1 BGU History | Third Term Questionnaire

Which groups inhabited the Italian Peninsula with the Latins before the Latins built the original settlement at Rome? Select two correct answers.

• Carthaginians

• Etruscans

• Gauls

• Greeks

• Huns

What caused the Roman Republic to experience economic turmoil?

• a slave rebellion

• a military upheaval

• a disruption of foreign trade

• an unequal distribution of land

What made Caesar very popular with the people of Rome?

• He defied the senate.

• He promised them land.

• He conquered all of Gaul.

• He defeated the armies of Pompey.

What took place at Roman circuses?

• chariot races

• mock battles

• gladiator contests

• dance performances

What is one reason why Christianity grew?

• It had many gods to worship.

• It did not have official beliefs.

• It gave hop to the powerless.

• It did not have a formal structure.

Which statements represent some of the teachings of Jesus? Select the two correct answers.

• People should love their enemies.

• Wickedness will always exist in the world.

• Sinners cannot enter the eternal kingdom of God.

• People cannot have a personal relationship with God.

• People should adhere to the principles of the Ten Commandments.

Which problems did the Roman Empire deal with in their third century AD? Select two correct answers.

• civil war

• food shortages

• foreign invasions

• population decline

• political assassinations

Which event took place after the death of Constantine?

• The empire was divided again.

• The capital was moved to Byzantium.

• The army recruited mercenaries again.

• The economic policies of Diocletian were adopted.

Which statements accurately describe the Byzantine Empire? Select two correct answers.

• Its capital was Byzantium.

• Its army defeated the Huns.

• It preserved Roman culture.

• It fell to the Ottoman Turks.

• Its fisrt ruler was Romulus Augustulus.

Whose work did Virgil use as a model for the Aeneid?

• Homer

• Livy

• Ovid

• Zeno