Chapter 6 Roman Civilization Test

How were Roman inspirational plays different from Greek ones?

• Roman plays added a touch of reality.

• Roman plays ended with a moral.

• Roman plays were longer.

• Roman plays were shorter.

How did Romans honor their gods and goddesses?

• by holding large festivals every month

• by praying and offering food

• by attending churches

• by offering money

When Diocletian took power in A.D. 284, he

• divided the empire into four parts, each with its own ruler.

• ordered workers to remain at jobs only for a few years.

• put down a peasant revolt.

• stopped backing the value of coins with gold.

When do historians date the fall of Rome?

• when Augustulus took power

• when Odoacer took control

• when Odoacer was killed

• when Theodoric took control

Most gladiators were enslaved, criminals, prisoners of war, or

• artisans

• household servants

• poor.

• rich

The poet Virgil served as a member in the court of Emperor

• Augustus.

• Caesar.

• Constantine.

• Marcus Aurelius.

Latin is the basis of many European languages, such as

• English, French and Russian.

• French, Russian, and Spanish.

• Italian, French and Spanish.

• Spanish, French, and Slavic.

What was the modern city of Istanbul called during the last days of the Western Roman Empire?

• Adrianople

• Byzantium

• Constantinople

• Rome

The new Roman coins had less gold and silver, which reduced their

• images.

• importance.

• value

• weight.

Odoacer had held high posts in the government and army of

• Constantinople.

• Rome.

• the Huns.

• the Visigoths.