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The Roman Republic and Empire College Prep Test

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Alps

b)

Apennines

c)

Andes

d)

Pyrenees

2.

What sea was called Mare Nostrum?

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

Tyrrhenian Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

3.

The Latins settled on the banks of which river?

a)

Po River

b)

Rhine River

c)

Rhone River

d)

Tiber River

4.

Which social class included the common people?

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

c)

Citizens

d)

Slaves

5.

In the Roman Senate each senator served for . . .

a)

Six Years

b)

Ten Years

c)

Twenty Years

d)

Life

6.

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

7.

Which of the following occurred last?

a)

Second Punic War

b)

First Civil War

c)

Ides of March 44 BC

d)

Defeat of Pyrrhus

8.

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

a)

Capri

b)

Corsica

c)

Sardinia

d)

Sicily

9.

The Law of Twelve Tables was important primarily because it . . .

a)

resembles the American Constitution

b)

resembles the American Declaration of Independence

c)

was the first Roman law that was written down

d)

abolished the distinction between patricians and plebeians

10.

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

a)

Babylonia

b)

Phoenicia

c)

Philistia

d)

Tuscany

11.

How many wars did Rome fight with Carthage?

a)

Five

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

12.

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

a)

Crete

b)

Sicily

c)

Sardinia

d)

Corsica

13.

Which battle was a decisive defeat for Rome?

a)

Zama

b)

Actium

c)

Cannae

d)

Salamis

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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

a)

Consuls

b)

Tribal Assembly

c)

Tribunes

d)

Senate

17.

Which battle was a decisive victory for the Romans over Carthage?

a)

Zama

b)

Cannae

c)

Actium

d)

Lake Trasimeno

18.

The Romans defeated the Carthaginians at sea during the First Punic War by . . .

a)

Boarding their ships on planks

b)

shooting arrows at their sailors

c)

Ramming, backing off, sinking their ships

d)

Forcing their ships into the rocks when storms arose on the Mediterranean

19.

Julius Caesar was assassinated in the . . .

a)

First Century BC

b)

Second Century BC

c)

First Century AD

d)

Second Century AD

20.

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

21.

Who was ruler of Egypt?

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Pompey

c)

Hannibal

d)

Sulla

22.

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

23.

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

24.

What culture greatly influenced Roman Culture?

a)

Latin

b)

Persian

c)

Greek

d)

Egyptian

25.

The Romans used an army formation called a legion because the Greek phalanx . . .

a)

was too small

b)

Was too difficult to turn

c)

had too many gaps in it

d)

limited the use of spears

26.

Which of the following was not invaded by Julius Caesar?

a)

Britain

b)

Gaul

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

27.

When Octavian returned to Rome after winning the third civil war, what type of government did he say he was restoring?

a)

Republic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

28.

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

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

a)

Constantinople

b)

Milan

c)

Pompeii

d)

Rome

32.

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

33.

Jesus was born in the Roman province of . . .

a)

Asia Minor

b)

Gaul

c)

Judea

d)

Galatia

34.

In what language is the Septuagint written?

a)

Greek

b)

Hebrew

c)

Latin

d)

Aramaic

35.

The Septuagint is the translation of the Old Testament into . . .

a)

Arabic

b)

Greek

c)

Hebrew

d)

Latin

36.

Where was the gospel often first preached in a city?

a)

Churches

b)

Synagogues

c)

Private Homes

d)

Temples

37.

At what council was Christ's deity affirmed?

a)

Milan

b)

Ephesus

c)

Nicaea

d)

Rome

38.

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

39.

At what crucial battle did the Visigoths defeat the Romans?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Adrianople

c)

Philippi

d)

Rome

40.

Who wrote The City of God?

a)

Augustine

b)

Josephus

c)

Livy

d)

Paul

41.

In what year did the Roman Empire fall?

a)

180 AD

b)

410 AD

c)

453 AD

d)

476 AD

42.

Under whose leadership sis the Huns invade Roman Territory?

a)

Chinggis Khan's

b)

Attila's

c)

Alaric's

d)

Athaliah's

43.

Persecution of the Christians began because . . .

a)

Christians refused to worship the emperor

b)

Christians refused to pay taxes

c)

Romans needed entertainment

d)

Christians refused to serve in the military

44.

In AD 313, Christianity was declared legal by the . . .

a)

Council of Nicaea

b)

Council of Jerusalem

c)

Edict of Milan

d)

Edict of Rome

45.

Who decreed Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire?

a)

Titus

b)

Marcus Aurelius

c)

Theodosius I

d)

Constantine

46.

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

47.

Match the description to the name:


Invaded Italy though the Alps

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Hannibal

c)

Scipio

d)

Marius

e)

Sulla

48.

Match the description to the name:


Defeated Hannibal at Zama

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Hannibal

c)

Scipio

d)

Marius

e)

Sulla

49.

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

50.

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

51.

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

52.

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

53.

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

54.

Match the description to the name:


Ruler of Egypt

a)

Crassus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Pompey

d)

Cleopatra

e)

Mark Antony

55.

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

56.

Match the description to the name:


Author of Aeneid

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

57.

Match the description to the name:


Poet of the Augustan Age

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

58.

Match the description to the name:


Historian who wrote Annals and Germania

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

59.

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

60.

Match the description to the name:


Astronomer and Mathematician

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

61.

Match the description to the name:


Medical writer

a)

Galen

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Josephus

62.

Match the description to the name:


Epicurean philosopher and poet

a)

Galen

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Josephus

63.

Match the description to the name:


Emperor and Stoic philosopher who wrote Meditations

a)

Galen

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Josephus

64.

Match the description to the name:


Jewish Historian

a)

Galen

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Josephus

65.

Match the description to the name:


Historian who lived during the Augustan Age

a)

Ovid

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Livy

66.

Match the description to the name:


author of Metamorphoses, whose works were banned by Augustus

a)

Ovid

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Livy

67.

Match the description to the name:


Ruled when Christ was crucified

a)

Tiberius

b)

Titus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Nero

e)

Constantine

68.

Match the description to the name:


Destroyed Jerusalem

a)

Tiberius

b)

Titus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Nero

e)

Constantine

69.

Match the description to the name:


Initiated the most widespread persecution of Christianity

a)

Tiberius

b)

Titus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Nero

e)

Constantine

70.

Match the description to the name:


Initiated the first official persecution of Christianity

a)

Tiberius

b)

Titus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Nero

e)

Constantine

71.

Match the description to the name:


Legalized Christianity

a)

Tiberius

b)

Titus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Nero

e)

Constantine

72.

What was the most powerful body of the Republic?

a)

Consuls

b)

Tribal Assembly

c)

Tribunes

d)

Senate

73.

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

74.

What was the North African city that rivaled Rome for Mediterranean trade?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Adrianople

c)

Philippi

d)

Rome

e)

Carthage

75.

At which battle did Hannibal defeat Rome during the Second Punic War?

a)

Zama

b)

Cannae

c)

Actium

d)

Lake Trasimeno

76.

Which senator urged the Romans to destroy Carthage?

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Cato

77.

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

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Cato

78.

Which general sided with the Senate in the first civil war?

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Cato

79.

Who was defeated by Julius Caesar and killed in Egypt?

a)

Pyrrhus

b)

Crassus

c)

Marius

d)

Sulla

e)

Pompey

80.

What did Augustus order to be taken every fourteen years throughout the empire to ensure fairer means of taxation?

a)

Tariffs

b)

Taxes

c)

Vote

d)

Poll

e)

Census

81.

What two rivers served as the northern borders of the Roman Empire?

a)

Po River

b)

Rhine River

c)

Rhone River

d)

Tiber River

e)

Danube River

82.

Who was called the "Homer of Rome"?

a)

Virgil

b)

Horace

c)

Tacitus

d)

Juvenal

e)

Ptolemy

83.

Who wrote a collection of myths that was banned by Augustus?

a)

Ovid

b)

Lucretius

c)

Seneca

d)

Marcus Aurelius

e)

Livy

84.

Give the dates for the Pax Romana

a)

52 BC - AD 145

b)

35 BC - AD 160

c)

40 BC - AD 175

d)

31 BC - AD 180

85.

What is the term for the criminals and captives who were trained to fight in the Roman arenas?

a)

Visigoths

b)

Huns

c)

Vandals

d)

Ostrogoths

e)

Gladiators

86.

Where did Romans go to watch Chariot Races?

a)

Pompey

b)

Circus Maximus

c)

Sicily

d)

Colosseum

87.

What name did the Romans give the Greek god Zeus?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

88.

Who was a Stoic philosopher and the tutor of Nero?

a)

Cicero

b)

Livy

c)

Seneca

d)

Horace

89.

The Jewish centers of worship were called what?

a)

Churches

b)

Synagogues

c)

Private Homes

d)

Temples

90.

Diocletian's co-emperor in the western half of the empire was given what title?

a)

Tiberius

b)

Titus

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

e)

Constantine

91.

Who divided the Roman Empire into four large administrative divisions?

a)

Tiberius

b)

Titus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Nero

e)

Constantine

92.

What did the Romans call anyone outside the empire who did not share in the Greek or Roman cultures?

a)

Visigoths

b)

Huns

c)

Vandals

d)

Ostrogoths

e)

Barbarian

93.

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

a)

Chinggis Khan

b)

Attila

c)

Alaric

d)

Athaliah

94.

What date do many historians give for the final collapse of Romans?

a)

180 AD

b)

410 AD

c)

453 AD

d)

476 AD

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