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2022-23 Midterm Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to legend, what are the names of the twins who founded Rome?

a)

Artemis and Apollo

b)

Caesar and Augustus

c)

Romulus and Remus

d)

Zeus and Poseidon

2.

Whose job was it to protect the rights of plebeians?

a)

The consuls

b)

The tribunes

c)

The senate

d)

The assemblies

3.

Who was the dictator famous for stepping down from power immediately after a crisis had passed?

a)

Cincinnatus

b)

Diocletian

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Constantine

4.

Who could be a senator?

a)

Any male citizen

b)

Only male Patricians

c)

Only male Plebeians

d)

Any Patrician

5.

"Pax Romana" means Roman

a)

glory.

b)

republic.

c)

legion.

d)

peace.

6.

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Constantine

c)

Romulus Augustulus

d)

Augustus

7.

Which was the Jewish homeland?

a)

Egypt

b)

Judea

c)

Syria

d)

Anatolia

8.

Which languages did Paul of Tarsus use in his writings on Christianity?

a)

Hebrew and Greek

b)

Greek and Persian

c)

Persian and Latin

d)

Latin and Greek

9.

Which is NOT a reason that Christianity was appealing to many people?

a)

It embraced all people.

b)

It was adopted quickly by Roman emperors.

c)

It promised eternal life after death.

d)

It did not place an emphasis on wealth and status.

10.

Constantine reported seeing a sign to convert to Christianity at the Battle of

a)

Thermopylae.

b)

Marathon.

c)

Milvian Bridge.

d)

Carthage.

11.

What contributed to inflation in the Roman Empire?

a)

A lack of gold and silver

b)

Disloyalty and lack of patriotism

c)

Moving the capital to Byzantium

d)

A lack of interest in public affairs

12.

Marcus Aurelius’s rule marked the end of the

a)

Punic Wars.

b)

Pax Romana.

c)

Germanic invasions.

d)

persecution of Christians.

13.

Byzantium was renamed

a)

Antioch.

b)

Rome.

c)

Constantinople.

d)

Alexandria.

14.

Which was a social cause of the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

Disruption of trade

b)

Food shortages

c)

Gap between the rich and poor

d)

Untrustworthy military

15.

The invasion of which group was most harmful to the Roman Empire?

a)

Huns

b)

Visigoths

c)

Vandals

d)

Ostrogoths