Ch. 2 The Roman World Quiz

Who were the REAL founders of Rome?

• Latins

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Samnites

What was the name of the struggle between plebeians & patricians?

• The Battle of Actium

• The Struggle of the Orders

• The Law of the Twelve Tables

• The Punic Wars

Which Roman general crossed the Alps and invaded the Italian Peninsula during the 2nd Punic War?

• Julius Caesar

• Hannibal

• Crassus

• Pompey

Who was the Roman dictator who introduced many reforms including the reorganization of the calendar?

• Pompey

• Brutus

• Crassus

• Julius Caesar

Who claimed leadership after the death of Julius Caesar?

• Pompey & Crassus

• Octavian & Marc Antony

• Julius Caesar & Brutus

• Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus

What title was given to Octavian by the Senate in 27 B.C.E.?

• Emperor

• First Citizen

• Revered One

• Dictator

Which Roman emperor divided the empire into East & West portions?

• Diocletian

• Hadrian

• Constantine

• Trajan

Who was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity?

• Trajan

• Hadrian

• Constantine

• Diocletian

In which year did the Western portion of the Roman Empire fall?

• 476

• 410

• 312

• 330

What was the name of the Eastern portion of the Roman Empire that continued as a separate entity?

• Byzantine Empire

• Gothic Empire

• Hunnic Empire

• Vandal Kingdom