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1. Before the Etruscans arrived, Rome was a
a. large metropolis.
b. cultural center.
c. small village.
d. strong military force.
2. During the Early Empire, merchants from all over the world visited Rome’s major ports, which were
a. near Hadrian’s Wall.
b. Ostia and Puteoli.
c. in Greece and Britain.
d. on the Danube River.
3. What advantage did Rome’s location on the Tiber River provide?
a. fertile plains
b. large plots of land
c. access to the sea
d. contact with pirates
4. Against whom did Caesar fight to become dictator of Rome?
a. Pompey
b. Lucius Cornelius Sulla
c. Crassus
d. Gaius Gracchus
5. Which of the following best describes Rome’s state religion?
a. Non-Roman religions were forbidden.
b. Romans worshiped animals and nature.
c. Emperors never came to be worshiped.
d. Romans worshiped gods and goddesses.
6. Which describes one of Augustus’s reforms?
a. The size of the senate was reduced.
b. The senate was completely disbanded.
c. He returned all power to the Roman people.
d. Governors were to be chosen by emperors.
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7. Sulla’s seizure of Rome in 82 B.C. was partly the legacy of
a. the fall of the Second Triumvirate.
b. Augustus’s defeat of Antony.
c. Caesar’s assassination in the senate.
d. a new military recruitment system.
8. While the emperors created a sense of unity throughout the empire, they also
a. allowed competing emperors.
b. outlawed non-Roman religions.
c. respected many local customs.
d. denied citizenship to provincials.
9. The Punic Wars were fought between
a. the Etruscans and the Greeks.
b. Rome and Carthage.
c. Rome and the Etruscans.
d. Rome and the Greeks.
10. What was a product of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus’s attempted reforms?
a. instability and the assassination of Tiberius and Gaius
b. growth of a new class of wealthy plebeians
c. the election of both Tiberius and Gaius to the Roman Senate
d. the destruction of the First Triumvirate
11. Julius Caesar sparked a civil war that led to his dictatorship by crossing the
a. Po.
b. Tiber.
c. Appenine.
d. Rubicon.
12. Rome defeated and then destroyed Carthage in the
a. conquest of southern Italy.
b. Fourth Macedonian War.
c. Punic Wars.
d. Battle of Cannae in 216 B.C.
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13. What was the name of Rome’s first code of laws?
a. Tribune
b. Twelve Tables
c. Law of Nations
d. council of the plebs
14. Which of the following describes one effect of Marius’ reforms?
a. More patricians became soldiers.
b. There were greater numbers of rural poor.
c. Fewer soldiers were prepared for war.
d. Generals gained enormous power.
15. Who became Rome’s first emperor in 27 B.C.?
a. Lucius Cornelius Sulla
b. Augustus
c. Antony
d. Julius Caesar
16. The Law of Nations created standards of justice that
a. are still recognized today.
b. could not be applied to non-Romans.
c. ended with the Roman Republic.
d. harmed the Roman people.
17. In what way did Roman families differ from Greek families?
a. Romans raised their children at home.
b. Romans were not allowed to keep slaves.
c. Roman women could participate in politics.
d. Romans forbade women from seeking divorce.
18. In 31 B.C., Octavian defeated the army and navy of
a. Pompey and Crassus.
b. Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
c. Antony and Cleopatra.
d. Lepidus and Caesar.
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19. Which best describes a key feature of Rome’s official state religion?
a. Emperors were never worshipped as gods.
b. Romans worshipped gods and goddesses.
c. Augustus outlawed religious displays.
d. Romans believed in only one god.
20. The Roman Senate was a select group of
a. consuls.
b. praetors.
c. emperors.
d. patricians.
21. The Pax Romana was a
a. program of public works.
b. leader of the senate.
c. series of fortifications.
d. period of peace and prosperity.
22. Of what was Julius Caesar a member?
a. First Triumvirate
b. Second Triumvirate
c. Augustan Age
d. plebeians
23. What allowed Romans to construct massive, though stable, buildings?
a. slave labor
b. arches
c. concrete
d. aqueducts
24. After the end of the Second Triumvirate, who fought for control of Rome?
a. Octavian and Julius Caesar
b. Lepidus and Octavian
c. Antony and Lepidus
d. Octavian and Antony
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25. After defeating other Latin states and conquering the Italian Peninsula, Rome fought Carthage for
control of
a. the Mediterranean.
b. Gaul.
c. Latium.
d. Etruria.
26. Although the city of Rome was magnificent and wealthy,
a. conditions for the poor were terrible.
b. very few citizens chose to live there.
c. it provided few entertainments.
d. its public buildings were poorly built.
27. Roman prosperity led to a demand for luxury goods, including
a. Chinese silk.
b. African grain.
c. German art.
d. sheep and cattle.
28. Romans borrowed which of the following from the Etruscans?
a. bronze making
b. the toga and short cloak
c. their alphabet
d. their system of government
29. How did the Gracchus brothers try to reform Roman society?
a. Gaius Gracchus attempted to seize power.
b. They tried to change the military’s recruitment method.
c. They wanted to redistribute land to small farmers.
d. Tiberius Gracchus reduced the size of the senate.
30. Marius changed Rome’s military by
a. reducing the size of the infantry.
b. providing soldiers with better weapons.
c. recruiting the urban and rural poor.
d. offering land to the patricians.
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31. The peak of the Roman Empire occurred during the second century, a time known as
a. the Roman Republic.
b. the Pax Romana.
c. the Augustan Age.
d. the paterfamilias.
32. The conflict between the plebeians and the patricians was known as the
a. struggle of the orders.
b. Law of the Nations.
c. Second Punic War.
d. council of the plebs.
33. Who was the most distinguished poet of the Augustan Age?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. Horace
d. Livy
34. The reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus ended in
a. Marius’ control of the senate.
b. Julius Caesar’s empire.
c. violence and instability.
d. Sulla’s election as consul.
35. Augustus reformed Roman governance by
a. giving senators control of the provinces.
b. giving emperors the right to name governors.
c. reducing the number of provinces.
d. allowing plebeians to become senators.
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Matching
a. Gracchus brothers
b. First Triumvirate
c. Julius Caesar
d. Marius
e. Augustus
36. dictator who rose to power in 47 B.C.
37. Roman general who created a new recruitment system
38. Rome’s first emperor
39. group composed of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey
40. men who tried to return land to small farmers
In the blank, write the letter of the choice that best matches the definition.
a. Punic Wars
b. Etruria
c. Twelve Tables
d. Latium
e. Lucius Cornelius Sulla
ab. Crassus
ac. Battle of Actium
ad. Pax Romana
ae. Horace
bc. Caracalla
41. general who seized Rome after military reforms
42. one of the three members of the First Triumvirate
43. home to the Etruscans
44. emperor who gave citizenship to all free people of the empire
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45. region settled by the Latins, who later conquered the Italian Peninsula
46. period of Roman prosperity that began in the second century
47. Rome’s first code of laws, adopted in 450 B.C.
48. conflict between Rome and Carthage that ended in 146 B.C.
49. prominent Augustan poet
50. conflict in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated
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