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NLE III History & Culture Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Gallic leader defeated by Caesar at Alesia was

a)

Vercingetorix

b)

Ambiorix

c)

Ariovistus

d)

Dumnorix

2.

The highest government official during the Roman republic was

a)

consul

b)

tribune

c)

aedile

d)

plebian

3.

Cornelia's sons were

a)

Tarquinii

b)

Horatii

c)

Gracchi

d)

Crassi

4.

Rome's first government was

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

republic

d)

empire

5.

Caesar fought against __________ in the Civil War of 49-46 B.C.

a)

Pompey

b)

Crassus

c)

Lepidus

d)

Antony

6.

The Roman who became dictator in an emergency and then returned to his farm was:

a)

Horatius

b)

Romulus

c)

Gaius Gracchus

d)

Cincinnatus

7.

The most terrifying and formidable of Rome's enemies in the Punic Wars was:

a)

Spartacus

b)

Mithridates

c)

Jugurtha

d)

Hannibal

8.

The ditches which Caesar dug to surround his camp were called:

a)

castra

b)

scuta

c)

fossae

d)

tabernacula

9.

The chief duty of the eight praetors who were elected each year was that of:

a)

supervisor of games

b)

judge

c)

pay-master

d)

priest

10.

Crassus, Pompey, and ________ formed the first triumvirate in 60 B.C.

a)

Augustus

b)

Cicero

c)

Caesar

d)

Antony

11.

The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and:

a)

Alexandria

b)

Athens

c)

Carthage

d)

Troy

12.

Cicero established his reputation among the Romans as an accomplished

a)

poet

b)

general

c)

sculptor

d)

orator

13.

Which of the following events took place after the death of Julius Caesar?

a)

The Punic Wars

b)

The Reign of Romulus

c)

The Reign of Augustus

d)

The dictatorship of Cincinnatus

14.

The CURSUS HONORUM was a term used by the Romans in

a)

athletics

b)

religion

c)

fine arts

d)

politics

15.

The Roman hero who held off the Etruscan army at the Sublician Bridge was:

a)

Horatius

b)

Mucius Scaevola

c)

Cato

d)

Cincinnatus

16.

By defeating the Carthaginians in the Punic Wars, the Romans gained control of Spain, North Africa, and:

a)

Greece

b)

Sicily

c)

Crete

d)

Britain

17.

After his defeat in the battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C., Julius Caesar's rival, ___ fled to Egypt where he was killed.

a)

Sulla

b)

Cataline

c)

Pompey

d)

Brutus

18.

Which legendary Roman hero thrust his right hand into a flame to prove his bravery to an Etruscan king?

a)

Tarquinius Superbus

b)

Cincinnatus

c)

Mucius Scaevola

d)

Coriolanus

19.

What warning might you give to your friend who is going shopping?

a)

Mea culpa

b)

Caveat emptor

c)

Veritas vos liberabit

d)

Amor omnia vincit

20.

The _____ was the center of governmental and business activity in Rome.

a)

Forum

b)

Temple of

Vesta

c)

Pantheon

d)

Colosseum

21.

A Roman ATRIUM and PERISTYLIUM would be found:

a)

in aqua

b)

in nave

c)

in villa

d)

in caelio

22.

Discipuli Romani litteras STILO scribebant.

a)

for a stylus

b)

with a stylus

c)

without a stylus

d)

of a stylus

23.

Octo et septem sunt:

a)

XV

b)

XIX

c)

IX

d)

XIV

24.

This elevated structure supporting a water conduit invented by the Romans is a/an:

a)

bath

b)

circus

c)

aqueduct

d)

temple

25.

The eighth month of our calendar, August, was named in honor of:

a)

the most

popular

Roman

senator

b)

Rome's first

emperor

c)

a famous

gladiator

d)

the goddess

of the moon

26.

The PALLA and STOLA are:

a)

children's toys

b)

women's

clothing

c)

kitchen utensils

d)

parts of a book

27.

"Mox puella Arachne ERIT misera!" clamat Minerva.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

had been

d)

will be

28.

The Roman senate house, located in the Forum, was called the ...

a)

Via Appia

b)

Circus Maximus

c)

Colosseum

d)

Curia

29.

The year 1995 in Roman numerals is:

a)

MCMXLV

b)

MMCV

c)

MCMXCV

d)

MDCCLV

30.

The AVENTINE, CAPITOLINE, and ____ are three of the seven hills of Rome.

a)

Apennine

b)

Palatine

c)

Ionian

d)

Aegean