WorksheetsThe Ancient Roman World, Chapter 14
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of Livia Drusilla’s grandsons had suffered from polio and believed to be a poor choice for emperor?
Nero
Claudius
Tiberius
Caligula
Vespasian
What pet did Tiberius have that probably irritated his step-father and father-in-law, Augustus?
a tiger
an Asian elephant
a camel
a snake
a chihuahua
What freedom or right did Tiberius believe in that is shared with modern nations?
the right to bear arms
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
right to trial by jury
freedom of the press
What happened to Tiberius as his reign continued and he got older?
his popularity with the people grew greater
he grew increasingly more paranoid
he developed a crippling physical disease
the army began to question his authority
he became focused on the concerns of the poor
Who did Tiberius leave in charge of the government when he retreated to live on Capri?
Tacitus
Plutarch
Seutonius
Livy
Sejanus
Which relative did Tiberius appoint as his successor?
his niece
his half-brother
his step-son
his great-nephew
his grandfather's former roommate's babysitter
What was the nickname of the emperor that succeeded Tiberius in 37 AD?
Faustino
Caligula
Almeda
Coriolanus
Pernelle
What did the nickname “Caligula” mean literally in Latin?
Young Warrior
Gift of the Gods
Victory Bearer
Little Booties
Austere or Grim
What happened to Caligula after his first few months as emperor?
the army assassinated him
his popularity surged throughout the empire
he went insane
he married Livia's granddaughter Livonia
he moved to Egypt
What did Caligula do with his horse, Incitatus?
raced him in the Circus Maximus
made a marble statue of him
sold him for 40,000 denarii
shot him in the Forum in front of everyone
had him mummified and kept in his bedroom
Who assassinated Caligula?
his mother
the Praetorian Guard
the Senate
Claudius
Seutonius
Who opposed Rome converting from an empire back to a republic?
the family of Augustus
the Celts and the Gauls
the Senate
the plebeians
the military leaders
Where was Claudius when he was summoned to become the new emperor?
on a tour of the provinces with Admiral Pliny
in Alexandria in Egypt
on the island of Capri
hiding behind the palace drapes
farming on a field near Heruculaneum
What language did Claudius learn to speak from the historian Livy?
Phoenician
Celtic
Egyptian
Etruscan
Greek
In what language did Claudius write a 20-volume history of the Etruscans?
Etruscan
Latin
Greek
Hebrew
Egyptian
What far-away province did Rome invade during the reign of Claudius?
Hibernia
Lusitania
Britannia
Caledonia
Phyriga
Who poisoned Claudius?
the Senate
the Praetorian Guard
his fourth wife, Agrippina
Nero
Plutarch
What did Nero love that the Greeks admired but the Romans hated?
gladiator fights
singing and music
making statuary
running with the bulls
Christianity
What did Nero do to his mother?
had her assassinated
crucified her
exiled her to Patmos
married her
burned down her house
What did Nero do to his first wife?
made her a Vestal Virgin
forced her to covert to Christianity
had her killed
fed her to lions in the Colosseum
divorced her
How large was the main corridor of Nero’s new Golden Palace?
25 cubits
14 yards
a mile
39 1/2 feet
17 stadia
According to the enemies of Nero, who started the great fire of Rome in 64 AD?
the Christians
the Jews
Nero
the Vestal Virgins
the Gauls
What is the rumor about Nero that has lasted almost 2,000 years?
he coverted to Christianity on his deathbed
he had his horse baptized by a Jewish rabbi
he had a harem of lovers living in the palace
he fiddled while Rome burned
he barricaded the entrances to the forum
How did Nero die?
the was caught by burning debris in the fire
he had himself crucified upside down
he thrust himself on his sword
he was poisoned by his wife Poppaea Sabina
he was stabbed by his mistress Acte
What was the year after Nero died, when rival generals vied for power in Rome, called?
The Year Without A Summer
The Year of The Four Emperors
The Age of Aquarius
The War of The Roses
The Game of Thrones
Which triumphant general eventually became the new emperor of Rome?
Romulus Augustulus
Hadrian
Constantius
Vespasian
Agrippa
What did Vespasian put a tax on to help recover the money blown during the reign of Nero?
the water supply
public toilets
grain from outside of Italy
olives imported from Greece
figs grown in Neapolis (Naples)
What did Vespasian build on the site where Nero’s Golden Palace had been?
the Circus Maximus
the Cloaca Maxima
the Colosseum
the New Forum
the Arch of Titus
Who launched the opening games at the Colosseum in the year 80 AD?
Titus
Vespasian
Domitian
Trajan
Hadrian
Who ruled as emperor beginning in 81 AD after the brief reign of Titus?
Tacitus
Domitian
Trajan
Caracalla
Marcus Aurelius
