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1
Which of the following societies were instrumental in establishing the city of Rome?
Latins
Etruscans
Sicilians
Sabines
2
The Latin
res republica
is translated as:
The Republic
Public affairs
Rise of the republic
Public administration
3
Octavian's bestie with whom he was participating in military training when Julius Caesar was murdered.
Marcus Junius Brutus
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Marcus Antonius
Marcus Agrippa
4
Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty nicknamed "Little Boots".
Caligula
Claudius
Nero
Tiberius
5
Roman deity depicted with two faces to represent duality.
Janus
Apollo
Tibernius
Jupiter
6
Julius Caesar's murderers were defeated by Octavian and Mark Antony at which battle in Macedonia?
Philippi
Pharsalus
Alesia
Actium
7
Chinese dynasty credited with starting the Great Wall and establishing standardized systems of weights & measures.
Zhou
Ming
Qin
Han
8
Julius Caesar defeated Vercingetorix at which battle?
Actium
Philippi
Alesia
Pharsalus
9
Which of the following practices of much of the modern Western world can trace their lineage to the Byzantine Empire?
Fashion
Law
Architecture
Art
10
Which Roman general did not hold all the required senatorial posts before becoming consul?
Crassus
Sulla
Pompey
Julius Caesar
11
Last emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
Caracalla
Romulus Augustulus
Commodus
Majorian
12
The key priestly offices in Roman religion included:
Vestal Virgins
Augurs
Pontifex Maximus
Rex
13
Virgil's epic poem that detailed the journey of the Trojan prince Aeneas and his establishment of the Roman bloodline.
Iliad
Aeneid
Birth of the Gods
Odyssey
14
Tyrant king whose overthrow led to the establishment of the Roman Republic:
Romulus
Numa
Ancus
Tarquin the Proud
15
The first two consuls of the Roman Republic
Cato
Brutus
Octavian
Collatinus
16
Could be elected as supreme leader during a time of crisis for a period of six months:
Centurion
Dictator
Legate
Consul
17
Emperor who commissioned the construction of a defensive wall in Britannia.
Hadrian
Vespasian
Domitian
Trajan
18
Germanic chieftain who overthrew the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE.
Orestes
Vercingetorix
Odoacer
Ricimer
19
Caius Julius Caesar was murdered while leaving a senate meeting in this meeting hall.
Pantheon
Ara Pacis
Curia di Pompeo
Colosseum
20
Roman king who built the first bridge over the Tiber River and the first aqueduct:
Numa
Romulus
Ancus
Tarquin the Proud
21
In what year did the remaining Byzantine Empire become a vassal of the Ottoman Turks?
1261
1373
1453
1369
22
Christianity was made the state religion in what year?
313 CE
380 CE
79 CE
14 CE
23
First Etruscan king of Rome:
Ancus
Tarquin the Proud
Numa
Romulus
24
The First Triumvirate included which of the following leaders?
Julius Caesar
Sulla
Crassus
Pompey
25
Han dynasty is credited with which of the following achievements?
Silk Road
Tomb guarded by terracotta soldiers
Bureaucratic government
Civil service exam
26
Roman emperor who initiated the first official split of the empire.
Marcus Aurelius
Constantine
Diocletian
Theodosius
27
Not an official split, but the emperor who allowed the empire to be segmented into parts in the east and west.
Gallienus
Zenobia
Commodus
Valerian
28
The two social classes of citizens in ancient Rome.
Quaestor
Patrician
Plebeian
Tribune
29
Which of the following Roman gods were adopted from the Greeks and given Latin names?
Jupiter
Neptune
Athena
Pluto
30
Greek god adopted directly into Roman mythology.
Zeus
Poseidon
Apollo
Athena
31
City-states in the northern Italian peninsula the Romans conquered to gain control of the north:
Carthaginians
Samnites
Etruscans
Greeks
32
Augustus died in ______ after more than 40 years as emperor.
19 BCE
14 CE
27 BCE
27 CE
33
The name of the spectacular domed church in Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, means:
Church of Holy People
Church of Enlightenment
Church of Holy Wisdom
Church of Holy Orders
34
The original city of Rome was built atop what hill?
Aventine
Esquiline
Palatine
Capitoline
35
Augustus' immediate successor was ___________.
Nero
Tiberius
Caligula
Claudius
36
Which of the following are considered romance languages based in Latin?
Romanian
Portuguese
English
French
Italian
German
37
The Second Triumvirate included which of the following leaders?
Lepidus
Marcus Agrippa
Octavian
Mark Antony
38
First Spear Roman centurion:
Primus Pilus
Tribunis Laticlavius
Legate
Optiones
39
Which of the following are inventions that occurred during the Han Dynasty?
Seismograph
Gun powder
Cast iron
Paper
40
Julius Caesar defeated Pompey at which battle in Greece?
Alesia
Actium
Pharsalus
Philippi
41
Roman general and emperor who extended the empire into Britannia and the Middle East.
Vespasian
Trajan
Domitian
Hadrian
42
The Byzantine Empire would last until _________.
476 CE
653 CE
1453 CE
1492 CE
43
Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra at which battle off the coast of Greece?
Actium
Alesia
Philippi
Pharsalus
44
Roman Emperor captured by the Persians and used as a footstool.
Zenobia
Valerian
Commodus
Gallienus
45
In what year was Octavian declared "Augustus" and "princeps"?
27 BCE
19 BCE
31 BCE
14 CE
46
Citizens of the Byzantine Empire considered themselves _______ and _______.
Roman
Pagan
Greek
Christian
47
Pope who successfully negotiated with Attila to prevent the Huns from sacking Rome.
John Paul II
Gregory V
Pius X
Leo I
48
Christianity was made the state religion by which emperor?
Diocletian
Theodosius
Constantine
Marcus Aurelius
49
In what year did the Gauls sack Rome, leading to a renewed approach to military tactics?
753 BCE
202 BCE
509 BCE
390 BCE
50
The Assembly of Tribunes was formed to protect which social class?
Patricians
Quaestors
Plebeians
Senate
51
Which Roman general and future emperor destroyed Jerusalem in 70 CE?
Titus
Marcus Aurelius
Domitian
Vespasian
52
The foundation of Roman law.
Tabulae Duodecim
Legates Legionis
Res Republica
Tribunus Laticlavius
53
Key features of Roman religion:
Ritualized
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Sacrificial
54
A Roman legion was divided into ten _________.
Auxiliaries
Cohorts
Cavalry
Centuries
55
Roman influences in Western civilization.
Art
Religion
Architecture
Law
56
Major reason for the collapse of the Western Han Dynasty in 9 CE.
Civil war
Drought
Famine
Attacks from nomadic Xiongnu tribes
57
Justinian I's accomplishments include which of the following?
Spread the army too thin to maintain territory
Lowered taxes
Codified Roman laws
Commissioned the Hagia Sophia
58
The Council of Chalcedon divided the Christian world into separate patriarchates (dioceses) in what year?
451
313
380
527
59
Emperor Leo III established a campaign to destroy the items he saw as idolatry.
Money
Icons
Gold
Relics
60
In which war(s) did the Romans defeat the Greeks for control of the southern Italian peninsula?
Latin Wars
Punic Wars
Samnite Wars
Pyrrhic War
61
Many religious practices and customs of the Romans came from the ___________.
Latins
Etruscans
Samnites
Sabines
62
Series of wars against the mountain peoples of the central Italian peninsula:
Latin Wars
Punic Wars
Pyrrhic War
Samnite Wars
63
The specialized units of the Roman legions consisted of which of the following?
Artillery
Engineers
Cavalry
Medical Corps
64
Emperor who approached Pope Urban II for help defending Constantinople against Muslim attackers.
Alexius I
Leo III
Basil I
Justinian I
65
Ancient Chinese dynasty that outlawed Confucianism.
Qin
Ming
Zhou
Han
66
In what year was Christianity legalized in the Roman Empire?
476 CE
27 CE
753 BCE
313 CE
67
Series of wars against the Carthaginians:
Latin Wars
Samnite Wars
Punic Wars
Pyrrhic War
68
The chief priest of the Kingdom of Rome was called _____________.
Rex
Tribune
Pontifex maximus
Quaestor
69
Who were the mythological parents of Romulus and Remus?
Jupiter and Minerva
Jupiter and Rhea Silvia
Mars and Rhea Silvia
Mars and Minerva
70
Which of the following were keys to success for the expansion of the Roman Republic?
Infrastructure
Military innovations
Diplomacy
Policy of integration