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The Roman Republic and Empire Honors Test Study Guide

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

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1.

The mountains that run down the middle of the Italian Peninsula are the

a)

Alps

b)

Apennines

c)

Andes

d)

Pyrenees

2.

When Rome began to develop in Italy, portions of the peninsula were also inhabited by all the following peoples except the . . .

a)

Etruscans

b)

Greeks

c)

Philistines

d)

Phoenicians

3.

What sea was called Mare Nostrum?

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

Tyrrhenian Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

4.

Rome was established on what river?

a)

Po River

b)

Rhine River

c)

Rhone River

d)

Tiber River

5.

The Latins settled on the banks of which river?

a)

Po River

b)

Rhine River

c)

Rhone River

d)

Tiber River

6.

In what year was Rome founded?

a)

753 BC

b)

AD 753

c)

476 BC

d)

AD 476

7.

Which social class included the common people?

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

c)

Citizens

d)

Slaves

8.

In the Roman Senate each senator served for . . .

a)

Six Years

b)

Ten Years

c)

Twenty Years

d)

Life

9.

Which of the following occurred last?

a)

The Law of the Twelve Tables

b)

The defeat of Hannibal

c)

The Death of Pompey

d)

The Third Punic War

10.

Which of the following occurred first?

a)

Tiberius Gracchus died

b)

The Tribal Assembly gained power to make laws for all the people of Rome

c)

Mark Antony married Cleopatra

d)

Julius Caesar defeated Pompey

11.

Which of the following occurred first?

a)

Second Punic War

b)

First Civil War

c)

Ides of March 44 BC

d)

Defeat of Pyrrhus

12.

Which of the following occurred last?

a)

Second Punic War

b)

First Civil War

c)

Ides of March 44 BC

d)

Defeat of Pyrrhus

13.

Much of the First Punic War was fought over control of the island of . . .

a)

Capri

b)

Corsica

c)

Sardinia

d)

Sicily

14.

The Carthaginians were descendants of Canaanites who had once lived in . . .

a)

Babylonia

b)

Phoenicia

c)

Philistia

d)

Tuscany

15.

How many wars did Rome fight with Carthage?

a)

Five

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

16.

What island did Rome gain in the peace settlement after the First Punic War?

a)

Crete

b)

Sicily

c)

Sardinia

d)

Corsica

17.

Which battle was a decisive defeat for Rome?

a)

Zama

b)

Actium

c)

Cannae

d)

Salamis

18.

At the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal defeated the Romans by . . .

a)

surrounding them on all sides

b)

scattering them with an elephant charge

c)

outnumbering them almost two to one

d)

using his superior naval forces to force the Roman ships out of action

19.

The Romans won the Second Punic War for all the following reasons except that

. . .

a)

Many of Rome's allies remained loyal

b)

Hannibal was unable to besiege the city of Rome

c)

The Romans won all the land battles in Italy

d)

Scipio forced Hannibal to leave Italy

20.

Who finally led the Romans to victory over Carthage in the Second Punic War?

a)

Caesar

b)

Cato

c)

Sulla

d)

Scipio

21.

Judging from what you know about the Third Punic Was, you would understand the term "Carthaginian peace" to mean

. . .

a)

A Lenient Peace

b)

A Temporary Peace

c)

A Severe Peace

d)

A Peace that leaves both sides exhausted

22.

The victory of Sulla in the first civil war increases the power of the . . .

a)

Consuls

b)

Tribal Assembly

c)

Tribunes

d)

Senate

23.

The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" means . . .

a)

Making an unwise move

b)

Making an opportunistic move at the expense of a friend

c)

Gaining a victory at ruinous cost

d)

Making a fateful decision from which there is no turning back

24.

Julius Caesar was assassinated in the . . .

a)

First Century BC

b)

Second Century BC

c)

First Century AD

d)

Second Century AD

25.

After the death of Julius Caesar, Rome was ruled by . . .

a)

Pompey and Octavian

b)

Pompey and Antony

c)

Pompey and Crassus

d)

Antony and Octavian

26.

Who was ruler of Egypt?

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Pompey

c)

Hannibal

d)

Sulla

27.

Octavian took all of the following titles except . . .

a)

Augustus

b)

Caesar

c)

Princeps

d)

Rex Romanorum

28.

What name or title of Octavian's was originally a family name that became a title for later emperors to use?

a)

Princeps

b)

Octavian

c)

Augustus

d)

Caesar

29.

Augustus's greatest failure in his attempt to restore order and stability in Rome was his attempt to . . .

a)

Reform Morals

b)

Abolish corruption in the Government

c)

Encourage Trade

d)

Establish a police and fire service for Rome

30.

What institution or group of people actually maintained order, peace, and stability during the Pax Romana? This group also eventually became the group that would choose the next emperor.

a)

Senate

b)

Roman Army

c)

Tribal Assembly

d)

Common People

31.

What culture greatly influenced Roman Culture?

a)

Latin

b)

Persian

c)

Greek

d)

Egyptian

32.

The Romans are properly regarded as having made valuable contributions to law because they . . .

a)

sought basic principles as a foundation for their legal system

b)

were the first to have a written constitution

c)

were the first to use trial by jury

d)

discovered the principle of representative government

33.

When a Roman poet wrote that "conquered Greece took captive her rude conqueror," he meant that . . .

a)

Greeks were well treated by their Roman captors

b)

Roman culture was based on Greek culture

c)

The Greeks conquered Rome

d)

The Romans conquered the Greeks

34.

Which literary figure was also a leading politician, scholar, lawyer, master of Latin prose, and one of the greatest orators of his day?

a)

Cicero

b)

Ovid

c)

Juvenal

d)

Horace

35.

Which of the following was a philosopher who saw stoicism as the solution to Rome's moral decline?

a)

Cicero

b)

Livy

c)

Seneca

d)

Horace

36.

What city was destroyed, yet preserved, by a volcanic eruption?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Milan

c)

Pompeii

d)

Rome

37.

Which of the following statements best represents Stoicism?

a)

Good is easily obtained

b)

True happiness comes only as man frees his body from pain

c)

Seek happiness as the only good

d)

It is better to be good than happy

38.

What is the chief goal or desire of Epicureans?

a)

to seek happiness by avoiding fear and pain

b)

to pursue virtues such as duty and service to others and to live in harmony with divine law

c)

to glorify God and enjoy Him forever

d)

to worship the emperor and obey all his commands

39.

Whom did the Romans begin to worship as the pontifex maximus, or the "greatest priest"?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Consul

c)

Senate

d)

The Emperor

40.

Jesus was born in the Roman province of . . .

a)

Asia Minor

b)

Gaul

c)

Judea

d)

Galatia

41.

In what language is the Septuagint written?

a)

Greek

b)

Hebrew

c)

Latin

d)

Aramaic

42.

The first official Roman persecution of Christianity began under the emperor

a)

Diocletian

b)

Nero

c)

Tiberius

d)

Titus

43.

Which of the following is not true concerning Roman persecution of the church?

a)

The most widespread persecution was under Diocletian's rule

b)

Nero authorized the first official persecution of Christians

c)

Empire-wide persecutions did not begin until AD 250

d)

Persecution severely weakened the church and caused it to shrink

44.

At what council was Christ's deity affirmed?

a)

Milan

b)

Ephesus

c)

Nicaea

d)

Rome

45.

Which two emperors introduced reforms that delayed the fall of Rome for two centuries?

a)

Constantine and Theodosius

b)

Diocletian and Constantine

c)

Diocletian and Theodosius

d)

Theodosius and Alaric

46.

At what crucial battle did the Visigoths defeat the Romans?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Adrianople

c)

Philippi

d)

Rome

47.

Who wrote The City of God?

a)

Augustine

b)

Josephus

c)

Livy

d)

Paul

48.

In what year did the Roman Empire fall?

a)

180 AD

b)

410 AD

c)

453 AD

d)

476 AD

49.

Under whose leadership sis the Huns invade Roman Territory?

a)

Chinggis Khan's

b)

Attila's

c)

Alaric's

d)

Athaliah's

50.

What tribe's name is still used today to describe people who destroy property?

a)

Visigoths

b)

Huns

c)

Vandals

d)

Ostrogoths

51.

What position was held by the ten men chosen to protect the rights and interests of the common people?

a)

Consul

b)

Tribal Assembly

c)

Tribune

d)

Senate

52.

What term, meaning "I forbid," could tribunes use to stop unjust acts of patrician officials?

a)

Vote

b)

Fasces

c)

Veto

d)

Imperium

53.

What was the authority of the Roman king called?

a)

Consul

b)

Fasces

c)

Veto

d)

Imperium

54.

What Greek general defeated the Romans on two occasions but at such a coast that he lost the war?

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Cato

55.

Which senator urged the Romans to destroy Carthage?

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Cato

56.

Which two generals fought one another in the first civil war?

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Cato

57.

Who was the other member of the triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Pompey?

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Cato

58.

Who was defeated by Julius Caesar and killed in Egypt?

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Pompey

59.

Which ancient Roman province is today almost entirely included in modern France?

a)

Asia Minor

b)

Gaul

c)

Judea

d)

Galatia

60.

Give the date (day/month/year) of the assassination of Julius Caesar.

a)

March 15, 44 BC

b)

March 14, 45 BC

c)

March 16, 44 BC

d)

March 17, 46 BC

61.

What was the period of peace in Roman history called?

a)

Expecto Romana

b)

Faux Romana

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Craus Romana

62.

Which Greek physician wrote an encyclopedia of medicine?

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Galen

63.

What Roman engineering accomplishment supplied water to the cities?

a)

Colosseum

b)

Circus Maximus

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Roman Forum

64.

Who was a Stoic philosopher and the tutor of Nero?

a)

Cicero

b)

Livy

c)

Seneca

d)

Horace

65.

What title associated with emperor worship means "greatest priest"?

a)

Pontifex Maximus

b)

Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Imperium

66.

The Jewish centers of worship were called what?

a)

Churches

b)

Synagogues

c)

Mosques

d)

Cathedrals

67.

Who was the Jewish historian who wrote about the Jewish revolt of AD 66?

a)

Josephus

b)

David

c)

Samuel

d)

Jeremiah

68.

Which Roman commander destroyed Jerusalem

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Titus

69.

The burial grounds used by Christians were called what?

a)

Churches

b)

Synagogues

c)

Mosques

d)

Cathedrals

e)

Catacombs

70.

What is the practice of withdrawing from all worldly cares and possessions and practicing strict discipline and religious exercises?

a)

Epicureanism

b)

Stoicism

c)

Monasticism

d)

Papal schism

71.

What is the smallest division of the Roman Church?

a)

Churches

b)

Synagogues

c)

Mosques

d)

Cathedrals

e)

Parish

72.

What title was given to the co-emperor's assistant?

a)

Pontifex Maximus

b)

Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Imperium

73.

Who divided the Roman Empire into four large administrative divisions?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Nero

c)

Tiberius

d)

Titus

74.

What new name was given to Byzantium?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Adrianople

c)

Philippi

d)

Rome

75.

Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the East?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Nero

c)

Tiberius

d)

Titus

e)

Constantine

76.

What nomadic tribe from the Far East threatened the Germanic Tribes as well as the Roman Empire?

a)

Visigoths

b)

Huns

c)

Vandals

d)

Ostrogoths

e)

Barbarians

77.

What was the location of the battle where the Visigoths defeated the Romans?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Adrianople

c)

Philippi

d)

Rome

78.

Name the fierce leader of the Huns known as "the scourge of God"

a)

Chinggis Khan

b)

Attila

c)

Alaric

d)

Athaliah

79.

Match the description to the name:


Greek general who defeated the Romans twice but at such a cost that he lost the war

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Hannibal

c)

Scipio

d)

Marius

e)

Sulla

80.

Match the description to the name:


Invaded Italy though the Alps

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Hannibal

c)

Scipio

d)

Marius

e)

Sulla

81.

Match the description to the name:


Defeated Hannibal at Zama

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Hannibal

c)

Scipio

d)

Marius

e)

Sulla

82.

Match the description to the name:


First Roman to organize a professional army that served for financial gain rather than for patriotism

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Hannibal

c)

Scipio

d)

Marius

e)

Sulla

83.

Match the description to the name:


Sided with the Senate in the first civil war

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Hannibal

c)

Scipio

d)

Marius

e)

Sulla

84.

Match the description to the name:


Member of a triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Pompey

a)

Crassus

b)

Marius

c)

Cato

d)

Cleopatra

e)

Mark Antony

85.

Match the description to the name:


Established a calendar that is the basis of our own

a)

Crassus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Pompey

d)

Cleopatra

e)

Mark Antony

86.

Match the description to the name:


Defeated by Julius Caesar and killed in Egypt

a)

Crassus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Pompey

d)

Cleopatra

e)

Mark Antony

87.

Match the description to the name:


Ruler of Egypt

a)

Crassus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Pompey

d)

Cleopatra

e)

Mark Antony

88.

Match the description to the name:


Fought Octavian in the third civil war

a)

Crassus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Pompey

d)

Cleopatra

e)

Mark Antony

89.

Match the description to the name:


Author of Aeneid

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

90.

Match the description to the name:


Poet of the Augustan Age

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

91.

Match the description to the name:


Historian who wrote Annals and Germania

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

92.

Match the description to the name:


Satirist who targets the loose morals and social problems of the Roman empire

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

93.

Match the description to the name:


Astronomer and Mathematician

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

94.

Match the description to the name:


Medical writer

a)

Galen

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Josephus

95.

Match the description to the name:


Epicurean philosopher and poet

a)

Galen

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Josephus

96.

Match the description to the name:


Stoic philosopher and tutor of Nero

a)

Galen

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Josephus

97.

Match the description to the name:


Emperor and Stoic philosopher who wrote Meditations

a)

Galen

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Josephus

98.

Match the description to the name:


Jewish Historian

a)

Galen

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Josephus

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