Roman Empire Quiz-2

Which of the following was considered the main role of Roman women?

• They elected magistrates.
• They bore and raised children.
• They managed the family business.
• They passed important laws.

Which of the following was something that both wealthy and poor Romans had in common?

• Living in a villa
• Having running water in the home
• Worshiping the Roman gods
• Owning many slaves

What does the United States government share in common with the ancient government of the Roman republic?

• Direct democracy
• Separation of powers
• Aediles and fasces
• Equal voting rights

How did plebeians first get access to political offices?

• They went on strike.
• They wrote a petition.
• They started and won a war.
• They paid the patricians.

What was the result of Rome’s conquest of Carthage?

• Rome now had control of more lands along the eastern Mediterranean.
• Rome now had control of more lands along the western Mediterranean.
• Rome now had control of more lands to the north.
• Rome’s territory did not change after the conquest.

Rome was built along the

• Adriatic Sea
• Tiber River.
• Apennines.
• Alps.

What was the relationship between government and religion in Rome?

• Religion was supported by the government.
• Religion was ignored by the government.
• Religion was not connected to the government.
• Religion was banished by the government.

Which of the following statements accurately describes how Julius Caesar became dictator?

• Caesar’s troops were loyal to the government.
• Caesar’s troops were loyal to him.
• Caesar’s support came from the senate.
• Caesar’s support came from fellow general Pompey

The Senate was made up of

• Heads of wealthy families

• Representatives voted on by citizens

• Philosophers and educated elite

• Heads of merchant families

Small farms were replaced by latifundias, which were

• military training grounds

• large estates growing cash crops

• religious ceremonial land

• early Roman housing developments