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1
How did patrons support the arts?
They sold the art.
They paid the artists.
They trained the artists.
They made the art.
2
Why was the Roman Empire hard to defend?
Its rulers were unwilling to fight.
Its population was very small.
It lacked harbors for ships.
It had a very long border.
3
What became of the eastern empire after 476 C.E.?
It lasted another thousand years.
It shared the same fate as the west.
It was conquered by nomads.
It fell apart under local warlords.
4
What is the main reason Julius Caesar was killed?
Brutus wanted to become dictator of Rome.
His friends thought he had become too confident.
He had betrayed Rome by having Pompey killed.
Many senators thought that he had become too powerful.
5
What was one cause of the end of the Roman Republic?
Rome set up new colonies.
Rome built long roads.
Caesar defeated Pompey.
Spartacus freed enslaved people.
6
Who had the most power in the early Roman Republic?
The army
The Greeks
The plebeians
The patricians
7
Who made the decisions at Roman trials?
the emperor
a jury
the victim
a senator
8
"I was elected to the group that holds most of the power. I will keep this office all my life. I help make laws"
a scribe
a consul
a senator
a tribune
9
What event belongs in the blank space on the timeline?
Plebeians elect a leader
Roman Empire falls
Etruscans return to power
Plebeians refuse to fight
10
Why did Rome have many different forms of worship?
The emperors claimed to be gods.
Festivals were popular with the poor.
Foreigners brought their religions.
There was an altar in each home.
11
The poor often ate food that was . . .
prepared by enslaved people.
from a fancy, expensive market.
bought at "fast-food" shops.
cooked in their kitchen at home.
12
How many soldiers does Rome lose at the Battle of Cannae?
100,000
85,000
46,000
50,000
13
Why was the home of a wealthy Roman unlikely to burn down?
It had a chimney.
It had small rooms.
It did not have a kitchen.
It was built of stone.
14
A city conquered by Rome might become a Roman ally. What was a disadvantage for the conquered city?
Its people became Roman citizens.
It was allowed to trade with Rome.
It had to pay Roman taxes.
Its citizens were taken to Rome.
15
Who first ruled early Rome?
Roman senators
military consuls
plebeian assemblies
Etruscan kings
16
Why did the Roman emperors give the poor “bread and circuses”?
so the poor could make more money
so the poor would not rebel
so the poor could learn to read
so the poor would not eat meat
17
How could a Roman become a tribune?
inherit the job from his father
have a consul appoint him
win the favor of the senators
get the plebeians to elect him
18
How did general Hannibal surprise the Romans?
He sacked their ships in the harbor.
He hired spies to pretend to be citizens.
He burned their city to the ground.
He crossed the Alps with elephants.
19
How were the Romans able to build bigger arches than anyone before them?
by capturing skilled builders to enslave
by placing domes on top of their vaults
by mixing stone and sand with cement to make concrete
by designing outdoor stadiums for sports events
20
How did enslaving prisoners lead to unemployment?
Roman citizens were banned from enslaving people.
Landowners enslaved people instead of paying free workers.
People who supported revolts by enslaved people lost their jobs.
Soldiers who enslaved people were released from the army.
21
Which civilizations had the most influence on Rome?
The Etruscans and the Greeks.
The Gauls and the Carthaginians.
The French and Carthaginians.
The Spanish and the Greeks.
22
In the Roman Republic, patricians referred to
everyone except enslaved people.
people with Greek ancestry
every adult male citizen.
wealthy landowning families.
23
How many soldiers did Rome send to fight Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae?
26,000
85,000
46,000
1,000,000
24
Which modern languages developed from Latin?
Dutch and German
Polish and Russian
Greek and Turkish
Spanish and French
25
Who set up the Roman Republic?
plebeians
Greek settlers
Etruscan princes
patricians
26
Which issue first led to war between Rome and Carthage?
the right to start colonies in Spain
control of trade in the Mediterranean
the ability to get wheat from Egypt
the use of chariots in warfare
27
Why did most of the city of Rome burn down in 390 B.C.E.?
Romans destroyed it to unite the Clans.
It was set on fire during a civil war.
Hill tribes threw flaming torches into it.
It was attacked by Gaul.
28
Who originally ruled Rome from 616 BCE to 509 BCE?
The Etruscans
The Carthaginians
The Greeks
The Gauls
29
Which of these are from the myth of the founding of Rome?
The Romulans and the Klingons fought a long war over what to name the city.
Moses and Able fought over what to name the city.
Romulus and Remus fought over what to name the city.
The Empire and the Rebellion fought over what to name the city
30
Which group of people struggled to gain equality in ancient Rome?
The army
The patricians
The Greeks
The plebeians
31
What could a foreign visitor to ancient Rome expect to see in the Forum?
a wealthy country house
a central gathering place
a track for chariot races
a site of fights with lions
32
Which kind of art did Romans wear as jewelry?
cameo
fresco
mosaic
clay
