Journal Through History Video and Questions

What is the name of the 12-year-old boy who just started school?

• Marcus Aurelius

• Julius Tiberius Livius

• Augustus Caesar

• Nero Claudius

Which Roman Emperor is mentioned as the most important man in Rome?

• Emperor Trajan

• Emperor Augustus

• Emperor Nero

• Emperor Hadrian

What is the name of the most famous poem written by Virgil?

• The Metamorphoses

• The Aeneid

• The Odyssey

• The Iliad

Who carried out the first Roman census?

• Cincinnatus

• Servius Tullius

• Julius Caesar

• Tarquin the Proud

What was the conflict between patricians and plebeians called?

• The Punic Wars

• The Struggle of the Orders

• The Social War

• The Roman Civil War

What did the plebeians demand to be written down for everyone to see?

• The Code of Justinian

• The Edict of Milan

• The Twelve Tables of Law

• The Roman Constitution

Who was chosen as a dictator to lead Rome against a threat from the east?

• Julius Caesar

• Cincinnatus

• Augustus

• Pompey

What did Tiberius Gracchus try to give back to Roman soldiers?

• Slaves

• Weapons

• Land

• Money

What phrase did Julius Caesar famously write after a battle?

• Alea Iacta Est

• Carpe Diem

• Veni, Vidi, Vici

• Et Tu, Brute?

What was Julius Caesar's title given by the Senate?

• Emperor

• King

• Consul

• Dictator for Life