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CPS Lesson
Rome Test
6. An example of the word
"influenced" is...
Read each question carefully
BEFORE you answer it.
A. Japan gave the word
"sushi" to the American English
language
B. Japan gave America the
concept of chopsticks.
C. Japan gave America the
idea to remove shoes before
entering a home.
D. All of the above.
1. What other historical
names does Istanbul have?
A. Turkey and Constantine
B. Constantinople and
Byzantine
C. Constantinople and
Byzantium
2. Cleopatra was a threat to
Octavian because she was
A. Very weak
B. Very beautiful
C. Very powerful
3. According to our skits,
approximately how many people
could fit into the Roman Coliseum
in 79 C.E.?
A. 50,000
B. 150,000
C. 250,000
4. Which answer did NOT
contribute to the fall of Rome?
A. The lead from paint
killed babies.
B. Constantine moved the
capital from Rome.
C. Marcus Aurelius died
with no clear plan for Rome's
future.
5. Who did the Roman's
create their language from?
A. Latins
B. Egyptians
C. Etruscans
7. The emperor that
legalized Christianity and
officially moved the Roman
capital was...
A. Constant
B. Constantinople
C. Constantine
8. What were the three key
elements to every Roman city?
A. Roads, baths,
amphitheatre
B. Roads, baths,
automobiles
C. Roads, bats,
amphitheatre
9. What year was the last
Roman emperor driven out of Rome?
A. 46 C.E.
B. 476 C.E.
C. 476 B.C.E.
10. What is the Roman
numeral value for 100?
A. D
B. L
C. C
11. What were the two key
ingredients the Roman used to
make cement?
A. Lyme and ash
B. Lyme and sand
C. Lyme and clay
12. What were the two
capitals of the Roman Empire?
A. Constantine and Rome
B. Constant and Istanbul
C. Constantinople and
Rome
13. In 410 C.E. Rome was
sacked by Germanic tribes. What
is the reason for their
successful invasion?
A. The Roman army paid
Germans to fight for Rome.
B. Roman soldiers could
no longer keep the walls of Rome
secured.
C. The Roman Empire did
not want to fight anymore.
D. All of the above.
14. What is an arched
structure used to hold up a
ceiling?
A. Pillar
B. Dome
C. Vault
15. What is a structure
built by the Romans that carried
water between distant places?
A. Aqueduct
B. Trolley
C. Dam
16. Where did the
Gladiatorial games held?
A. Roman Cathedral
B. Circus Maximus
C. Coliseum
17. Why did Christianity help
save the Roman Empire in the
early 4th century C.E.?
A. Christians accepted
suffering which allowed the
empire to mistreat Romans.
B. Romans focused on one
god not many gods that unified
the empire.
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above.
18. Choose the correct
representation in Roman numerals
for the value 2008.
A. MMVV
B. MMDIII
C. MMVIII
19. What sea completely
surrounds the southern part of
Italy?
A. Caspian Sea
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Black Sea
20. Choose the best sentence
to define the following
statement:
Gladiator games at the Coliseum
and chariot races at Circus
Maximus.
A. Two places that women
were sat in a place of honor.
B. Two places that Romans
went for entertainment.
C. Two places that Romans
went for peace.
D. None of the above.
21. Who did the Romans borrow
many significant ideas from?
A. Greeks
B. Etruscans
C. French
22. Which reason led to the
fall of the Roman Empire?
A. Weakening frontiers
allowed Germanic tribes to invade
the empire.
B. Weakening walls
allowed Germans to control Rome.
C. Weakening men could
not protect their wives.
23. Which concept was truly
Roman?
A. Vault
B. Keystone
C. Dome
24. What fraction of the
Roman population were slaves?
A. 1/4
B. 1/3
C. ½
25. Approximately how many
years did the Roman Empire last?
A. 500 years
B. 400 years
C. 476 years
26. What did the phrase "All
roads lead to Rome" mean?
A. Rome was a scary place
to go.
B. Everyone tried to
avoid Rome.
C. Trade passed through
Rome no matter where you came
from.
27. What year was the Roman
Empire at its height doing better
than ever before?
A. 476 C.E.
B. 467 C.E.
C. 117 C.E.
28. What three contributions
did the Roman Empire give to the
U.S.?
A. Legal issues,
government, artists
B. Law, temples, civil
war
C. Government, mosaics,
language
29. One reason Rome failed
to invent new machines was:
A. Romans thought humans
were more efficient than
machines.
B. Romans were not smart
enough.
C. Romans relied too much
on other people to create new
ideas.
D. Romans relied too much
on human and animal labor.
E. None of the above.
30. What were practices used
to select a new emperor for the
Roman Empire?
A. The position was sold
to the tallest person.
B. The position was sold
to the highest bidder.
C. He was chosen by the
former emperor or the Praetorian
Guard.
D. None of the above.
31. One example of political
corruption was:
A. In the latter years,
Roman emperors were chosen by the
highest bidder.
B. Roman emperors gave
money to Christians to fight in
the Coliseum.
C. Teachers giving
students a candy bar when they
scored 100% on a test.
D. When Roman emperors
paid a slave for cleaning the
palace.
37. What architectural
design do we use in many
government buildings in the U.S.
today?
A.
B.
C.
D.
32. If the Roman Empire
ended in the 5th Century when did
this happen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
500s C.E.
400s C.E.
300s C.E.
The teacher is wrong.
33. What happened with the
value of the Roman coin
decreased?
A. Romans threw the coins
in the rivers.
B. Romans began to pay
wages with clothing and food.
C. Romans collected fewer
taxes.
34. One thing we gained from
Octavian was:
A. The month of October
B. The month of August
C. The word Oktoberfest
35. An example of inflation
would be:
A. In 2008, paying the
same price for something but
getting less value.
B. Paying more for
something and getting the same
amount you used to receive.
C. Buying a slice of ham
when you used to buy it a pound
for the same price.
D. All of the above.
36. One cause of urban decay
was:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Employment
Rotting garbage
Unemployment
No trees
Dome
Vault
Ceiling
Stadium
38. An example of
citizenship is:
A. Get out and talk with
your student's teachers.
B. Get out and vote for
the next president.
C. Go get a pizza for
dinner.
39. The purpose of laws is
to:
A. Protect the population
by creating rules.
B. Control people because
they are out of control.
C. Protect the police
officers.
40. Americans got the number
system ( 1,2,3,4, etc) from Rome
T. Yes the Romans gave us
numbers that we use for math
everyday.
F. No, Muslims gave us
the numbers we use for math
everyday.
41. Which three continents
did the Roman Empire touch?
A. Europe, Asia,
Australia
B. Europe, Africa,
Australia
C. Europe, Asia, Africa
42. Finish the sentence:
Too much money was spent on...
A. The military
B. The Roman people
C. The slaves
43. What did the Romans NOT
take from the Greeks?
A. Mosaics
B. Dome
C. Christianity