Rome Quiz Section 1-2

Rome was build next to the ___ river.

• Tiber

• Tigris

• Danube

• Nile

Hannibal fought and was killed in ___.

• First Punic War

• Second Punic War

• Third Punic War

• Peloponnesian War

Rome's government before Caesar was a(n) ___.

• Direct democracy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• oligarchy

A group of 3 rulers is called a ___.

• Trifecta

• Triumverate

• Tribune

• dictatorship

What is "Pax Romana"

• A Roman Tribune

• a game played at the Colosseum

• a book of philosophy written by Socrates

• A period of peace between Alex the Great and Ceasar

Which of the following was the Colosseum NOT used for?

• Gladiator Games

• Trade

• Public Executions by weapons

• Public Executions by animals

True or False: Romans valued beauty and grace more than strength and power.

• True

• False

The Punic Wars were wars between the cities ___ and ___

The Twelve Tables stated ___

• all free citizens had right to protection under the law

• all men are created equal

• rich pay fines and poor are beaten

• man had a right to practice his religion of choice

The second Triumvirate included:

• Ceasar, Cassius and Pompey

• Cesar, Antony and Octavian

• Octavian, Antony and Lepidus

• Augustus, Cesar and Cassius