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Rome Test:
Name____________________
Part One: The Roman Republic. Place the correct answer to the question in the
column at the left; under the number.
3 Points each
1
The founders of Rome belonged to
which of the following cultures?
2
The original city of Rome was…
3
Which Statement best describes the
relationship between the Romans and
the Etruscans
4
The Roman Legion was…
5
The Romans changed their army to a
professional well trained army after
they were raided by the…
6
The First Punic War was
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Which is not true about the Second
Punic War
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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B.
C.
D.
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Mar Nostrum was…
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Etruscans
The Latins
The Greeks
Sabines
Founded by the brothers Romulus and
Remus
Was a very quiet and civilized place
Created in 579 bc
None of the above
The Romans learned how to build and
run a city from the Etruscans
The Romans disliked Etruscan Kings
The Romans thought they were morally
superior to the Etruscans
All of the above
A unit of 100 soldiers
Run by a Centurion
Originally a volunteer citizen army
All of the above
Etruscans
Carthaginians
Greeks
Gauls
A naval battle for the island of Sicily
A land battle against the General
Hannibal
A land battle against the city of Carthage.
All of the above.
It lasted 15 years
It ended in Rome taking possession of all
of Carthage’s land
The Carthage General Hannibal tried to
destroy Rome by walking around the
Mediterranean
Was originally supposed to involve
elephants
Rome’s name for their Empire
The term Rome used to describe
controlling the entire Med. Sea
The Carthaginian General in the Third
Punic War
None of the above
Part Two: Fall of Roman Republic: Match the following terms with the description
on the right. Place the appropriate letter in the numbered column on the left.
9
Consul
A
Wealthy landowning class
10
Tribune
B
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Patrician
C
General who used the loyalty of his troops to declare himself
dictator and murder anyone who disagreed with him
Queen of Egypt
12
Plebian
D
13
Tiberius
Gracchus
Gaius
Marius
Sulla
E
Julius
Caesar
H
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18
F
G
Roman politician and general who tried to end the Republic,
was murdered by the Senate for his efforts
2 Co Leaders who ran the Roman government. Elected by
Patricians
Caesar’s heir, who did successfully end the Republic and
declared himself the first Emperor of Rome.
Middle class, workers of Rome
General who tried to help the plebians by giving land to
retired soldiers, unknowingly making them loyal to their
Generals and not the Senate
Cleopatra I
Senator who tried to help the Plebians by giving them land.
Got beaten to death with chairs of other Senators
Octavian
J
10 people elected by plebians who could veto any law of the
Senate
Same Drill: Answers in the left hand column!
19
A latifundia was…
A. A large estate owned by Patricians.
B. responsible for why Plebians could no longer get jobs in
Rome.
C. Worked by slaves
D. All of the above
20
Which is not true of the Roman
Senate?
21
Which statement best describes
why the Roman Republic failed?
22
Caesar was killed because…
A. Plebians could not directly get laws in their interest
passed.
B. Could be replaced by a Dictator in times of emergency
C. Consisted of 50 senators
D. People voted for representatives instead of voting
directly on issues.
A. Caesar tricked the Senate into making him the Emperor
B. There were too many slaves which caused the Plebians
and slaves to revolt and they murdered the Senate
C. The Patricians were only interested in representing their
own interests in the Senate.
D. Gaius Marius replaced the rule of the Senate with the
rule of Generals.
A. He wanted to declare himself Dictator for life.
B. Was liked by the plebians of Rome more than the
Senators were
C. He declared himself Emperor
D. Pompey defeated him in battle.
Part Three: The Roman Empire: If you need instructions – see me!
23
Which of the following is not a
reform that Augustus made to the
Roman Empire?
24
The Pax Romana was
25
Which statement best describes
Roman Emperors during the Pax
Romana?
26
Which statement does not describe
Roman religion during the Empire?
27
Which is not a major Roman
contribution to technology?
28
The most famous arena for Gladiator
fights was the…
29
A key feature of Roman art is…
30
Roman Law…
A. He created a Bureaucracy
B. He made the army loyal to him
C. He created the Praetorian Guard to protect
Rome and the Emperor
D. He gave the Plebians the right to vote
A. A two hundred year era of peace and
stability
B. The new name for the Roman Senate as
reformed by Augustus
C. The palace where Emperor’s ruled from.
D. A delicious dry hard cheese made from
ewe’s milk made under license only in the
Italian province of Roma.
A. All Emperors were related to each other
B. They all went slowly insane from using
lead pipes and cups
C. Even though there were some bad ones, the
government managed to carry on.
D. The Five Good Emperors were Augustus,
Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero
A. The official religion was copied from the
Greeks.
B. Augustus made Christianity the official
religion after the death of Jesus
C. The Emperor was worshipped as a god
D. You were allowed to practice most any
religion you wanted.
A. Ocean travelling ships
B. Aquaducts
C. Cement
D. Well Constructed Roads.
A. Coliseum
B. Circus Maximus
C. Bread and Circus
D. Hippodrome
A. It was copied from the Etruscans
B. It tried to capture people realistically
C. it was always done in stone
D. All of the above
A. Focused on proving people were guilty
B. Protected both Roman citizens and non
citizens
C. Is the basis of our legal system
D. All of the above
Please identify as many of the following places as you can by placing the appropriate number or letter on
the map. 2 Points each
The Cities of
1.. Rome; 2. Carthage; 3. Jerusalem; 4. Byzantium
The Regions of: A. Gaul, B. Briton, C. Spain, D. Northern Africa, E.. Germania, F Asia Minor.
Use a dashed line to show how big Rome was at the end of the Republic
Use a solid line to show how big Rome was at the height of the Empire.
Bonus Question:
Would you have supported Caesar or the Senate? Why or Why not?