Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following best defines an orator?
a. | a farmer | c. | a general | b. | a public speaker | d. | an architect |
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Which leader seized power from the Senate and became dictator of the entire
Roman Republic?
a. | Augustus | c. | Julius Caesar | b. | Brutus | d. | Pompey |
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What important event took place on the Ides of March?
a. | A group of senators killed Caesar. | b. | The Senate passed a new
law. | c. | Cicero gave an important speech. | d. | The Senate named a holiday after
Octavian. |
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In 27 BC the Senate changed Octavian’s name to
a. | Pompey. | c. | Augustus. | b. | Hadrian. | d. | Brutus. |
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All of the following were reasons land was added to the Roman Empire except
to
a. | collect resources. | c. | fight battles. | b. | control neighbors. | d. | promote
literacy. |
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Which of the following best describes why the Romans called the
Mediterranean “Our Sea”?
a. | The Romans controlled all the land surrounding the sea. | b. | The Romans
controlled the entire North African coast. | c. | The Romans built one hundred ships every
year. | d. | The Romans created the first map of the Mediterranean
Sea. |
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What did Hadrian build in northern Britain?
a. | a new aqueduct | c. | a huge wall | b. | a giant bridge | d. | an amphitheatre |
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A Roman-controlled region that lay outside of the city was called a
a. | vault. | c. | villa. | b. | province. | d. | forum. |
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What did traders from China bring to Rome that was especially popular?
a. | silver | c. | glass | b. | silk | d. | bronze |
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The period of great peace in the Roman Empire is referred to as the
a. | Dark Age. | c. | Pax Romana. | b. | Jurassic Age. | d. | Archaic Age. |
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All of the following are examples of entertainment in Rome except
a. | comic plays. | c. | chariot races. | b. | gladiator fights. | d. | shipbuilding
contests. |
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Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow
a. | senators to get to the Senate. | b. | Rome’s armies to travel through the
empire. | c. | merchants to travel safely. | d. | slaves to travel into the
countryside. |
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Which of the following best defines a villa?
a. | vault | c. | country home | b. | province | d. | theatre |
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Who was Galen?
a. | a senator | c. | an emperor | b. | a doctor | d. | an architect |
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What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last?
a. | volcanic rock | c. | cement | b. | asphalt | d. | lime |
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Roman architecture and art were largely based on
a. | Asian ideas. | c. | Greek ideas. | b. | Celtic ideas. | d. | African ideas. |
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Virgil wrote an epic poem called the
a. | Odyssey. | c. | Metamorphosis. | b. | Aeneid. | d. | Prince. |
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Which of the following best defines satire?
a. | a speech | b. | a drama | c. | a piece of writing
that tells a creation story | d. | a piece of writing that pokes fun at people or
society |
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The Roman language influenced how people speak and write today because
a. | many people enjoy watching comic plays. | b. | modern languages are
easy to learn. | c. | many people travel to Rome for vacation. | d. | modern languages are
based on the Roman language. |
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What was the official language of the Roman Empire?
a. | Greek | c. | Italian | b. | Latin | d. | Sanskrit |
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How did Roman law spread around the world?
a. | Senators put many criminals in prison. | b. | It was never enforced
effectively. | c. | Senators wrote books on it. | d. | It was heavily enforced throughout the
empire. |
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Which of the following is not an
achievement of the Romans? a. | civil law | c. | satire | b. | huge stadiums | d. | algebra |
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By AD 117, the Roman Empire had expanded to
include a. | verything that bordered the Mediterranean. | b. | territory in
southern Africa. | c. | all of Europe. | d. | much of Central
Asia. |
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a. | military was disorganized. | c. | quality of life for Romans
improved. | b. | government was unstable. | d. | provinces separated from Rome. |
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Romans studied science and engineering to
a. | keep up with the Greeks. | c. | find ways to improve their
lives. | b. | explore new lands. | d. | form theories about the universe. |
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Matching
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In the space provided, write the letter of the term or place that matches
each description. Some answers will not be used. a. | Augustus | e. | Hadrian | b. | Brutus | f. | Julius Caesar | c. | Cicero | g. | Marc
Antony | d. | Cleopatra | h. | Pompey |
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Rome's first emperor
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Philosopher and orator who wanted to restore the checks and balances
system
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Rome's greatest general who became dictator for life
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Queen of Egypt and an ally of Caesar
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Assistant to Julius Caesar who became one of the leaders of Rome
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