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1
What is a tripartite?
A government with elected leaders
A four part goverenment
A government with an emperor
A three part government
2
Who wrote the Aeneid?
Virgil
Ovid
Cicero
Julius Caesar
3
Which mountain range provided protection to the city of Rome?
Pyrenees
Himalayas
Alps
Hindu Kush
4
To replace leaders they didn't like, Romans learned to use...
assassinations
elections
crucifixtion
impeachment
5
What caused Rome to divide?
Constantine couldn't handle the number of people in the empire.
Christians agreed to rule separate countries.
Christians disagreed on the practices of their faith.
Christians disagreed on who the next ruler should be.
6
Which of these is a Romance Language?
French
German
Russian
Spanish
7
Art in Rome can be described as?
idealistic
realistic
primitive
religious
8
These structures brought water into Roman cities.
Aqueduct
Aquifer
Archimedes Arch
Irrigation bridge
9
Which of the following was a new building material used by the Romans?
Clay
Marble
Concrete
Sandstone
10
The Aeneid is the Roman version of what story?
The Amores
The Life of Julius Caesar
The Iliad
The Oddysey
11
What was the split between eastern and western Rome called?
Unorthodox Parallel
Diocletian
The Great Schism
The Great Divide
12
The religious beliefs of the early Romans were influenced by whom?
Greeks
Egyptians
Latins
Chinese
13
Which emperor divided Rome?
Diocletian
Constantine
Justinian
Julius Caesar
14
What was the eastern half of Rome called?
Byzantium
Orthodox Church
Constantinople
Holy Roman Empire
15
Which of the following was NOT an innovation of Roman architecture?
arch
vault
dome
columns
16
How did the Gracchus brothers want to help the poor?
give them jobs
give them farmland
give them food
give them government jobs
17
What kind of government did the U.S. adopt from the Romans?
republic
tyranny
democracy
oligarchy
18
Where is the city of Rome located?
Central Italy
Central Asia Minor
Southern Italy
Central Greece
19
The Colosseum served as:
a marketplace in the center of Rome
an arena for gladiator contests
a site or religious worship
a temple to the gods of ancient Rome
20
Which of these is NOT a reason for the fall of Rome?
division of the empire
civil war
size of the empire
elephant invasion
21
What slave successfully started a revolt?
Pompey
Constantine
Marcus Crassus
Spartacus
22
What was the western half of Rome called?
Orthodox Church
Holy Roman Empire
Byzantium
Constantinople
23
Zeus is to Greek mythology as ____ is to Roman mythology.
Jupiter
Apollo
Venus
Juno
24
What was the language of the Romans?
Greek
Latin
Italian
Spanish
25
What was the name of the wars between Rome and Carthage?
Punic Wars
Rome v Carthage
Roman Wars
Carthaginian Wars
26
What was Pax Romana?
period of peace in Rome
period of war in Rome
200 years of being an empire
a century of Julius Caesar as dictator
27
What happened next after the Triumvirate formed?
Julius Caesar is assassinated
Octavian defeats Marc Antony
Julius Caesar named himself "Dictator for Life"
Augustus becomes Rome's first emperor.
28
What happened to the captured slaves after the revolt ended?
They were all thrown into the Tiber River and drowned.
They were put back into slavery.
They were all crucified.
They were all shot.
29
Who is the Roman god of the Underworld?
Mars
Hades
Pluto
Neptune
30
Who was Jesus of Nazareth thought to be by Christians?
Messiah
a criminal
a Jewish leader
Paul of Tarsus
31
Who is Venus?
Roman goddess of love
Greek goddess of war
Egyptian goddess of love
Roman goddess of farming
32
Who is Neptune?
god of wisdom and poetry
god of the seas and water
goddess of love
goddess of the hunt and wild animals
33
How did the Mediterranean Sea impact the development of Rome?
Allowed enemy forces to easily enter the city
Limited the city's interaction with other people
Prevented Rome from expanding
Provided sea-borne trade routes
34
What made the Senate so powerful?
the power to control the army
the power to declare war
lifetime term of appointment
the power to veto
35
Which of the following were Roman gods or goddesses?
Poseidon and Artemis
Apollo and Venus
Zeus and Hades
Athena and Hera
36
The open-air marketplace, or public place of Rome was known as what?
Colosseum
Circus Maximus
Forum
Agora
