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From Republic to Empire

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened as Rome expanded into an empire?

a)

Power moved from a single ruler to an elected republic.

b)

Rome controlled all of Europe and Asia.

c)

Rome won new territory only through peaceful means.

d)

Rome fought wars to defend its growing territory.

2.

What happened when a band of Gauls invaded Rome in 390 B.C.E.?

a)

The Roman army defeated the Gauls.

b)

The Gauls burned down most of Rome.

c)

Rome signed a peace treaty with the Gauls.

d)

One of the Gauls became king of Rome.

3.

The Third Punic War resulted in

a)

the destruction of Rome.

b)

the destruction of Carthage.

c)

peace between Carthage and Rome.

d)

Carthage winning control of the Mediterranean.

4.

What did Julius Caesar achieve as a dictator?

a)

He established new colonies.

b)

He adopted a new calendar.

c)

He put Romans to work.

d)

all of the above

5.

What happened during the Pax Romana?

a)

Romans suffered from constant invasions.

b)

Rome went through a civil war for 200 years.

c)

Rome fell after a three-year rebellion.

d)

Rome was mostly at peace for 200 years.

6.

By the time the first period of Roman expansion ended in 264 B.C.E., Rome and its allies controlled

a)

all of North Africa.

b)

the Italian peninsula.

c)

the Britain and its islands.

d)

the Greece's mainland.

7.

Rome's wars with Carthage were known as the

a)

Carthage Wars.

b)

Punic Wars.

c)

Mediterranean Wars.

d)

Sea Wars.

8.

Although the Punic Wars expanded Rome's power and territory, one cost of victory was

a)

Romans became slaves in conquered lands.

b)

civil war between returning soldiers and farmers.

c)

huge losses in population and property.

d)

civil war between farmers and wealthy landowners.

9.

What was the immediate result of Julius Caesar's assassination?

a)

Power returned to the Senate.

b)

Cleopatra defeated Rome.

c)

A private army ruled Rome.

d)

A series of civil wars took place.

10.

What was the Praetorian?

a)

the name of Rome's system of currency

b)

a marble temple built to honor Augustus

c)

a private army that protected Rome's emperor

d)

the name of Rome's first library

11.

Carthage was located in

a)

Spain.

b)

Sicily.

c)

Africa.

d)

Syria.

12.

The issue that drew Rome into the First Punic War was

a)

trading rights in the Mediterranean.

b)

civil war between Carthage and Sicily.

c)

forced service in the Roman army.

d)

the land invasion of Rome by Carthage.

13.

What was one factor that contributed to the collapse of the Roman republic?

a)

poorly built roads and public buildings

b)

Rome's defeat by Spartacus

c)

civil war between competing generals

d)

too much work for famers and laborers

14.

The first emperor of the Roman Empire was

a)

Marc Antony

b)

Caesar Augustus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Hannibal

15.

Under Caesar Augustus, the Roman Senate

a)

shared power with the emperor.

b)

had no real authority.

c)

had complete control of Rome.

d)

established the Praetorian.

16.

Civil war is

a)

a war between two or more countries.

b)

a conflict that does not involve actual fighting.

c)

a conflict between a weak country and a strong one.

d)

a war between groups in the same country.

17.

Who was Hannibal and what did he accomplish in the Second Punic War?

a)

He was a Roman general who defended Rome for 15 years.

b)

He was a Carthaginian general who burned Rome to the ground.

c)

He was a Roman general who burned Carthage to the ground.

d)

He was a Carthaginian general who attacked Rome from the Alps.

18.

What event finally brought the Roman republic to an end?

a)

Pompey became dictator.

b)

Julius Caesar became dictator.

c)

Rome burned to the ground.

d)

Julius Caesar was assassinated.

19.

How did Caesar Augustus provide better defense of the Roman Empire?

a)

He expanded its borders to natural boundaries like the Sahara.

b)

He encouraged education, art, and literature.

c)

He replaced brick buildings with marble.

d)

He decreased the size of the empire by giving up territory.

20.

Who was the Roman ruler who was assassinated by members of the Roman Senate?

a)

Augustus

b)

Hannibal

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Octavian