Which magistrate was responsible for legal jurisdiction in Rome?

dictator
consul
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censor
Correct Answer
praetor
quaestor

Question 12
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In which of the following activities did Imperial jurists participate but NOT Republican jurists?

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writing treatises on the law
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serving on the emperor's legal council
giving legal advice to parties in litigation
acting as advocate in court
serving as role model for aspiring young men aspiring to legal or political careers

Question 13
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Which emperor’s codification is our largest source of Roman law?

Hadrian
Theodosius II
Diocletian
Augustus
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Justinian

Question 14
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Law made by magistrates through their edicts was called . . .

ius civile
ius liberorum
ius respondendi
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ius honorarium
ius gentium

Question 15
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The law for Roman citizens was called . . .

ius respondendi
ius honorarium
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ius civile
ius liberorum
ius gentium