Ancient Rome Test

Where is Rome?

• On the Italian peninsula

• In the Balkans

• On the Iberian peninsula

Which civilisation influenced Roman civilisation during its monarchy?

• The Egyptians

• The Phoenicians

• The Etruscans

Which was the most important institution during the Republic?

• The Senate

• The Congress

• The Parliament

Why did the plebeians rebel against the patricians?

• They wanted political equality and a fair distribution of wealth.

• They wanted to substitute them in power.

• They wanted to take away their properties.

Who was Spartacus?

• A Roman Emperor

• A slave who rebelled and put Rome in danger.

• The King of Sparta.

In which wars did the Romans defeat the Carthaginians and take over the western Mediterranean?

• In the Greco-Persian Wars

• In the Punic Wars

• In the Social War

What Patrician Roman conquered Galia and turned into Rome’s dictator?

• Julius Caesar

• Octavius Augustus

• Hannibal

Who held the supreme power during the Empire?

• The Emperor alone

• The Emperor and the Consuls

• The Emperor and the Senate

Why are the 1st and 2nds centureis AD referred to as the Pax Romana?

• Because there were few wars and pax means peace in Latin

• Because Pax was the most important Emperor at the time

• Because Rome had conquered nearly the whole known world

Why were taxes raised during the decline of the Empire?

• Because military costs went up

• To finance the great Roman constructions

• Because some Emperors wanted to keep wealth