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Rome Practice Quiz

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What construction allowed the Romans to transport clean water into the city? 
a)
Colosseum 
b)
Arches 
c)
Forum 
d)
Aqueducts 
2.
What religion did Constantine convert the Roman Empire to?
a)
Judaism 
b)
Christianity 
c)
Islam 
d)
Hinduism 
3.
What were the roads built for? 
a)
Quick transportation in any weather
b)
Chariot Racing
c)
Honour the God
d)
Give work to slave
4.
Name the following picture....
a)
A floating bridge
b)
A suspension bridge
c)
A colosseum
d)
An Aqueduct
5.
Gladiator fights mostly took place in the
a)
Circus Maximus
b)
Forum
c)
Colosseum
d)
Pantheon
6.
The art form that uses many small pieces of colored tiles or glass to create picryred is called_______. 
a)
aqueduct
b)
mosaic
c)
pottery
d)
urns
7.
Who moved the capital of Rome to Byzantium and renamed it "New Rome" (later Constantinople)?
a)
Justinian
b)
Constantine 
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Leo III
8.
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of what remained of what ancient empire? 
a)
The Ottoman Empire
b)
The Roman Empire
c)
The Holy Roman Empire
d)
The Mongolian Empire
9.
Why was Constantinople a great site for a capital?
a)
The site was easy to defend as a peninsula. 
b)
It was a crossroads of east and west trade routes. 
c)
It was a walled city. 
d)
All of the above. 
10.

What are the two main legends of how ancient Rome began?

a)

Epic of Gilgamesh, The Eight-fold Path

b)

Romulus and Remus, Aeneid

c)

Tarzan, The Jungle Book

d)

The Untouchables, The Immortals

11.

What were the two classes of Early Romans?

a)

Gladiators, Kings

b)

Patricians, Plebeians

c)

Untouchables, Immortals

d)

High Society, Low Society

12.

What is a consul?

a)

The middle part of your car.

b)

An ancient Greek god

c)

A con artist

d)

Top government officials in ancient Rome

13.

What were the names of the two halves that the Roman Empire split into?

a)

Northern and Southern Roman Empires

b)

Ottoman and the Byzantine Empires

c)

Eastern and Western Roman Empires

d)

Justinian and Caesarian Roman Empires

14.

Rome reorganized their army into ______ or smaller groups of 6,000 soldiers.

a)

Legions

b)

Squads

c)

Cliques

d)

Groups

15.

Who had complete control over the government but served the people and ruled on a temporary basis during a crisis?

a)

Roman Dictator

b)

Macedonians

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Plebeians

16.

Who did Rome mainly fight against during the First, Second, and Third Punic Wars?

a)

Carthage

b)

Egypt

c)

Asia

d)

Germany

17.

Caesar's grandnephew that formed the 2nd Triumvirate and took revenge on those who killed Caesar.

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Octavian

c)

Hannibal

d)

Cleopatra

18.

Carthage's greatest general during the Punic Wars.

a)

Hannibal

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Octavian

d)

Augustus

19.

Great military leader that helped form the 1st Triumvirate and was betrayed by his own Senate.

a)

Augustus

b)

Marius

c)

Hadrian

d)

Julius Caesar

20.

Two brothers that wanted the Senate to take land from the rich.

a)

Battle of Actium

b)

Romulus and Remus

c)

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

d)

None of these

21.

Octavian and Augustus are not the same person.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Mont Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the city of Pompeii.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Spartacus was a gladiator that led a slave revolt in 73 B.C.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Rome was built along the ______________ river.

a)

Thames

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Tiber

25.

Who was stabbed in the senate on the 15th of March

a)

Pompey

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Mark Anthony

d)

Octavian

26.

What was the Pax Romana

a)

Law to secure Rome's Borders

b)

Longest War In Roman History

c)

200 years of peace and prosperity

d)

Years after Nero died when Rome erupted into violence

27.

How did the location of Constantinople help it become a wealthy city?

a)

It was located between Egypt and Spain, where many voyages took place.

b)

It was located between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea and was important center for trade

c)

It was located in Italy where there are many wealthy people.

d)

It was located in Corsica next to Sardinia, gold capital of the world

28.

Roman soldiers were

a)

aggressive and chaotic

b)

young and inexperienced

c)

small and not effective

d)

well trained and disciplined

29.

How did Rome contribute to the development of world languages?

a)

The language of the Romans, which was Latin, influenced other languages like Italian, French and Spanish.

b)

Roman leaders made Latin the official language of the Roman Empire.

c)

Latin, spoken only in Italy and Portugal, so it did not spread to other parts of the world

d)

It made few contributions because everyone spoke a different language.

30.

Where did Rome get their silk, spices and jewels from?

a)

Ships from Spain

b)

Silk Road

c)

Traders from Northern Europe.

d)

They got it from the inside their Empire

31.

Who was Rome's first emperor? ( Would later change his name)

a)

Antoninus Pius

b)

Hadrian

c)

Hannibal

d)

Octavian

32.

What happened in the 3rd Punic War?

a)

Rome lost a great deal of land

b)

Rome finally destroyed Carthage

c)

Rome made peace with Carthage

d)

Rome gained Egypt and France

33.

Name the legend of the founding of Rome written by Virgil

a)

The Odyssey

b)

Epic of Gilgamesh

c)

Aeneid

d)

Land Before Time

34.

What 3 factors led to the division of the Roman Empire?

a)

Social problems, declining economy, Rome divides

b)

Declining economy, Rome divides, the King dies

c)

The emperor lost control, Germans invade, social problems

d)

Weak Roman government, social problems and declining economy

35.

In Rome women could own property and run businesses however they could not________

a)

Go to the theater or dine out

b)

Vote

c)

Have a private tutor

d)

Travel outside of Rome

36.

Augustus was the first ____________ of Rome.

a)

dictator

b)

general

c)

emperor

d)

gladiator

37.
____ was the language spoken in Rome.
a)
Greek
b)
Roman
c)
Latin
d)
English
38.

The main reasons Rome declined was because of poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and.....

Two Answers

a)

declining economy

b)

earthquakes

c)

Rome was divided

d)

overabundance of food

39.

Which emperor divided the Roman Empire?

a)

Augustus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Lepidus

d)

Diocletian

40.

Which emperor moved the capital east to Byzantium (Constantinople)?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Augustus

c)

Tiberius

d)

Constantine

41.
Who did the common people elect to represent them in the senate?
a)
Patricians
b)
Tribunes
c)
Dictator
d)
Senator
42.
Why did the Senate not like Julius Caesar?
a)
He was too handsome
b)
He kept losing battles
c)
He and Pompey were besties
d)
He was getting too popular and powerful
43.
How is the Roman Republic similar to Greek government?
a)
Rome had a monarchy
b)
Rome had limited citizenship and was ruled by citizens
c)
Roman officials were chosen by lottery
44.
Which choice best describes the Roman Republic?
a)
A dictatorship run by an emperor
b)
A government ruled by elected representatives
c)
A direct democracy run by all citizens
45.
The patricians controlled the Roman Senate.  Who were the patricians?
a)
Military leaders and high-court judges
b)
Wealthy land-owning men (noblemen)
c)
Tradesmen, craftsmen, and small farmers
46.
Veto means to do what to a law?
a)
Yield
b)
Proceed
c)
Stop
47.
What is the importance of the arch 
a)
A structure used for protection
b)
A structure used that allowed for taller and more stable buildings to be built
c)
A shrine used for worshipping gods and goddesses