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Emperors and Mythology of Rome

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of the following is the reason that the Roman government fell?
a)
Bad leadership
b)
Social problems like disease and famine (no food)
c)
Invading tribes
d)
All of these are true
2.
How did Emperor Nero contribute to the Fall of Rome?
a)
He is an example of bad leadership.
b)
He is an example of a social problem like disease and famine (no food).
c)
He is an example of an invading tribe.
d)
He actually did NOT contribute to the Fall of Rome.
3.

Why did the Romans call the German invaders "Barbarians"?

a)

They liked them.

b)

They were afraid of them.

c)

They thought they were uncivilized.

d)

They knew it would make the invaders angry.

4.

Octavian was

a)
a conspirator
b)

Caesar's adopted heir

c)
Brutus's son
d)
a senator
5.

Which one of these Famous Romans had a kid with Cleopatra?

a)

Pompey

b)

Crassus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Sulla

6.

How did Caesar die?

a)

Peacefully in his sleep

b)

Poisoned

c)

Bravely in battle

d)

Stabbed in the Roman Senate

7.

What territory north of Italy did Julius Caesar conquer?

a)

France

b)

Gaul

c)

Egypt

d)

Greece

8.

What is a "triumvirate?"

a)

three people with equal power

b)

two people with equal power

c)

a nickname for the Roman army

d)

the Carthaginian general who invaded Italy

9.

Who made up the First Triumvirate?

a)

Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, and Octavius Caesar

b)

Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus

c)

King Hammurabi, Qin ShiHuangdi, and Tutankhaman

d)

Marc Antony, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar

10.

What did Ptolemy give to Julius Caesar to win his favor?

a)

A large portion of gold

b)

Cleopatra's hand in marriage

c)

The severed head of Pompey

d)

Ptolemy's prized cow

11.
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
12.
Who was Caesar NOT very popular with?
a)
Poor citizens
b)
His Soldiers
c)
The Senate
13.

Why did Mark Antony stab himself?

a)

To save Cleopatra

b)

He didn't want to get captured

c)

He got a message saying Cleopatra was dead

d)

He didn't, he was assassinated

14.

Where is Cleopatra buried?

a)

Next to King Tut

b)

Rome

c)

Her grave has never been found

d)

In the Great Pyramid at Giza.

15.

How was Cleopatra different from the ancient pharaohs who built the pyramids?

a)

She only ruled over Upper Egypt

b)

She lost a major war

c)

She was worshiped as a god

d)

She wasn't Egyptian, she was actually of Greek descent

16.

Cleopatra was in Rome when Caesar was assassinated. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Who was Cleopatra's enemy in Rome

a)

Mark Antony

b)

Octavian

c)

Fulvia

d)

Julia

18.

He persecuted and killed many Christians who he blamed for starting the Great Fire in the city of Rome.

a)

Nero

b)

Caligula

c)

Vespian

d)

Domitian

19.
10. What was Emperor Constantine famous for?
a)
  Converting to Christianity and turning the Eastern Roman Empire into a Christian empire
b)
  Splitting up the Roman Empire into two separate empires; the east and west
c)
  Defeating Cleopatra of Egypt and making Egypt a Roman province
d)
  Being the last Emperor of Eastern Rome when it was defeated by the Ottomans
20.

The Romans got many of their ideas and customs (including religion) from Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which religion did the Romans at first try to stop and then later adopted it as its official religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Polytheism

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

22.

The third Roman Emperor, whose name means Little Boot, was:

a)

Nero

b)

Augustus

c)

Tiberius

d)

Caligula

23.
The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called
a)
Ciceros
b)
Plebeians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Patricians
24.

Who is the supreme god of all of the Roman god?

a)

Juno

b)

Jupiter

c)

Vesta

d)

Zeus

25.

Several of the Roman gods share the same names as...

a)

Foods

b)

Greek Gods

c)

Planets

d)

Countries