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Chapter 13 - Sections 1,2,and 5 The Roman Empire Test Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a period of peace and prosperity in the empire
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Exodus
c)
Ramayana
d)
inflation
2.

How did Romans use aqueducts?

a)

to make concrete for building

b)

to drain water and create new land

c)

to bring water from mountains to their cities

d)

to create new lakes

3.

Which Roman emperor helped established Christian orthodoxy?

a)

Caesar

b)

Marcus Aurelius

c)

Theodosius

d)

Augustus

4.

Which of the following happened last during the decline of the Roman empire?

a)

the eastern empire collapsed while the western empire survived.

b)

They need more soldiers to fight Greek invaders.

c)

the western empire collapsed while the eastern empire survived.

d)

Romans built long arched bridges to pipe the water along.

5.

Why are some languages today called Romance languages?

a)

They were founded by Roman conquerors.

b)

They have words from Latin

c)

They are useful for Roman-style speeches.

d)

They remind us of Ovid's romantic love poems

6.

Which tradition came to the Greco-Roman culture from Greece?

a)

worhsipping the emperor

b)

expanding citizenship

c)

attending plays

d)

going to public baths

7.

How might you respond to satire?

a)

cry

b)

laugh

c)

get angry

d)

yawn

8.

How is concrete different from stone?

a)

it weighs much more

b)

Workers need more skill to use it

c)

Workers cut it instead of pour it

d)

It is easier to work with

9.

Why did Romans hire mercenaries?

a)

They needed more workers in the fields to grow crops

b)

They needed more soldiers to fight German invaders

c)

They needed to learn the Germanic language

d)

They wanted mercy

10.

What does a gladiator do?

a)

Work with alligaotrs

b)

produce shows about romance

c)

fight battles in divorce court

d)

fight battles to entertain audiences in arenas

11.

What happened when an emperor was diefied?

a)

He was executed

b)

He was healed from all illnesses

c)

He was officially declared a god

d)

he was elected into the emperor hall of fame.

12.

How did Romans define the word "barbarian"?

a)

anyone who was a salve

b)

anyone who spoke Greek

c)

anyone that criticized Rome

d)

anyone that wasn't Greek or Roman

13.

if you learned oratory, what could you do?

a)

give speeches

b)

be an orthodontist

c)

be a teacher

d)

be on the Voice

14.

What happens to prices during a time of inflation?

a)

They stay the same

b)

They go down

c)

They go up and down rapidly

d)

They go up

15.

What are mosaics?

a)

Trained enterainers who fought animals

b)

a type of shoe worn by native Americans

c)

designs made by tiny elves in the snow at Christmas time

d)

designs made of tiny tiles of glass, stone, or pottery

16.

Which of the below examples is NOT an example of a political achievement?

a)

decreased army

b)

encouraged loyalty

c)

use of aqueducts

d)

stable currency

e)

central power

17.

Which one of the examples below is NOT an example of a practical achievment?

a)

central power

b)

invention of concrete

c)

Roman baths

d)

use of sewers

e)

paved roads

18.

Which of the examples below is NOT one of the 6 causes for the fall of the Roman empire?

a)

Empire was too large to control

b)

Foreigh invasions/Enemy attacks

c)

plagues/disease

d)

no succession rule

e)

inflation/taxes