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Romans II - Hisotry -Yr7

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Roman Clothes:

What did the Man wear:

a)

Tunic or Toga

b)

Peplos or Chiton

c)

Calceus

d)

Solae

2.

Roman Clothes:

What did the Woman wear:

a)

Tunic or Toga

b)

Peplos or Chiton

c)

Calceus

d)

Solae

3.

Roman Clothes:

Shoes used - SANDALS

a)

Tunic or Toga

b)

Peplos or Chiton

c)

Calceus

d)

Solae

4.

Roman Clothes:

Shoes used - CLOSED SHOES

a)

Tunic or Toga

b)

Peplos or Chiton

c)

Calceus

d)

Solae

5.

In the first Punic war (257BC) Malta was under which rule:

a)

Carthaginians

b)

Rome

6.

In the second Punic war Malta was under which rule:

a)

Carthaginians

b)

Rome

7.

At first under the Roman Malta was:

a)

Just a base at first, poor and hungry

b)

life was better immediatley

8.

After some time in Malta the Romans appointed who to improve the life and conditions of Maltese

a)

A prosecutor

b)

A King

c)

A Duke

9.

Malta Had its own Roman Coins these were called:

[Choose]

a)

Melitaion

b)

Gayliton

c)

Nomisma

d)

Euro

10.

Malta became a municipal province and therefore its people were roman citizens called:

a)

Cives

b)

Romans

c)

Plebeians

d)

Patriarchs

11.

With the Rule of Romans in Malta 10 leaders were appointed to help the rule of the island and act as judges.

a)

Decurions

b)

Cives

c)

Plebians

d)

Senate

12.

Match the name to the description:

- Four rectangular rooms in this house in the city

a)

Roman Domus- Rabat, Malta

b)

Roman Villa - Ramla l- Hamra, Gozo

c)

San Pawl Milqi - Burmarrad

d)

Batch complex - Ghajn Tuffieha

e)

Catacombs

13.

Match the name to the description:

- Outside the city walls

- To bury bodies

a)

Roman Domus- Rabat, Malta

b)

Roman Villa - Ramla l- Hamra, Gozo

c)

San Pawl Milqi - Burmarrad

d)

Batch complex - Ghajn Tuffieha

e)

Catacombs

14.

Match the name to the description:

- It had a garden (peristylum) and a water catchment (Impluvium)

- Artefacts found – coins; inscriptions;

domestic objects, make-up, oil lamp, parts of statues and busts.[also had mosaics]

a)

Roman Domus- Rabat, Malta

b)

Roman Villa - Ramla l- Hamra, Gozo

c)

San Pawl Milqi - Burmarrad

d)

Batch complex - Ghajn Tuffieha

e)

Catacombs

15.

Match the name to the description:

- Discovered by Sir Temi Zammit in 1901

- Holiday home belonging to a wealthy family

a)

Roman Domus- Rabat, Malta

b)

Roman Villa - Ramla l- Hamra, Gozo

c)

San Pawl Milqi - Burmarrad

d)

Batch complex - Ghajn Tuffieha

e)

Catacombs

16.

Match the name to the description:

- 19 rooms with valley and sea views with beautiful mosaics.

- Pottery artifacts

- Had baths with cold and hot water and sewage system

a)

Roman Domus- Rabat, Malta

b)

Roman Villa - Ramla l- Hamra, Gozo

c)

San Pawl Milqi - Burmarrad

d)

Batch complex - Ghajn Tuffieha

e)

Catacombs

17.

Match the name to the description:

- Alleged the place where Saint Paul was greeted by St. Publius.

- An industrial type villa (used to press olives for oil)

a)

Roman Domus- Rabat, Malta

b)

Roman Villa - Ramla l- Hamra, Gozo

c)

San Pawl Milqi - Burmarrad

d)

Batch complex - Ghajn Tuffieha

e)

Catacombs

18.

Match the name to the description:

- Had five rooms and a hypocaust (a furnace to heat up the caldarium and complex)

a)

Roman Domus- Rabat, Malta

b)

Roman Villa - Ramla l- Hamra, Gozo

c)

San Pawl Milqi - Burmarrad

d)

Bath complex - Ghajn Tuffieha

e)

Catacombs

19.

There were different type of CATACOMBS, which one describes best:

Popular style and could accommodate a good number of bodies. A Tomb would be sealed by a large stone

a)

Loculus

b)

Arcosolium

c)

Baldacchino

d)

Agape

20.

There were different type of CATACOMBS, which one describes best:

Complex type of tomb building ; tomb dug rom roc in the shape of a niche.

a)

Loculus

b)

Arcosolium

c)

Baldacchino

d)

Agape

21.

There were different type of CATACOMBS, which one describes best:

These tombs resemble a canopy like in church rituals. Also referred as canopied-table graves.

a)

Loculus

b)

Arcosolium

c)

Baldacchino

d)

Agape

22.

There were different type of CATACOMBS, which one describes best:

Dug up from rock and ceremonies would be done near them.

a)

Loculus

b)

Arcosolium

c)

Baldacchino

d)

Agape

23.

There were different type of CATACOMBS, which one describes best:

Most popular found on the maltese islands.

Dug in such a way to have 4 arches on each side; and body placed in a grave.

a)

Loculus

b)

Arcosolium

c)

Baldacchino

d)

Agape

24.

There were different type of CATACOMBS, which one describes best:

-Tomb sealed by a large stone, and would resemble a table.

- The saddle back grave was similar but the body would be inserted into the grave.

a)

Loculus

b)

Arcosolium

c)

Baldacchino

d)

Agape

25.

When was Julius Caeser , born:

a)

100BC

b)

150BC

c)

200BC

26.

Julius Caeser was appointed priest for which God by his uncle:

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

27.

What did Julius Caser study:

(a skill to express ones idea to express his ideas in an elegant and effective manner)

a)

Oratory

b)

Caligraphy

c)

Gymnastics

28.

Julius Caser became governor of which part of the Roman empire

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Italy

29.

He Faught with which areas/tribes and got peace

a)

Germanic tribes

b)

Britannia

c)

Turkey

d)

Arabs

30.

Julius Caeser did not obey the order:

The senate told him not to cross but he defied the order and lead to dispute with Pompey

This was the :

a)

Rubicon Crossing

b)

Ides of March

c)

Queen Cleopatra

31.

Julius Caeser - Visited also Egypt and he fell in love with

a)

Rubicon Crossing

b)

Ides of March

c)

Queen Cleopatra

32.

Julius Caeser

On 15th March 44 BC – he was killed by his friends – he was stabbed 23 times.

This was called:

a)

Rubicon Crossing

b)

Ides of March

c)

Queen Cleopatra

33.

Choose all correct answers:

How did the Republic end?

a)

Although successfully winning the Punic Wars could not keep peace and harmony in the motherland (Rome)

b)

The Patricians were still finding ways of holding onto the best jobs and positions within society.

c)

Plebeians – still led tougher lives. Rebellions were common , as was the rise in poverty and famine.

d)

They did too many parties

34.

In 87BC there was a civil war in Rome whowere part of such Rebellion

a)

General Marius

b)

Sulla

c)

Julius Caeser

d)

Marcus Aurelius

35.

Caeser – became a dictator and the senate was afraid he would proclaim himself king.

After killing Caeser the power was handled by 3 people .

These were called:

a)

Triumvirate

b)

Trio

c)

Senate

36.

Who were the 3 people in the Triumvirate:

a)

Octavian

b)

Mark Antony

c)

Marcus Lepidus

d)

Julius Caeser

37.

Caeser Augusts fought Mark Anthony and won in Greece, and he proclaimed himself :

a)

Emperor

b)

King

c)

Senator

38.

First emperor to improve relation to Christian.

a)

Constantine the Great

b)

Julius Caeser

c)

Caeser Augusts

d)

Justinian the Great

39.

In 330AD shifted the Empire focal point to Constantinople, the beautiful Byzantine city (today’s Istanbul in Turkey).

a)

Constantine the Great

b)

Julius Caeser

c)

Caeser Augusts

d)

Justinian the Great

e)

Empress Theodora

40.

Ambitious man who with his wife Theodora (very intelligent)

a)

Constantine the Great

b)

Julius Caeser

c)

Caeser Augusts

d)

Justinian the Great

e)

Empress Theodora

41.

Established Code of Justinian or the Body of Civil Law. (New, updated laws from the old outdated laws)

a)

Constantine the Great

b)

Julius Caeser

c)

Caeser Augusts

d)

Justinian the Great

e)

Empress Theodora

42.

wife of Justinian the great

a)

Constantine the Great

b)

Emperor Nero

c)

Caeser Augusts

d)

Justinian the Great

e)

Empress Theodora

43.

Burnt most of Rome; blamed it on the Christians.

a)

Constantine the Great

b)

Emperor Nero

c)

Caeser Augusts

d)

Justinian the Great

e)

Empress Theodora

44.

Who braught Christianity to Malta:

a)

St. Paul

b)

St. Luke

c)

St. Publius

d)

Viper

45.

St. Paul after he got shipwrecked he was bitten by a _____ but did not die. so the people thought he was a holy man.

a)

St. Paul

b)

St. Luke

c)

St. Publius

d)

Viper

46.

Was a high ranking official – he became the first bishop appointed by St. Paul himself.

a)

St. Paul

b)

St. Luke

c)

St. Publius

d)

Viper

47.

During the Byzantines, the capital was shifted to the East by Emperor Constantine the Great, name the city:

(a)  

48.

True or false:

Constantinople was:


Very well fortified city with towers and bastions

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

49.

True or false:

Constantinople was:

The city Golden era was under the rule of Emperor Justinian reaching a million inhabitants

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

50.

True or false:

Constantinople was:

NoT a lot of commerce was done especially with other cities in the Mediterranean like Venice and Genoa

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.

True or false:

Constantinople was:

The nomisma was a gold coin use in the city and for at least 800years being one of the most stable and strongest currency in the Mediterranean.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

52.

True or false:

Constantinople was:

In 1204 city was conquered by Muslin army

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

53.

True or false:

Constantinople was:

Finally in 1453 city was conquered by Sultan Mehmet II and city fell to the Turks

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

54.

Byzantines in Malta:

- Collectively knows as ________; regions of Calabria; Malta; Basilicata, Puglia

a)

Turma

b)

Torino

c)

Sicily

d)

MALTA

55.

During Byzantine time in Malta the form of governance was based on two systems:

a)

Civilian

b)

Military

c)

King

d)

Queen

56.

During the Byzantine time in Malta the governance which had a system where each country had a PROCURATOR, was which system

a)

Civilian

b)

Military

57.

During the Byzantine time in Malta the governance which had a system where the person in charge was called the DUKE, was which system

a)

Civilian

b)

Military

58.

Whcih structures were built in the Byzantine time in Malta:

a)

The Greeks Gate in Mdina

b)

Number of cells where friars lived (found in Tas-Silg in Marsaxlokk)

c)

Temple of Juno in Tas- Silg which the Byzantines used as church

d)

Valletta

59.

Malta didn’t remain under the Byzantine rule –- Due to conflict with

a)

Arabs

b)

Romans

c)

Carthaginians

60.

What aspects were related to ROMAN ROADS

a)

Engineers studied the local topography and collected information from residents

b)

Then they plotted out the most logical course giving importance to straightness and moderate slopeness

c)

After a public bidding process, private contractors would be awarded the project to build a road

d)

They hired laborers but also relied on slaves and criminals sentences to forced labour.

e)

Legions also built roads as part of military operations

61.

Road building. What does (1) depict

a)

At the bottom of the trench , the romans put a big layer of stones

b)

Broken stones, pebbles cement and sand to make a firm base.

c)

Cement mixed with broken tiles

d)

PAving stones formed the surface of the road. These were cut so they fitted together tightly

e)

Kerb stones at the sides held in the paving stones and made a channel for the water to run away.

62.

Road building. What does (2) depict

a)

At the bottom of the trench , the romans put a big layer of stones

b)

Broken stones, pebbles cement and sand to make a firm base.

c)

Cement mixed with broken tiles

d)

PAving stones formed the surface of the road. These were cut so they fitted together tightly

e)

Kerb stones at the sides held in the paving stones and made a channel for the water to run away.

63.

Road building. What does (3) depict

a)

At the bottom of the trench , the romans put a big layer of stones

b)

Broken stones, pebbles cement and sand to make a firm base.

c)

Cement mixed with broken tiles

d)

PAving stones formed the surface of the road. These were cut so they fitted together tightly

e)

Kerb stones at the sides held in the paving stones and made a channel for the water to run away.

64.

Road building. What does (4) depict

a)

At the bottom of the trench , the romans put a big layer of stones

b)

Broken stones, pebbles cement and sand to make a firm base.

c)

Cement mixed with broken tiles

d)

PAving stones formed the surface of the road. These were cut so they fitted together tightly

e)

Kerb stones at the sides held in the paving stones and made a channel for the water to run away.

65.

Road building. What does (5) depict

a)

At the bottom of the trench , the romans put a big layer of stones

b)

Broken stones, pebbles cement and sand to make a firm base.

c)

Cement mixed with broken tiles

d)

PAving stones formed the surface of the road. These were cut so they fitted together tightly

e)

Kerb stones at the sides held in the paving stones and made a channel for the water to run away.

66.

A Famous Roman road from Rome to Capua, is called

a)

The Appian Way

b)

Route 66

c)

Highway 13

d)

Apollo Road

67.

The Appian Way was paved with LArge what:

a)

Basalt Slabs

b)

Volcanic rock

c)

pebbles

68.

The first settlers of Rome were the Latins. Around 600 B.C which group of invaders took over the area along the Tiber River.

a)

Huns

b)

Vandals

c)

Etruscans

d)

Visigoths

69.

Use the map above to indicate the location of Rome.

a)

11

b)

2

c)

13

d)

6

70.

Roman audiences enjoyed public entertainment

a)

In the Forum on Capitoline Hill

b)

In temples and at the Forum

c)

On the Palatine and Pont du Gard

d)

In the Colosseum or at Circus Maximus

71.

Which term correctly identifies common Romans at the bottom of the social pyramid - typically farmers, craftspeople and merchants?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Tribunes

c)

Patricians

d)

Vandals

72.

What was the primary purpose of an aqueduct?

a)

Allowed people and animals to cross valleys

b)

Delivered water to cities

c)

Was designed as a place for gladiators to fight in public

d)

Used on a battlefield to conquer land

73.

Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...

a)

Senators to get to the Senate.

b)

Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.

c)

Merchants to travel safely.

d)

Slaves to travel into the countryside.

74.

What does BC stand for?

a)

Before Christ

b)

Before Christmas

c)

Bathroom Credit

d)

Before Calendars

75.

Which religion rose to popularity in Ancient Rome?

a)

Taoism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhist

d)

Judaism

76.

Which city is highlighted in red

a)

Carthage

b)

Italy

c)

Rome

d)

Constantinople

77.

Which body of water is represented?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Ionian Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Black Sea

78.

True or False: Gladiators fought in the Colosseum

a)

True

b)

False

79.
They were the early rulers of ROME.
a)
Greeks
b)
Etruscans
c)
Carthage
d)
Macedonian
80.
Who is the Founder of ROME?
a)
Remus
b)
Rome
c)
Romulus
d)
Remolus
81.
What comes after the Monarchial system of Rome?
a)
Roman Democracy
b)
Roman Dictatorship
c)
Roman Empire
d)
Roman Republic
82.
What are the two Socio-economic groups among the ancient Romans?
a)
Patricians and Plebeians
b)
Slave and Plebeians
c)
Rich and Poor
d)
Warrior and Aristoctrats
83.
Elected by the Senate to become the head of the Roman Republic, but can be replace by the senate.
a)
Consul
b)
Dictator
c)
Senator
d)
Magistrates
84.
An event in Roman history where they fought the Carthaginian empire.
a)
Roman War
b)
Punic War
c)
Gaul War
d)
Vandal War
85.
He is often regarded as one of the greatest military strategists in history and one of the greatest generals of Mediterranean antiquity, together with Philip of Macedon, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Scipio Africanus. He led the Carthaginians against the Roman Army during the second Punic war.
a)
Augustus Caesar
b)
Napoleon
c)
Hannibal
d)
Ptolemy
86.
Who was the Thracian gladiator that lead the rebellion against Rome but was defeated 2 years later by Crassus?
a)
Spartacus
b)
Sulla
c)
Caligula
d)
Mark Anthony
87.
An armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other swordsman, wild animals, and condemned criminals. 
a)
Hoplites
b)
Phalanx
c)
Footmen
d)
Gladiator
88.

It was a large open-air for public events,like horse race and cuadriga competitions.

What is it?

a)

Coliseum

b)

Circus

c)

Roman Baths

d)

Forum

89.

It's the largest and most famous monument in the Roman world. It's an amphitheater, an oval or round building.

a)

Bridge

b)

Aqueduct

c)

Coliseum

d)

Triumphal arches