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Intro to Ancient Rome Video Questions

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What differed Rome from other civilizations?

a)

It started as a small city

b)

Had a lot of civil wars

c)

Allowed the conquered to have citizenship

d)

They conquered nearly all of the known world

2.

Who was the last ruler of united Rome?

a)

Romulus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Theodosius I

3.

Who started the Pax Romana?

a)

Theodosius I

b)

Augustus

c)

Marcus Vergilius

d)

Eurysaces Arcadus

4.

Who was assassinated by the counsel after they thought he was going to try to become King.

a)

Alexander The Great

b)

The Etruscan King

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Marcus VergiliusEurysaces

5.

What type of government was Rome known for, and which positions were there?

a)

Monarchy: seven kings

b)

Federal government: executive, legislative, judicial branches

c)

Republic: senate, consuls

d)

No government because Rome was open to murderers, outcasts, runaway slaves

6.

What group of people was Rome safe for

a)

outcasts, murderers, slaves

b)

bakers, cooks, merchants

c)

sages, philosophers, writers

d)

Christians, Jews, Germans

7.

What does Pax Romana mean?

a)

Roman Peace

b)

Roman Pact

c)

Pac-Man

d)

People and Senate

8.

The Romans believed they were the descendants of the survivor of what war?

a)

The Persian Wars

b)

The Peloponnesian Wars

c)

The Trojan War

d)

The Punic Wars

9.

Who was the founder of Rome?

a)

Augustus

b)

Remus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Romulus

10.

Which emperor supposedly killed apostles Peter and Paul?

a)

Nero

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Octavius

11.

Who made all religions equal in the Roman Empire?

a)

Gaius Julius Caesar

b)

Romulus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Constantine the Great

12.

Which of the following statements is not true about Ancient Rome?

a)

Pax Romana was a long period of peace in Rome.

b)

The Romans mainly traded with the Greeks and the Etruscans.

c)

The Romans created the Parthenon.

d)

The first written laws were called Lex XII Tabularum

13.

Which temple was made to have a dome on top of it?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Temple of Augustus

c)

Pantheon

d)

Temple of Jupiter

14.

Who saw the image of the cross after a battle?

a)

Augustus

b)

Nero

c)

Octavian

d)

Constantine

15.

Who persecuted Christians in Rome?

a)

Claudius

b)

Nero

c)

Theodosius the Great

d)

Julius Caesar

16.

Who implied that Carthage should be wiped out?

a)

Julias Ceasar

b)

Cato the Elder

c)

Agustus Ceasar

d)
17.

What change to the military did the Romans make after being invaded by the Gauls?

a)

They added chariots to their army

b)

They expanded the size of their navy

c)

They split the military up into different squadrons of soldiers

d)

They offered land to soldiers who joined the military

18.

What was the Pantheon used for?

a)

To worship all of the gods.

b)

To worship only the important gods

c)

It was used as a tomb for the emperor.

d)

It was used for festivals and weddings.

19.

Who was the last ruler of Rome?

a)

Romulus.

b)

Constantine.

c)

Nero.

d)

Augustus.

20.

In Ancient Rome, could you change your social status?

a)

No, if you were poor, you would stay that way forever, just like in Ancient Greece.

b)

Yes, if you worked hard, you could get rich!

c)

No, if you were found poor, you became a slave forever.

d)

Yes, if you were poor, you would be given money until you were wealthy.

21.

Who set fire to Rome?

a)

Eurysaces

b)

Nero

c)

Diocletian

d)

Julius Caesar

22.

What does “Senatus Populusque Romanus” mean?

a)

The Senate is poular in Rome

b)

Gobierno y el pueblo de Roma

c)

SPOR

d)

The Senate and the People of Rome