Rome Review Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

Accepted Answer

A newspaper article written by someone who was present during the event

Question 2

What prevented Julius Caesar from becoming Emperor?

Accepted Answer

He was murdered by his political opponents

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Roman roads were useful?

Accepted Answer

They made food more expensive

Question 4

Why should historians care about an author's opinions/biases?

Accepted Answer

The authors opinions and biases can affect how they describe events

Question 5

Roman sewers completely eliminated disease wherever they were built

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Jesus never met or interacted with any Romans during his life

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Caesar Augustus was well liked overall and kept the Roman senate in place

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Oratory was important to Roman politics, but is not used in modern politics

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Which of the following is true about the barbarian invaders?

Accepted Answer

The Huns were nomads who were excellent warriors

Question 10

Constantine made Christianity the official state religion of Rome

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

Accepted Answer

A biography, A painting that is painted 300 years later which portrays the event, A school textbook

Question 12

Why was Jesus disliked by and eventually arrested by Jewish priests?

Accepted Answer

He taught that being kind to others was more important than following rules

Question 13

When did Tacitus write his source?

Accepted Answer

116 CE

Question 14

Which of the following is true about the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Rome was already in decline before it was sacked by Visigoths in 410CE

Question 15

Constantine moved the Roman capital from Rome to Byzantium/Constantinople

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true about the Tetrarchy?

Accepted Answer

It lasted for several centuries after it was created

Question 17

What did Augustus do as Emperor?

Accepted Answer

Gave free handouts of grain to people, Cut the size of the army in half

Question 18

What was Rome immediately before it was an empire?

Accepted Answer

A republic

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Rome eventually fell?

Accepted Answer

Trade became so easy and profitable that merchants became too powerful

Question 20

Which of the following is true about Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Constantine and Rome are partly responsible for Christianity's popularity, The Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God

Question 21

Which of the following is true about arches?

Accepted Answer

The Romans used them for aqueducts, bridges, and the colosseum

Question 22

Why did the Romans persecute and kill Christians?

Accepted Answer

They refused to worship the Roman emperor as a god, They favored the poor over the rich

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT true about the Christianity?

Accepted Answer

The religion was started/created by Rome

Question 24

Jesus was Jewish

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

The Roman Empire became too large for one person to govern

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

The "Pax Romana" or Roman Peace was started by Julius Caesar

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

According to Tacitus, why did Nero blame the Christians for the fire in Rome?

Accepted Answer

People knew that the fire was Nero's fault so he blamed Christians

Question 28

The Roman Empire had very little impact on Europe after it fell

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

Which of the following is true about the Julian Calendar?

Accepted Answer

It is solar based

Question 30

Roman concrete was very weak and did not last long

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

Constantine inherited his rule over both the Eastern and Western halves of the Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Which of the following is true about aqueducts?

Accepted Answer

Aqueducts are essential to many cities and societies today, We still use aqueducts today in basically the same way the Romans did

Question 33

Aqueducts never used arches

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

Who was the first Roman Emperor?

Accepted Answer

Caesar Augustus

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