Test 5 - Ancient Rome
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Italy’s location on a peninsula, the protection provided by the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea, and its climate
made it ideally suited for the emergence of a mighty empire.
2. Patricians forced the plebeians to make changes in the Roman government by refusing to defend the city
during an invasion.
3. Prior to the compilation of the Law of the Twelve Tables, patrician judges made decisions based on secret
laws unknown to plebeians.
4. Rome was greatly influenced by Greek culture, copying its art forms and adopting the Greek gods.
5. Many European cities today still reflect the grid layouts originally planned by Roman engineers.
6. Adoption was forbidden by the Roman law code.
7. As a conquered people in the Roman Empire, Jews were forced to convert to Christianity.
8. The Augustan Age was marked by expansion of the Roman Empire, moral and religious reforms, and great
creativity in Latin literature.
9. The emperor Constantine helped to spread Christianity when he passed the Edict of Milan in 313 A.D.
10. The Romans founded a new type of government called a ‘republic’, in which people chose officials to
represent them.
11. The Greek god Zeus becomes the almighty Roman God Xerxes.
12. Patricians were wealthy Romans that typically owned property and held important government jobs
13. Massive Roman military units were called Tribunes.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
14. The chart titled “Roman Government” shows that the Romans designed their government to
a. promote trade and commerce.
b. centralize power in one person.
c. respond quickly to military attacks.
d. incorporate checks on the power of different parts of government.
15. Study the chart titled “Roman Government.” In what way could tribunes check the power of the elected
magistrates?
a. by vetoing laws
b. by vetoing the actions of the magistrates
c. by controlling the magistrates’ budget
d. by passing laws
16. When the last king of Rome was thrown out, his place was taken by two magistrates called
a. consuls.
c. plebeians.
b. tribunes.
d. the Senate.
17. Why did a group of senators murder Julius Caesar?
a. because he was extremely unpopular with the Roman people
b. to dismantle the Republic and return governing power to the monarchy
c. because he was waging a civil war
d. to prevent him from destroying the Roman Republic
18. The statement “I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble” refers to
a. the ambitious building program initiated under Hannibal’s rule.
b. the development of massive rock quarries in the Italian countryside.
c. the ambitious building program initiated under Augustus’s rule.
d. the rebuilding of Rome after Carthage burned the city to the ground.
19. Which of the following emerged in the early Christian Church to oversee church affairs and priests within
each city?
a. bishops
c. popes
b. the laity
d. Apostles
20. Which of the following was one of Diocletian’s reforms?
a. He divided the empire in two.
b. He provided free food and entertainment to Roman citizens.
c. He issued the Edict of Milan.
d. He issued the first written law code.
21. Electing tribunes and displaying the Law of the Twelve Tables
a. benefited tribunes.
b. showed the influence of the Etruscans.
c. protected plebeians against unjust treatment by patricians.
d. violated the constitution hammered out by patricians and plebeians.
22. Because the Law of the Twelve Tables were displayed, judges could not
a. show partiality to non-Romans.
b. discriminate against Etruscans.
c. make decisions based on secret laws.
d. preserve the status of plebeians.
23. Why did Octavian adopt the title “Augustus” meaning first citizen?
a. to emphasize that he had more power than other magistrates
b. to illustrate the duties of citizens in a republic
c. to show that he was retiring from politics
d. to avoid the title of king or emperor
24. Roman audiences enjoyed public entertainment
a. in the Forum on Capitoline Hill.
c. on the Palatine and Pont du Gard.
b. in temples and at the Forum.
d. in the Colosseum or at Circus Maximus.
25. Which Emperor ended the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire?
a. Diocletian
c. Constantine
b. Julius Caesar
d. Trajan
26. Some Jews believed that Jesus of Nazareth was the ____________, a spiritual leader who had come to restore
the ancient Kingdom of Israel and bring peace to the world.
a. God
c. Messiah
b. Consul
d. Patrician
27. Which term correctly identifies common Romans at the bottom of the social pyramid - typically farmers,
craftpeople and merchants?
a. Plebeians
c. Patricians
b. Tribunes
d. Vandals
28. Which of the following was the empire that Rome fights in the Punic wars?
a. Persians
c. Jews
b. Greeks
d. Carthage
29. Which emperor was Julius Caesar’s grandnephew? He begins the period of time when Rome becomes an
empire and initiates many public projects.
a. Crassus
b. Diocletian
c. Augustus
d. Nero
30. What was the primary purpose of an aqueduct?
a. allowed people and animals to cross
c. was designed as a place for gladiators to
valleys
fight in public
b. delivered water to cities
d. used on a battlefield to conquer land
Test 5 - Ancient Rome
Answer Section
TRUE/FALSE
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PTS: 1
9.2.03 | 9.8.03 | 9.8.06
F
PTS: 1
9.2.03
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PTS: 1
9.2.03
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PTS: 1
9.2.03
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PTS: 1
9.2.03 | 9.8.01
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PTS: 1
9.2.03 | 9.6.01
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PTS: 1
9.6.02 | 9.8.01 | 9.8.02
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PTS: 1
9.2.03 | 9.8.01
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PTS: 1
9.2.03
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PTS: 1
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PTS: 1
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PTS: 1
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PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.1.1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.1.2
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.1.2
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.1.3
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.3.2
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.3.1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.4.1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.3.2
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.5.2
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.1.2
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.1.2
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.1.2
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.2.2
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.3.2
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.4.4
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.5.2
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.1.2
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
NAT: 6.1.2
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9.2.03
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9.2.03
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9.2.03
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9.2.03 | 9.8.04
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9.2.03 | 9.8.01
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9.8.02
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9.2.03
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9.2.03
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9.2.03
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PTS: 1
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NAT: 6.2.2
PTS: 1
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NAT: 6.3.1
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