Quiz: Ancient Rome

True or False: The geography of Italy meant that it was difficult to unify.

• True
• False

These laws, engraved on bronze tablets, which became the basis for all future Roman laws and written in 451 BCE were the...?

• Hammurabi's Code
• Twelve Tables
• Twelve Chairs
• The U.S. Constitution

The Romans adopted and renamed gods from the Greeks and...?

• Etruscans
• Hindus
• Egyptians
• Buddhists

The 1st Triumvirate was made up of Caesar, Crassus and...?

• Marc Antony
• Remus
• Lepidus
• Pompey

The 2nd Triumvirate was made up of Lepidus, Octavian and...?

• Marc Antony
• Remus
• Caesar
• Pompey

The reign of Augustus ushered in...?

• Time of the Empires
• Pax Liberti
• Pax Romana
• Augustus Domani

Which social classes could originally vote in Rome? (Choose all that apply to receive credit)

• Patricians
• Plebeians
• Liberti
• Slaves

What year did was the Roman Republic established?

• 79 CE
• 451 BCE
• 509 BCE
• 44 BCE

What title did the Senate give Octavian, the 1st Roman Emperor?

• Pontifex Maximus
• Top Dog
• Octavian the Great
• Augustus

Who was stabbed to death by members of the Senate on on March 15, 44 BCE?

• Caesar
• Brutus
• Marc Antony
• Ms. Eiden