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Chapter 4: The Roman Civilization Honors WH Test Study Guide

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Law of the 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.

e)

was the first Roman feast at the colosseum.

2.

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

a)

Caesar

b)

Marius

c)

Sulla

d)

Scipio

e)

Hannibal

3.

Rome was established on what river?

a)

Po

b)

Rhine

c)

Rhone

d)

Tiber

e)

Pompeii

4.

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

a)

consuls.

b)

Tribal Assembly.

c)

tribunes.

d)

Senate.

e)

plebeians.

5.

In what year was Rome founded?

a)

753 BC

b)

AD 753

c)

476 BC

d)

AD 476

e)

750 BC

6.

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

e)

democracy

7.

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

a)

Zama

b)

Cannae

c)

Actium

d)

Hellespont

e)

Rhine

8.

What institution or group of people actually maintained order, peace, and stability during the Pax Romana?

a)

Senate

b)

Roman Army

c)

Tribal Assembly

d)

Plebeians

e)

Consul

9.

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

a)

Crete.

b)

Corsica.

c)

Sardinia.

d)

Sicily.

e)

Cyprus.

10.

What culture greatly influenced Roman culture?

a)

Latin

b)

Persian

c)

Greek

d)

Egyptian

e)

Phoenician

11.

Which literary figure was also a leading politician, author, lawyer, and statesman?

a)

Cicero

b)

Ovid

c)

Juvenal

d)

Horace

e)

Seneca

12.

At what crucial battle did the Visigoths defeat the Romans?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Adrianople

c)

Philipi

d)

Rome

e)

Actium

13.

The Gracchi wanted to . . .

a)

abolish the Senate.

b)

establish themselves as dictators.

c)

divide the public lands among the poor.

d)

pass the Law of the Twelve Tables in the Assembly of the Centuries.

e)

create the Roman Empire.

14.

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

a)

Cicero

b)

Livy

c)

Horace

d)

Seneca

e)

Ovid

15.

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 of his commands

16.

Under whose leadership did the Huns invade Roman territory?

a)

Chingas Khan's

b)

Attila's

c)

Alaric's

d)

Athaliah's

e)

Tamerlane's

17.

The first official Roman persecution of Christianity began under the emperor . . .

a)

Diocletian.

b)

Nero.

c)

Tiberius.

d)

Titus.

e)

Constantine.

18.

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

a)

Titus

b)

Tiberius

c)

Theodosius I

d)

Constantine

e)

Caligula

19.

At what council was Christ deity affirmed?

a)

Milan

b)

Ephesus

c)

Nicaea

d)

Rome

e)

Jerusalem

20.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


The Plebeian Assembly

a)

Assembly of Centuries

b)

Roman Forum

c)

Tribal Assembly

d)

Senate

e)

imperator

21.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


The most powerful body of the republic

a)

Assembly of Centuries

b)

Roman Forum

c)

Tribal Assembly

d)

Senate

e)

imperator

22.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Section of the city that was the center of government

a)

Assembly of Centuries

b)

Roman Forum

c)

Tribal Assembly

d)

Senate

e)

Coliseum

23.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


The office held by ten elected plebeians with veto power

a)

consul

b)

imperator

c)

tribune

d)

senator

e)

colonel

24.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


The primary body of the early republic

a)

Assembly of Centuries

b)

Roman Forum

c)

Tribal Assembly

d)

Senate

e)

imperator

25.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Invaded Italy through the Alps

a)

Hannibal

b)

Pyrrhus

c)

Crassus

d)

Marius

e)

Tiberius

26.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Defeated Hannibal at Zama

a)

Scipio

b)

Sulla

c)

Crassus

d)

Marius

e)

Pompey

27.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Promoted the theory that the earth was the center of the universe

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Diocletian

c)

Crassus

d)

Pyrrhus

e)

Pompey

28.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Roman emperor at the time of Jesus' death

a)

Tiberius

b)

Sulla

c)

Crassus

d)

Marius

e)

Julius Caesar

29.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Sided with the Senate in the first civil war

a)

Mark Antony

b)

Sulla

c)

Crassus

d)

Marius

e)

Julius Caesar

30.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Member of a triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Pompey

a)

Augustus

b)

Sulla

c)

Crassus

d)

Marius

e)

Octavian

31.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Established a calendar that is the basis of our own

a)

Mark Antony

b)

Constantine

c)

Tiberius

d)

Marius

e)

Julius Caesar

32.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Changed the Roman army into a "professional" army that served for financial gain

a)

Augustus

b)

Sulla

c)

Crassus

d)

Marius

e)

Octavian

33.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Roman emperor during the last and most wide spread Roman persecution

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Scipio

d)

Tiberius

e)

Julius Caesar

34.

Match the following with the correct answer choice.


Fought Octavian in the third civil war

a)

Mark Antony

b)

Sulla

c)

Crassus

d)

Marius

e)

Julius Caesar

35.

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

a)

Carthage

b)

Tunis

c)

Syracuse

d)

Cairo

e)

Alexandria

36.

Which emperor legalized Christianity

a)

Diocletian

b)

Nero

c)

Tiberius

d)

Titus

e)

Constantine

37.

Which of Octavian's titles was a title of divinity?

a)

Augustus

b)

Caesar

c)

Consul

d)

Princeps

e)

Imperator

38.

What title was given to the ten men chosen to protect the rights and interests of the common people?

a)

Consul

b)

Imperator

c)

Tribune

d)

Princeps

e)

Plebeian

39.

Who was called the "Homer of Rome"?

a)

Virgil

b)

Livy

c)

Horace

d)

Tacitus

e)

Ovid

40.

Which historian wrote Annals and Germania?

a)

Virgil

b)

Livy

c)

Horace

d)

Tacitus

e)

Ovid

41.

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

a)

Mark Antony

b)

Sulla

c)

Pompey

d)

Marius

e)

Julius Caesar

42.

Which title of Octavian's meant "first citizen"?

a)

Augustus

b)

Caesar

c)

Consul

d)

Princeps

e)

Imperator

43.

What Roman engineering accomplishments supplied water to the cities?

a)

Aqueducts

b)

Roman Roads

c)

Dams

d)

Wells

44.

What was the period of peace and prosperity is Roman history called?

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Pax Pietas

c)

Pax Para Bellum

d)

Pax et Lux

e)

Pax Tecum

45.

The wars between the Romans and the Carthaginians were called what?

a)

Punic Wars

b)

Peloponnesian Wars

c)

Crusades

d)

Carthaginian Wars

e)

Wars of Italian Succession

46.

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

a)

Huns

b)

Ashoka

c)

Uzbeks

d)

Turks

e)

Tatars

47.

What historian lived during the Augustan Age and wrote a lengthy history of Rome?

a)

Virgil

b)

Livy

c)

Horace

d)

Tacitus

e)

Ovid

48.

Bishops of the most important cities of the Roman Empire were called what?

a)

Patriarchs

b)

Priests

c)

Imams

d)

Imperators

e)

Governors

49.

What decree ended persecution and legalized Christianity?

a)

Edict of Milan

b)

Edict of Ephesus

c)

Edict of Nicaea

d)

Edict of Rome

e)

Edict of Jerusalem

50.

Christ was brought before which Roman governor?

a)

Pontius Pilate

b)

Antonius Felix

c)

Porcius Festus

d)

Coponius

e)

Herod Agrippa

51.

Which Greek physician wrote an encyclopedia of medicine?

a)

Galen

b)

Livy

c)

Horace

d)

Tacitus

e)

Ovid

52.

Which heretic challenged the deity of Christ?

a)

Galen

b)

Arius

c)

Horace

d)

Tacitus

e)

Ovid

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