Rome Test Review

What is a republic type government?

• Where a king or queen rules
• Where one person has absolute authority
• Where citizens elect their leaders
• Where no one is in control

Why was Julius Caesar a popular leader? (a)  

• He raised taxes
• He was assassinated
• He supported the working class
• He built the coliseum

Who was the first emperor of Rome? (a)  

• Nero
• Caligula
• Julius Caesar
• Octavian Augustus

Which of the following was the reform Caesar made while he was in power?

• Created jobs and expanded citizenship

• Expanded citizenship and built aqueducts

• Built aqueducts to create jobs

• Added another consul to the senate and limited citizenship

• Reformed the senate and went to war

What is Pax Romana? (a)  

• Roman Peace
• Roman Building
• Roman Packing
• Roman Law

What is a tripartite government?

• A three cornered hat worn by government officials
• A three part government (three branches)
• Three ruling members of the government
• The government of the Roman Empire

How did Romans balance power in the Roman Republic?

• Had two leaders who had to agree on laws
• Created 3 branches that checked each other's powers
• Let the judges make the laws
• Elected dictators for life out of a pool of military officers

Why were the Twelve Tables written?

• To protect the rights of the working class
• To protect the rights of the welathy
• To guide their tripartite government
• To inform judges of new laws

The impact that Roman culture had on language was:

• Latin influenced the development of the Romance languages and English
• Latin remains the most spoken language today
• Latin words are still used for every day objects
• Latin is an older form of English

The impact that Roman culture had on religion was:

• We still worship Roman gods today
• Polytheism spread because of the Roman empire expanding
• Modern places of worship are modeled on Roman temples
• The Roman empire spread Christianity as it grew