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TOMORROW before your Chapter 7 Vocabulary Quiz
and Chapter 7 Test
Chapter 7-1 (G.O.)
Chapter 7-3 (G. O.)
Chapter 7-4 (G. O.)
Chapter 7-5 (G. O.)
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Vocabulary Terms and Multiple
Choice Questions
Chapter 7 Test Review
1. Because the Roman government
was led by two men, power was
A. In the hands of the plebeians
B. Divided equally between them
C. Given to local governors
D. In the hands of the senate
2. Julius Caesar was able to gain
control of Rome after he was
A. Elected governor by the citizens
B. Able to conquer the Persians
C. Victorious in the conquest of
Gaul
D. Appointed by Octavian
3. As long as the conquered people
lived peacefully, they were
A. Strictly ruled by Roman generals
B. Left alone by Roman governors
C. Not allowed to follow their
religion
D. Exempt from paying taxes to
Rome
4. The Roman senate gave Augustus all
the power he wanted because
A. He made himself dictator
B. He threatened to destroy the
republic
C. They were grateful for Rome’s
peace and prosperity
D. The conquered people threatened
to revolt
5. The two kinds of citizens in the
Roman Republic were
a. Consuls and emperors
b. Patricians and consuls
c. Plebeians and patricians
d. Plebeians and slaves
6. Unlike the Greeks, who were interested
in ideas, the Romans were more
interested
A. Focusing on trade instead of education
B. Copying the Egyptians’ approach to
learning
C. Spreading democracy throughout their
empire
D. Using knowledge to build things
7. If two Roman consuls disagreed on
how to handle an emergency, Roman
law provided for
A. The appointment of a dictator
B. The election of a king
C. The crowning of an emperor
D. The appointment of a general
8. Roman law was based on the idea of
A. Revenge
B. Inequality
C. Fairness
D. Absolute rule
9. Rome’s geographic setting was
important because
A. Strong winds brought heavy spring
rains to the land
B. Its position was central to Italy and
the known Western world
C. It was surrounded by deserts and
mountains, which insured its safety
from invasions
D. Farmers depended on yearly flooding
to plant crops
10.The majority of Roman citizens were
A. Unemployed
B. Wealthy
C. Farmers
D. Merchants
11.Two reasons for Rome’s serious
economic problems were
A. Unemployment and inflation
B. Low taxes and drought
C. The cost of maintaining a large
army and low taxes
D. A severe plague and drought
12.The Roman emperors gave free grain
to the poor
A. Whenever they had a surplus
B. Whenever they were unemployed
C. To prevent riots when the harvest
was poor
D. Because the law required it
13.Roman law is important to us today
because
A. It shows why the empire finally fell
apart
B. It was extremely harsh and unfair to
conquered peoples
C. It did not protect the rights of people
accused of crimes
D. It developed ideas of justice that are
the basis of our legal system
14.According to legend, why did
Constantine convert to Christianity?
A. There was a food shortage
B. He wanted to stop Christians from
being killed
C. He saw a vision of a cross on the
sun
D. The Vandals invaded Rome
15.In ancient Rome, most people lived
A. In tents
B. In villas
C. In poor housing
D. On small farms
16.During the decline of Rome, the
emperors
A. Blamed Christianity for a wide
variety of problems
B. Decided to ignore Christianity
C. Ruled that Christianity could
spread only in Egypt
D. Pointed to the real causes of the
decline
17.Most of all, ancient Romans place
great emphasis on
A. Family life
B. Military achievements
C. Religions intolerance
D. Freedom for their slaves
18.According to the Gospels, which of the
following is true of Jesus?
A. His parables were lengthy written essays
criticizing the emperor
B. He rose from the dead and spoke to his
disciples
C. He believed there were several true gods
D. He relied entirely on his disciples to
spread his teachings
19.Under Constantine’s rule, the Roman
Empire
A. Was intolerant of all religions
B. Collapsed
C. Accepted Christianity as its official
religion
D. Was divided into two parts
20.Because Roman emperors sent many
Christians to their deaths,
A. The Roman Empire was revived
B. Many Romans admired the
Christians
C. The emperors’ moral standing
improved
D. Christianity disappeared
21.Why did the Roman governor condemn
Jesus to death?
A. He has been accused of teaching that
God was greater than the emperor
B. He was organizing the common people
to overthrow the emperor
C. He has been accused of stealing from
the rich
D. His followers refused to work
22.Whose writing helped turn
Christianity into an organized
religion?
A. Nero
B. Hadrian
C. Jesus
D. Paul
23.Why did Diocletian divide the empire
into two parts?
A. To stop wars within the empire
B. To make it easier to rule
C. To send wealth from Rome to
Constantinople
D. Because he had lost interest in the
west