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NLE Roman Republic

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who won the battle of Actium and later was awarded the title Augustus, meaning “revered one,” by the Roman Senate?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Octavian

c)

Marc Antony

d)

Cicero

2.

Which of these women spoke many languages, ruled Egypt for many years, and supported Antony against Octavian?

a)

Livia

b)

Clodia

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Boudicca

3.

The Gallic general Vercingetorix united the Gauls against which Roman general?

a)

Marius

b)

Caesar

c)

Scipio

d)

Pompey

4.

When a person is said to have "crossed the Rubicon,” what have they done?

a)

given a gift to someone

b)

had great success

c)

done something they cannot reverse

d)

hurt someone's feelings

5.

What leader from North Africa mounted a valiant campaign to conquer Rome but was unsuccessful?

a)

Mithridates

b)

Pyrrhus

c)

Alexander

d)

Hannibal

6.

What action of Julius Caesar is often referred to when making an irrevocable decision?

a)

invading Britain

b)

becoming consul

c)

rebuilding Corinth

d)

crossing the Rubicon

7.

What Thracian gladiator led a group of rebelling slaves in defeating five Roman armies? A) Spartacus B) Scipio C) Pompey D) Hannibal

a)

Spartacus

b)

Scipio

c)

Pompey

d)

Hannibal

8.

Caesar crossed the Rhine River in 55 BC to fight what foe?

a)

Britons

b)

Greeks

c)

Spaniards

d)

Germans

9.

What Roman general and son-in-law of Julius Caesar was a member of the First Triumvirate?

a)

Marius

b)

Pompey

c)

Mark Antony

d)

Sulla

10.

What Roman leader invaded Britain and Germany in 55 B.C. and spent a number of years in Gaul?

a)

Marcus Antonius

b)

Gaius Julius Caesar

c)

Publius Cornelius Scipio

d)

Marcus Licinius Crassus

11.

At the Battle of Actium, the forces of Antony and Cleopatra fought with those of

a)

Octavian

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Pompey

d)

Brutus

12.

Which of these famous people lived at the very end of the Roman Republic?

a)

Horatius and Cincinnatus

b)

Antony and Cleopatra

c)

Nero and Hadrian

d)

Tullus Hostilius and Ancus Martius

13.

Reorder the following: Who came first in Roman history?

a)

Tarquinius Superbus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Hadrian

1)
2)
3)
4)
14.

The battles of Cannae and Zama occurred during the

a)

Social Wars

b)

Civil Wars

c)

Gallic Wars

d)

Punic Wars

15.

What Roman general exclaimed “Alea iacta est!” before leading his army across the Rubicon River into Italy?

a)

Marcus Licinius Crassus

b)

Gnaeus Pompeius

c)

Gaius Iulius Caesar

d)

Gaius Marius

16.

In what battle of the Second Punic War did the greatly outnumbered Hannibal defeat the Roman army led by the consuls Paullus and Varro?

a)

Philippi

b)

Actium

c)

Pharsalus

d)

Cannae

17.

Quis sum? Rēgīna Aegyptiōrum eram. Iūlius Caesar et Mārcus Antōnius mē amābant.

a)

Boudicca

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Dīdō

d)

Hippolyta

18.

Trebia, Lake Trasimene, and Cannae were

a)

places of Carthaginian victories in the Second Punic War

b)

areas in Britain colonized by Claudius

c)

areas in Gaul which rebelled against Caesar

d)

territories yielded to Rome by the Samnites

19.

Octavian’s victory at the Battle of Actium took place in 31 BC

a)

on the sea off the coast of Greece

b)

in a valley of Thrace

c)

on the plain near Troy

d)

on a river of southern Gaul

20.

At which battle was Hannibal defeated by Scipio?

a)

Pharsalus

b)

Cannae

c)

Philippi

d)

Zama

21.

Who was the Roman general and statesman who served as consul seven times and was known for his re-organization of the army?

a)

Marius

b)

Pompey

c)

Cincinnatus

d)

Coriolanus

22.

The Carthaginian general Hannibal dealt the Romans the most costly defeat in their history up to that point at the Battle of

a)

Actium

b)

Pharsalus

c)

Alesia

d)

Cannae

23.

The American Founding Father John Adams once wrote that he had “crossed the Rubicon.” By this he meant that he

a)

was running away

b)

would die soon

c)

could no longer go back

d)

had plowed his fields

24.

What leader held the consulship seven times and led the Populārēs against Sulla and the Optimātēs?

a)

Augustus

b)

Cicero

c)

Marius

d)

Cato the Elder

25.

What wealthy member of the first triumvirate suppressed the slave revolt led by Spartacus and was killed by the Parthians in 53 B.C.?

a)

Pompey

b)

Sulla

c)

Lepidus

d)

Crassus

26.

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were brothers who were killed because of their attempts to

a)

change religious practices

b)

re-organize the army

c)

institute social and land reform

d)

restore the monarchy

27.

Although he was Julius Caesar’s former son-in-law, this military commander became Caesar’s opponent in Rome’s Civil War.

a)

Crassus

b)

Antony

c)

Pompey

d)

Cicero

28.

Optimātēs and Populārēs were

a)

taxes on the rich and poor

b)

military ranks

c)

offices of the Cursus Honōrum

d)

political factions

29.

Which former consul, known for his oratory, was named Pater Patriae but was later exiled?

a)

Cicero

b)

Caesar

c)

Brutus

d)

Octavian

30.

Pompey was defeated at the Battle of Pharsalus. Where is it on the map?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

Which two Roman generals opposed one another at the Battle of Pharsalus in Greece?

a)

Crassus and Spartacus

b)

Pompey and Julius Caesar

c)

Marc Antony and Brutus

d)

Marius and Sulla

32.

Who has given us much information about Roman life toward the end of the Republic through his letters and philosophical essays?

a)

Catullus

b)

Caesar

c)

Cicero

d)

Sallust

33.

What member of the First Triumvirate was defeated by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Pharsalus to end their civil war?

a)

Crassus

b)

Octavian

c)

Pompey

d)

Brutus

34.

Which wealthy member of the First Triumvirate lost the war, Rome’s military standards, and his life in Parthia?

a)

Crassus

b)

Pompey

c)

Caesar

d)

Sulla

35.

What Roman senator was accused by Cicero of attempting a coup during his consulship in 63 BC?

a)

Marcus Antonius

b)

Lucius Sergius Catilina

c)

Gnaeus Pompeius

d)

Lucius Cornelius Sulla