Download Roman Empire (Pretest) Why did Germanic people invade the

Roman Empire (Pretest)
1. Why did Germanic people invade the
Roman Empire?
a. Famines in northern Europe
b. Fear of attack for Attila the Hun
c. A desire to settle the frontier regions
d. Resentment over Rome’s power and
wealth
2. Which feature of ancient Rome made it
a republic?
(std. 3a)
a. the absence of a king or and
emperor
b. right to free speech in civic events
c. equality for all adult male citizens
d. the rule of law elected by
representatives
3. Which is the BEST description of
patricians in Ancient Rome?
(std. 3a)
a. a group of judges
b. large but politically limited group of
people
c. a group of three leaders of Rome
d. a powerful group of nobles who
were small in number
4. Though Julius Caesar played a major
role in transforming the Roman
Republic into the Roman Empire and
the Roman people proclaimed him
dictator for life, he was assassinated by
a group of
a. guards
b. peasants
c. insurgents
d. senators
5. A major contribution of the Roman
Republic to Western European culture
was the
a. concept of government by laws
b. establishment of agricultural
communities
c. rejection of the concept of slavery
d. belief that political power should be
controlled by the military
* two people served this position
*was the highest elected position in the Roman
Republic
* elected by the Assembly
* highest civilian and military magistrate
6. These describe what position in the
Roman Republic?
(std. 2a)
a. Censor
b. emperor
c. praetor
d. consul
7. The Western Roman Empire was
weakened by which of these?
(std.
3e)
a. the high cost of defending the
empire
b. civil wars begun by Christian
zealots
c. uprisings by Etruscans in the north
d. the prolonged Peloponnesian War
8. What is the MOST important instrument
of government in the Roman Republic?
a. Emperor
b. Magistrates
c. The triumvirate
d. Legislative assemblies
9. Which was NOT a reason for the decline
of the Roman Empire
a. A strong military
b. The huge amount of money spent on
defense, coupled with inflation
c. The invasion by the Germanic tribes
and the Huns
d. The disruption of trade
10. The emperor’s purpose for dividing the
Roman Empire was______
a. To decrease the authority of the
Senate
b. To protect the west from Greek
influences
c. To make control of the Empire more
efficient
d. To separate groups whose conflicts
threatened unity