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Roman Empire Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the twin sons of the war god, Mars, and a priestess, who were famously saved by a she-wolf and raised by a poor shepherd?

a)

Nero and Claudius

b)

Caesar and Pompey

c)

Romulus and Remus

d)

Augustus and Tiberius

2.

What act was immortalized as the 'rape of the Sabine women'?

a)

The abduction of young women from neighbouring cities and tribes

b)

The murder of Romulus by his brother

c)

The mysterious death of the Sabine king, Titus Tatius

d)

The establishment of the Concilium Plebis

3.

Who reformed the military by paying soldiers for their service and giving them farms upon retirement?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Marius

c)

Sulla

d)

General Mark Anthony

4.

Who declared himself an absolute ruler for ten years and then made himself Dictator for Life, leading to his assassination on the Ides of March?

a)

Marius

b)

Sulla

c)

General Mark Anthony

d)

Julius Caesar

5.

Who was declared 'emperor, son of the god Caesar' and maintained at least an illusion that the Republic remained during his rule?

a)

Augustus

b)

Nero

c)

Claudius

d)

Tiberius

6.

Who restored the empire's finances, erected the Colosseum, and put down the Jewish resistance in Judea?

a)

Constantine

b)

Titus

c)

Vespasian

d)

Domitian

7.

Who expanded the empire from the Caspian Sea all the way to Scotland?

a)

Trajan

b)

Hadrian

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Commodus

8.

Who legalized Christianity and established a new Roman capital in the ancient city of Byzantium?

a)

Constantine

b)

Maximian

c)

Diocletian

d)

Licinius

9.

Who was the Roman Emperor during the Great Fire of Rome?

a)

Nero

b)

Augustus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Constantine

10.

Who was the last of the Five Good Emperors, ruling from 161 to 180?

a)

Marcus Aurelius

b)

Trajan

c)

Hadrian

d)

Antoninus Pius

11.

Who was the Roman Emperor at the time of Jesus Christ's crucifixion?

a)

Tiberius

b)

Augustus

c)

Nero

d)

Julius Caesar

12.

Who was the Roman Emperor known for his philosophical writings, particularly the Meditations, which has been called the most important of all works of philosophy?

a)

Marcus Aurelius

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

13.

Who was the Roman Emperor during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which led to the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum?

a)

Titus

b)

Nero

c)

Augustus

d)

Julius Caesar

14.

Who was the Roman Emperor who is best known for his massive public building program across the Empire, including the construction of a wall across Britain?

a)

Hadrian

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

15.

Who was the Roman Emperor known for his support of Christians and the construction of the Arch of Constantine?

a)

Constantine

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

16.

Who was the Roman Emperor known for his construction of the Baths of Caracalla?

a)

Caracalla

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

17.

Who was the Roman Emperor during the construction of the Pantheon, a temple dedicated to all the gods of Rome?

a)

Hadrian

b)

Agrippa

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

18.

Who was the Roman Emperor known for his economic reforms, including the introduction of a new form of currency?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

19.

Who was the Roman Emperor known for his military reforms, including the creation of a standing army and a navy?

a)

Augustus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Hadrian

d)

Nero

20.

Who was the Roman Emperor known for his architectural achievements, including the construction of the Flavian Amphitheatre, also known as the Colosseum?

a)

Vespasian

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero