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Roman Empire

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before Rome became an empire, it was a(n)

a)

Tyranny

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Dictatorship

2.

The first emperor of Rome was

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Octavian

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Domitian

3.

Constantine's ruling that made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire was called the Edict of

(a)  

4.

Which emperor built a famous wall across part of Scotland to protect the northwestern part of the Roman Empire?

(a)  

5.

Under which emperor did the Roman Empire reach its height?

a)

Nero

b)

Diocletian

c)

Nerva

d)

Trajan

6.

Which of the following is a similarity between Ancient Greece and Rome?

a)

Mountains

b)

Climate

c)

Borrowing ideas from other cultures

d)

An agricultural society

7.

The city of Rome was founded by a man named

(a)  

8.

Legend has it that Romulus and Remus were raised by

a)

Bears

b)

Dolplhins

c)

Lions

d)

Wolves

9.

Which of the following was involved in the Punic Wars?

a)

Persia

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Carthage

10.

Which Roman general defeated Hannibal at Carthage?

(a)  

11.

Who was the famous general who led the Carthage army against Rome?

(a)  

12.

The 1st Punic War resulted from which city asking both Carthage and Rome for help?

a)

Ravenna

b)

Messina

c)

Sardis

d)

Syracuse

13.

(a)   Barca was forced to surrender to the Romans, ending the 1st Punic War.

14.

After the 1st Punic War, in which present-day country did Hamilcar start a new settlement?

a)

Germany

b)

Tunisia

c)

Spain

d)

Macedonia

15.

Scipio tried to stop Hannibal before he crossed which river...but he was 3 days too late?

a)

Danube

b)

Volga

c)

Thames

d)

Rhone

16.

Where did Hannibal kill 50,000 Romans by drawing them into a V-shape?

a)

Cannae

b)

Syracuse

c)

Byzantium

d)

New Carthage

17.

Name Hannibal's brother who got his head cut off and thrown into Hannibal's camp.

a)

Pheidippides

b)

Theseus

c)

Hasdrubal

d)

Leonidas

18.

In which mountain range did Hannibal lose 36,000 men and 34 elephants?

(a)  

19.

Trained fighters that fought in public arenas were called

(a)  

20.

Chariot races occurred at a place called the

(a)  

21.

The head of the family was the paterfamilias, also known as the

(a)  

22.

What was a man-made channel that brought water into the cities?

(a)  

23.

What was the language of Rome?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Hebrew

d)

Germanic

24.

Who was NOT part of the 1st Triumverate?

a)

Crassus

b)

Brutus

c)

Caesar

d)

Pompey

25.

Over which river did Caesar cross on his way to defeating Pompey?

a)

Rubicon

b)

Tiber

c)

Danube

d)

Po

26.

Who did Julius Caesar make the ruling pharaoh in Egypt?

(a)  

27.

Caesar supposedly saw a fortune teller who told him, "Beware the Ides of (a)   "

28.

Which of the following was NOT part of the 2nd Triumverate?

a)

Cassius

b)

Mark Antony

c)

Lepidus

d)

Octavian

29.

Which of the following is NOT part of the meaning of the phrase, "Veni, vidi, vici"?

a)

Came

b)

Conquered

c)

Fought

d)

Saw

30.

Which Roman emperor tried to make his horse consul?

a)

Caligula

b)

Antoninus Pius

c)

Commodus

d)

Julian the Apostate

31.

Which Roman emperor recorded his "Meditations"?

a)

Caesar Augustus

b)

Trajan

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Hadrian

32.

Which emperor started the tradition of naming the best possible successor before his death?

a)

Nerva

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Claudius

d)

Severus Alexander

33.

Which emperor had a column made to celebrate his victories in battle?

a)

Trajan

b)

Vespasian

c)

Valens

d)

Titus

34.

Which emperor played his fiddle while Rome burned?

a)

Otho

b)

Gordian

c)

Tiberius

d)

Nero

35.

Who was not considered a "good" emperor?

a)

Nerva

b)

Commodus

c)

Hadrian

d)

Marcus Aurelius

36.

The temple which Hadrian had built to the gods in Rome was called the

(a)  

37.

Promoted the arts and sciences in Roman culture.

a)

Constantine the Great

b)

Antoninus Pius

c)

Caligula

d)

Tacitus

38.

Emperor who walked around in a lionskin and clubbed his citizens.

a)

Numerian

b)

Commodus

c)

Constans

d)

Marcian

39.

Which of the following is NOT true about a Roman meal?

a)

They ate lying on a couch

b)

Potatoes were a staple of a Roman meal

c)

Dinner was their main meal

d)

They are mostly with their hands

40.

Pompeii was buried after the explosion of Mt.

a)

Thera

b)

Olympus

c)

Elbrus

d)

Vesuvius

41.

Which of the following suffered death under the persecution of Nero?

a)

John

b)

Timothy

c)

Peter

d)

Paul

42.

Which emperor was responsible for banishing the Apostle John to Patmos?

a)

Domitian

b)

Trajan

c)

Adrian

d)

Theodosius

43.

Which martyr was not afraid to face the lions under the persecution of Emperor Trajan?

a)

Polycarp

b)

Blandina

c)

Bishop Basil

d)

Ignatius

44.

Which emperor made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire?

a)

Constantine

b)

Theodosius

c)

Julian

d)

Marcus Aurelius

45.

The Nicene Creed was written against the doctrine of

(a)  

46.

Which Roman emperor did NOT persecute Christians?

a)

Trajan

b)

Marcus Aurelius

c)

Domitian

d)

Antoninus Pius

47.

Which emperor is known for splitting the empire in two?

a)

Severus Alexander

b)

Diocletian

c)

Domitian

d)

Honorius

48.

To where did the Romans move their capital city, thinking it would be easier to protect?

a)

Milan

b)

Messina

c)

Ravenna

d)

Carthage

49.

Which invading group pushed the Germanic tribes into the Roman Empire?

(a)  

50.

The first, peaceful years of the Roman Empire are referred to as the Pax

(a)  

51.

Which of the following was NOT an attacking group that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire

a)

Scythians

b)

Visigoths

c)

Vandals

d)

Huns

52.

Germanic general who defeated the final Roman emperor in Ravenna.

(a)  

53.

Which of the following does NOT go together?

a)

Jupiter - King

b)

Neptune - Death

c)

Mars - War

d)

Saturn - Time

54.

What was the Pax Romana?

a)

A Roman Goddess

b)

A famous battle

c)

A period of peace and prosperity

d)

A legal code

55.

What was the name of the Roman law code?

a)

The Code of Hammurabi

b)

The Twelve Tables

c)

The Justinian Code

d)

The Rosetta Stone

56.

What was the cause of the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

A single catastrophic event

b)

Invasion by barbarian tribes

c)

Economic troubles and overreliance on slave labor

d)

Both B and C are correct

57.

Which emperor divided the Roman Empire into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Nero

c)

Diocletian

d)

Constantine

58.

Who was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Nero

d)

Caligula

59.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Economic troubles

b)

Invasion by barbarian tribes

c)

The spread of Christianity

d)

Discovery of the New World

60.

The eruption of which mountain buried Pompeii?

a)

Olympus

b)

Fuji

c)

Vesuvius

d)

Thera

61.

Which city did Hannibal pass, causing war?

a)

Naples

b)

Carthage

c)

Saguntum

d)

Rhone

62.

Whom did the Romans kill while he was solving a geometry problem?

a)

Euclid

b)

Archimedes

c)

Pythagorus

d)

Newton

63.

In which country was Hannibal hiding when he was located and killed?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Turkey

64.

A government type where people rule through elected representatives is called a

(a)  

65.

What was the Roman forum?

a)

A marketplace

b)

A residential area

c)

A public square

d)

Both A and C are correct

66.

What event marked the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire?

a)

The assassination of Julius Caesar

b)

The Battle of Actium

c)

The reign of Augustus Caesar

d)

The fall of Rome

67.

The top leaders in the Roman government were called

a)

Senators

b)

Consuls

c)

Magistrates

d)

Legions

68.

Early inhabitants of Rome - known as great metalworkers and jewelers.

a)

Incas

b)

Nubians

c)

Etruscans

d)

Ostrogoths

69.

Noticing the social unrest between patricians and plebeians, these brothers were killed trying to fix the problem - Tiberius and Gaius

a)

Gracchi

b)

Scipio

c)

Cicero

d)

Sulla

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