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Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science
Virginia Student Achievement Booklet
(WHI.6a)
1.
A
B
C
D
Which of the following
statements is NOT true of the
geography of Rome?
Rome is located on the Italian
peninsula.
Rome was protected by the Alps
Mountains to the north.
Rome had easy access to the
Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas.
Rome suffered from a lack of good
farmland.
(WHI.6b)
2.
A
B
C
D
3.
A
B
C
D
World History I
SOL WHI.6
5.
Early Rome was governed by a
Republic. What is a republic?
A
B
C
D
government by all citizens
government by religious figures
government by representatives
government by a king
6.
Who were considered citizens in
the Republican period of Rome?
A
B
C
D
freeborn Roman men
enslaved foreigners
children of slaves
freeborn Roman women
7.
What was the Roman law code
called?
A
B
C
D
the Twelve Tables
Hammurabi’s Code
the Edict of Milan
the Ten Commandments
Which of the following is NOT a
Roman God?
Mars
Jupiter
Yahweh
Venus
If the Romans worshipped a
family of Gods, their religion can
best be described as a form of
what?
(WHI.6d)
polytheism
monotheism
animism
idolatry
8.
What did the Romans do to
conquered peoples to make them
a part of the empire?
A
B
C
D
forced them into slavery
gave them Roman citizenship
removed them from their lands
killed them in war
9.
Who did Rome fight the Punic
Wars against?
A
B
C
D
Greece
Persia
Carthage
Egypt
(WHI.6c)
4.
A
B
C
D
There were two major social
classes in ancient Rome. The
______ were wealthy and well
born and the ______ were the
poorer members of society.
Patricians, Plebeians
Hittites, Mennonites
Phoenicians, Christians
Romans, Gauls
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10. Winning the Punic Wars gave
Rome control of what sea?
A
B
C
D
14. Which of these did NOT
contribute to a weakened
economy in the Roman
Republic?
the Adriatic Sea
the Aegean Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Black Sea
A
B
C
D
11. What famous general invaded
the Italian peninsula during the
Punic wars?
A
B
C
D
Belisarius
Hannibal
Alexander
Attila
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the spread of agricultural slavery
increased unemployment among
small farmers
devaluation of Roman currency
discovery of new gold and silver
deposits in northern Italy
(WHI.6f)
15. Who was assassinated by the
Roman Senate to prevent him
from becoming a dictator?
A
B
C
D
12. What group spread Roman
culture more than any other did?
A
B
C
D
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SOL WHI.6
Roman legions
Roman senate
Roman explorers
Roman philosophers
Marc Antony
Augustus Caesar
Julius Caesar
Pliny the Elder
16. Who ended the Roman civil war
with his victory over Marc
Antony?
A
B
C
D
increasing use of slaves
unemployment among small farmers
growth of the latifundia
inflation
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Constantine
Diocletian
(WHI.6e)
13. How did the factors above affect
Roman society?
17. Who was the first emperor of
Rome?
A
A
B
C
D
B
C
D
They caused economic instability
and civil unrest.
They caused a movement to greater
political freedom.
They caused the return of the
Roman monarchy.
They caused Rome to be conquered
by Carthage.
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Julius Caesar
Cassius
Marc Anthony
Augustus Caesar
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SOL WHI.6
18. What was the primary weakness
in the Roman Imperial system of
government?
21. What is the best description of
the territory held by the Roman
Empire at its height?
A
A
B
C
D
There were no clear rules for
choosing a new emperor.
The emperor was a figurehead with
no real power.
The emperors were foreign-born
citizens who lacked political support.
The emperors lacked the support of
the military.
B
C
D
19. The Roman Republic became the
Roman Empire when A
B
C
D
the Senate gave Octavian the title
Augustus.
the Romans first expanded outside
Italy.
the First Triumvirate was
established.
the patricians took control of
government.
Age of Pericles
 extended democracy
 many new buildings in Athens
Pax Romana
 uniform system of money
 safe travel and trade on roads
 prosperity and stability
22. How were the Pax Romana and
the Age of Pericles in Athens
similar?
(WHI.6g)
20. What is the 200-year period of
Roman peace and prosperity
initiated by Augustus Caesar
known as?
A
B
C
D
A
B
the Pax Sinica
the Golden Age
the Pax Romana
the Dark Age
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most of Europe including modern
day Britain, France, Germany, Italy,
areas in the modern Middle East
and most of North Africa
the Italian Peninsula, the modern
Middle East, India and Persia
Italy, North Africa, and most of subSaharan Africa including
Madagascar
most of Europe including Italy,
England, Russia and Scandinavia.
C
D
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Both were times of poverty.
Both had little trade with the outside
world.
Both were times of warfare.
Both were times of peace and
artistic advancement.
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(WHI.6i)
23. Which of the following reforms
was instituted by Augustus
Caesar?
A
B
C
D
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SOL WHI.6
26. What role did the Christian
Church play in the late Roman
Empire?
He granted religious freedom with
the Edict of Milan.
He instituted a system of elections
to choose a new emperor.
He reorganized Roman law into
Justinian’s Code.
He created a professional civil
service.
A
B
C
D
The Church took over the
government as the Empire fell.
The Church ran the court system
and made laws.
The Church became the moral
authority in the empire.
The Church provided holy soldiers
for the Roman army.
(WHI.6h)
(WHI.6j)
24. What was the book that
contained the teachings of
Jesus?
A
B
C
D
27. What was the name of the large
market and meeting place in
Rome?
Old Testament
Talmud
New Testament
Koran
A
B
C
D
25. What role did councils play in the
early Christian Church in the
Roman Empire?
A
B
C
D
28. Where did the Romans hold the
games of the gladiators?
A
B
C
D
They established Church doctrine.
They wrote the New Testament of
the Bible.
They competed with the Pope for
control of the Church.
They organized Crusades to
conquer the Holy Land.
Parthenon
Colosseum
Colonnade
in fields
29. How did the Romans respond to
the problem of public health?
A
B
C
D
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the Agora
the Pantheon
the Forum
the Acropolis
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They practiced strict population
control.
They built public baths and provided
food for the poor.
They made the weak and unhealthy
slaves.
They built free hospitals for the
poor.
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SOL WHI.6
30. What was the prominent concept
for Western civilization that was
established in Roman law?
34. What two things did the
Emperors spend too much tax
money on?
A
B
A
B
C
D
C
D
Slavery would be abolished.
All citizens were innocent unless
proven guilty.
All members of society would be
provided for by the government.
Gruesome gladiator matches would
not be allowed in public places.
35. The Emperor _________ moved
the Roman capital to Byzantium.
A
B
C
D
31. Which of the following is NOT a
Roman contribution to
engineering and architecture?
A
B
C
D
aqueducts
paved roads
Colosseum
mosques
Justinian
Augustus
Nero
Constantine
36. Which of the following were not
related to the 'fall' of Rome?
A
B
C
D
32. Latin became the basis for what
language group?
A
B
C
D
food and clothing
games and armies
animals and roads
canals and aqueducts
Germanic invasions
corrupt officials
the assassination of Julius Caesar
heavy taxes
Indo-European
Slavic
Bantu
Romance
(WHI.6k)
33. All of the following contributed
to the end of the Roman empire
EXCEPT:
A
B
C
D
inflation and economic instability.
a weak government and civil unrest.
the rise of the Christian Church and
the growing influence of the pope.
the use of foreign mercenaries.
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