Roman Republic/Empire/Christianity Quiz

1. Who founded Rome, according to myth?

• Julius Caesar

• Romulus and Remus

• 1st Triumvirate

3. Which Roman ruler held the title of dictator or absolute ruler at the time of his assassination by members of the Senate?

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus Caesar

• Constantine

• Diocletian

4. Who was the emperor that moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, then named it after himself? He was also the first Christian emperor

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus Caesar

• Constantine

• Diocletian

5. Who was Rome’s first emperor that started the Pax Romana and created the civil service? His real name is Octavian Caesar.

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus Caesar

• Constantine

• Diocletian

6. The two social classes of the Roman Republic are the _______which are common farmers, merchants, and artisans, and the _______, which are the wealthy landowning citizens.

• Gauls, Etruscans

• Plebeians, Patricians

• Patricians, Plebeians

• Latins, Etruscans

7. The 300 men that made laws and was the supreme governing body in the republic were known as the:

• Senate

• Triumvirate

• Legion

• Consuls

8. What is the Roman law code called?

9. These people were members of the Tribal Assembly that protected the plebeians and made laws for the common people.

• Senators

• Consuls

• Dictators

• Tribunes

10. What was the period of peace and prosperity that lasted about 200 years called? It started with the reign of Augustus and ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius.

• Golden Age

• Pax Romana

• Diaspora

• Edict of Milan

Which of the following was the province of the Roman Empire that was home of the Jews?

• Athens

• Nazareth

• Judea

• Rome