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Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
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Class
Date
1.
What were the names of the brothers who at one time or another were tribunes of the plebs and instituted land reforms?
a)
Tiberius and Titus Gracchus
b)
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
c)
Gaius and Titus Severus
d)
Tiberius and Titus Severus
2.
Under one of the land reform laws, how many acres of public land could someone possess?
a)
100 acres
b)
200 acres
c)
300 acres
d)
400 acres
3.
The older brother wanted to be reelected tribune but his opponents claimed he was becoming a tyrant. What happened to him and some of his supporters?
a)
They were taken to the Colosseum and thrown to the lions
b)
they were exiled from Rome
c)
they were beaten to death with chairs
d)
they were murdered by praetorian guard
4.
In what two places did the younger brother establish colonies?
a)
Italy and Sicily
b)
Carthage and Sicily
c)
Carthage and Britain
d)
Italy and Carthage
5.
On what hill did a riot break out where one of Gaius' opponents was killed?
a)
Palatine
b)
Aventine
c)
Capitoline
d)
Quirnal
6.
What was the Senatus consultum ultimum?
a)
A law that stated that gave the senate the power to declare someone an enemy of the state and execute him without trial
b)
a law that stated that the senate had the final vote on new laws passed
c)
a law that said that the Senate would consult the Tribune of the Plebs on all matters concerning land reform
d)
there was no such thing, I made it up
7.
On what hill did Gaius commit suicide?
a)
Palatine
b)
Aventine
c)
Capitoline
d)
Quirinal
8.
After Gaius' death, what were the only reforms of his that were not undermined?
a)
tax laws
b)
land laws
c)
grain laws
d)
voting laws
9.
What were the names of Jugurtha's cousins?
a)
Micipsa and Adherbal
b)
Hiempsal and Micipsa
c)
Micipsa and Massinissa
d)
Hiempsal and Adherbal
10.
Which cousin did he have killed first?
a)
Micipsa
b)
Adherbal
c)
Massinissa
d)
Hiempsal
11.
How did Jugurtha deal with the many Roman delegations that would turn up and question what he was doing?
a)
bribed them
b)
killed them
c)
refused to see them
d)
lied to them
12.
What prompted the Romans to finally declare war on Jugurtha?
a)
the killing of Roman citizens in Cirta
b)
the assassination of Adherbal
c)
the bribe money ran out
d)
the senate wanted to extend Rome's holdings in Africa
13.
Who eventually betrays Jugurtha?
a)
Bacchus
b)
Bocchus
c)
Bucchus
d)
Becchus
14.
What did Jugurtha die of?
a)
he was strangled
b)
he was decapitated
c)
he died of starvation
d)
he committed suicide in prison
15.
What was the cause of the Social War?
a)
Rome's allies were denied citizenship
b)
Rome's allies wanted more land
c)
Rome thought they needed to put their allies in their place as they were getting too cocky
d)
Rome was bored
16.
What was another name for the Social War?
a)
the allies war
b)
the marsic war
c)
the jupitarian war
d)
the Sicilian war
17.
Where did the Italian tribes that revolted set up their headquarters?
a)
Samnium
b)
Corfinium
c)
Etruria
d)
Brundisium
18.
What did Lucius Julius Caesar institute which brought the war to a close?
a)
Lex Gabinia
b)
Lex Calpurnia
c)
Lex Julia
d)
Lex Roscia
19.
What did the Lex Julia promise?
a)
citizenship to any italians who did not revolt or who would immediately lay down their arms
b)
the right of self governance
c)
the right to vote in consular elections
d)
it basically told the Italians to shut it and if they refused that Rome would remove them from the face of the earth
20.
The Social war led to problems between Marius and Sulla. To whom was command of the Eastern army given?
a)
Marius
b)
Sulla
c)
Caesar
d)
Sulpicius
21.
To which member of the Populares did Marius join himself?
a)
P. Sulpicius Rufus
b)
L. Julius Caesar
c)
Gn. Octavius
d)
Q. Metellus
22.
What did the Sulpician laws do?
a)
weakened the power of the Senate and displace Sulla
b)
strengthen the power of the Senate and displace Sulla
c)
strengthen the power of the Senate and displace Marius
d)
weaken the power of the Senate and displace Marius
23.
What happened when Sulla and his troops returned to Rome?
a)
soldiers fought in the streets of Rome
b)
marius and suila had a fistfight in the streets
c)
Sulla marched into the Forum and demanded an election
d)
marius and sulla flipped a coin to see who would rule
24.
What King of Pontus did Sulla defeat?
a)
Massinissa
b)
Mithridates
c)
Attalus III
d)
Pompeius
25.
While Sulla was in the East who were the two consuls?
a)
Cinna and Octavius
b)
Brutus and Cassius
c)
Sulpicius and Octavius
d)
Metellus and Cinna
26.
When Marius returned from Rome what happened?
a)
Marius and Cinna starting slaughtering all who were supporters of Sulla
b)
Marius and Octavius slaughtered all who were supporters of Sulla
c)
Marius and Cinna exiled all supporters of Sulla
d)
Marius and Octavius exiled all supporters of Sulla
27.
How many times was Marius consul?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
28.
When Sulla returned to Rome, he offered a reward for every civil and military officer who had taken part int he revolution against him. How much was the reward?
a)
two talents
b)
four talents
c)
five talents
d)
ten talents
29.
How many names were first put on Sulla's proscription lists?
a)
50
b)
80
c)
100
d)
150
30.
What did Sulla declare himself so he could have absolute power in Rome?
a)
dictator for as long as he wanted
b)
consul for life
c)
king
d)
queen
31.
Who ran for consul in 64 BC against Cicero?
a)
Cataline
b)
Pompey
c)
Marius
d)
Caesar
32.
How did Cicero and senators find out that there was a plot to kill them?
a)
Letters were delivered to Crassus
b)
Letters were delivered to Cicero
c)
Letters were delivered to the Senate
d)
a slave told Cicero
33.
Who did the conspirators approach in an attempt to increase their numbers?
a)
Sicilians
b)
Allobroges
c)
Brigantes
d)
Vercingetorix
34.
What happened to the four conspirator that were caught?
a)
They were strangled
b)
they were decapitated
c)
they were thrown to the lions
d)
they died of starvation
35.
After the four conspirators were put to death, what was Cicero hailed as?
a)
paterfamilias
b)
pater patriae
c)
novus homo
d)
rex patriae
36.
How did Cataline die?
a)
he died in battle
b)
he was captured and executed
c)
he was trampled by an elephant
d)
he fell off his horse and broke his neck
37.
Who were the members of the First Triumvirate?
a)
Octavian, Marc Antony, Lepidus
b)
Caesar, Crassus, Pompey
c)
Caesar, Marc Antony, Pompey
d)
Octavian, Caesar, Crassus
38.
Who did Caesar marry that earned him the anger of Sulla?
a)
Pompeia
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Cornelia
d)
Cossutia
39.
How many times was Caesar married?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
40.
What nickname did Caesar receive when he stayed too long at King Nicomedes of Bithynia's court?
a)
the king's jester
b)
queen of Bithynia
c)
the king's pet
d)
Nicomedes II
41.
Across what river did Caesar lead an amry thus causing civil war with Pompey?
a)
Rhine
b)
Rhone
c)
Rubicon
d)
Tiber
42.
What queen did Caesar ally himself with?
a)
Cleopatra
b)
Elizbeth
c)
Boudica
d)
Ptolemy
43.
What did Caesar do when he was presented with Pompey's head?
a)
he danced with joy
b)
he wept
c)
he showed no reaction
d)
he laughed
44.
What did Caesar proclaim himself?
a)
King
b)
Dictator for life
c)
consul for life
d)
King of the world
45.
Which two men led the assassination of Caesar?
a)
Brutus and Cassius
b)
Crassus and Pompey
c)
Octavius and Lepidus
d)
Brutus and Octavius
46.
When was Caesar assassinated?
a)
March 15 44 BC
b)
March 13 44 BC
c)
March 15 45 BC
d)
March 13 45 BC
47.
Who were the members of the second triumvirate?
a)
Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey
b)
Octavius, Antony, Lepidus
c)
Octavius, Crassus, Antony
d)
Crassus, Lepidus, Antony
48.
At what battle did Octavian and Antony defeat Brutus and Cassius, the conspirators involved in Caesar's death
a)
Battle of Actium
b)
Battle of Philippi
c)
Battle of Thapsus
d)
Battle of Munda
49.
At what battle did Octavian defeat the forces of Antony and Cleopatra?
a)
Battle of Actium
b)
Battle of Philippi
c)
Battle of Thapsus
d)
Battle of Munda
50.
What name did Octavian receive?
a)
Augustus
b)
Princeps Primus
c)
Iulius
d)
Rex Romae
51.
Why did Augustus force Tiberius to divorce his wife Vipsania and marry his daughther Julia?
a)
Julia's young sons needed a guardian
b)
his daughter's husband had died and he thought she needed some companionship
c)
Augustus didn't approve of Vipsania
d)
he didn't force him , Tiberius wanted to marry Julia
52.
What happened to Augustus' daughter Julia?
a)
Augustus exiled her
b)
she died in childbirth
c)
Augustus had her executed
d)
she ran away with another man
53.
Augustus found Rome a city of clay but left it a city of what?
a)
marble
b)
brick
c)
gold
d)
bronze
54.
How many emperors were in the Julio Claudian dynasty?
a)
four
b)
five
c)
six
d)
seven
55.
Which emperor followed Augustus?
a)
Tiberius
b)
Caligula
c)
Claudius
d)
Nero
56.
Who was the thrid Julio Claudian emperor?
a)
Tiberius
b)
Caligula
c)
Claudius
d)
Nero
57.
Which emperor wanted to make his horse a member of the Senate?
a)
Tiberius
b)
Caligula
c)
Claudius
d)
Nero
58.
Which emperor had a clubfoot and a stutter?
a)
Tiberius
b)
Caligula
c)
Claudius
d)
Nero
59.
Which emperor "fiddled" when Rome burned?
a)
Tiberius
b)
Caligula
c)
Claudius
d)
Nero
60.
Which Dynasty followed the Julio Claudian Dynasty?
a)
Flavian
b)
Severan
c)
Diocletian
d)
Nerva-Antonine
61.
What year was the year of the four emperors?
a)
65 AD
b)
69 AD
c)
72 AD
d)
75 AD
62.
Who was the first emperor of the Flavian Dynasty?
a)
Vitellius
b)
Vespasian
c)
Titus
d)
Domitian
63.
What famous natural disaster happened during the reign of Titus?
a)
Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
b)
Eruption of Mt. Etna
c)
The Great Italian Hurricane
d)
The Italian Tsunami
64.
What famous Roman ampitheater was built during the Flavian Dynasty?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Circus Maximus
c)
Arch of Severus
d)
Trevi Fountain
65.
Who was the last emperor of the Flavian Dynasty?
a)
Vitellius
b)
Nerva
c)
Trajan
d)
Domitian
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