The Roman Empire - Crash Course

What does SPQR stand for?

• The Senate and People of Rome

• Superior Person Quindazzi Rules

• Shut Piehole Quickly Rapscallion

• Supercharged Pontiac Quest Resonator

The two groups of Roman citizens were...

• Plebeians and Patricians

• Patricians and Senators

• Slaves and Nobels

• Plebeians and Slaves

The chief executive of Rome was called ______.

• Consul

• President

• Senator

• King

What was the name of the person who took control of Rome during times of immediate danger when a chief executive was needed?

• Dictator

• Senator

• Supervisor

• Congressman

Who was influenced by Cincinnatus in creating Presidential term limits?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Napoleon

• Vladimir Putin

What is a Roman army called?

• Platoon

• Legion

• Battalion

• Unit

Who invaded Rome with his Roman legion and became sole Consul and Dictator for life?

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Marc Antony

• Pompey

The term for "rule by a group of three people" is ________. For example: Octavius, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.

• Triumvirate

• Tricycleolopy

• Kingdom

• Democracy

What is one argument AGAINST the claim that Caesar destroyed the Roman Republic?

• He was not the first Consul to seize significant power.

• He marched on Rome with her own personal legion.

• He started a series of civil wars.

• He changed the constitution.

What general in the Punic Wars used elephants to attack Rome?

• Hannibal

• Crassius

• Caesar

• Marc Antony