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Emperors, Religion, and Life under the Empire
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15. What is the basic definition of a martyr?
A person who dies for their political beliefs
A person who dies for Christianity
A person who dies for their beliefs
A person who dies for their religion
2
Christianity began near Jerusalem, then spread as far west as ____.
Spain (Hispania)
Britain (Britannia)
France (Gallia)
Egypt
3
What widely spoken language in the empire became the base for many modern languages?
Latin
Romance
Roman
English
4
What word describes Rome under the Pax Romana?
Revolutionary
Prosperous
Democratic
Unstable
5
Which of the following is an example of bureaucracy?
The United States Congress
An elementary classroom job board
The Roman Republic
Middle School Student Services
6
What was a fear the Romans had regarding Christianity?
The teaching that God was greater than the emperor.
The empire had too many religions and languages.
The number of followers were multiplying greatly.
An armed revolt against the government.
7
Who would you typically NOT see in a gladiator fight?
another gladiator
an emperor
Christians
a lion
8
The Roman Empire expanded to include all of the following EXCEPT:
Greece
Russia
Italy
Spain
9
Which of the following is NOT true:
Gambling was a popular side attraction to gladiator fights.
Gladiator fights took place in secret.
Many gladiator fights ended in death.
Some gladiators gained celebrity-like fame.
10
Rome controlled the Italian peninsula before Pax Romana.
FALSE
TRUE
11
The cruel treatment of Christians by emperors:
caused non-Christians to be inspired by them.
caused the Great Fire of Rome.
led to an armed revolt against the emperors.
inspired others to hate them as well.
12
The belief in Mars and Jupiter can be referred to as:
A hokey religion
Polytheism
Greek mythology
Astronomania
13
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius:
The 5 Stooges
Presidents of Europe
members of OneDirection
"Five Good Emperors"
14
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Nero
Augustus
Brutus
Julius Caesar
15
Why was Nero so quick to blame Christians for the Great Fire?
He was trying to take the blame off of himself.
Easier to target a group that people were threatened by.
Because they, in fact, started the fire.
Christians love fire.
16
What kind of engineering technique did the Romans use for transferring water?
sewers
Colosseum
aqueducts
baths
17
Julius Caesar's role in the Republic is similar to who's role in the Empire?
Augustus
The #1 ranked gladiator
Jesus
George Washington
18
When did the Pax Romana take place?
During the last 200 years of the Roman Republic
From 1 CE to 200 CE
During the 200 years between Augustus and Marcus Aurelius
During the first 200 years of the Roman Empire
19
What can EARLY Roman Religion be described as?
Christianity
polytheism
bureaucracy
monotheism
20
What preceded the Roman Empire?
The Roman Republic
The Fall of Rome
Pax Romana
The 13 colonies
21
Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...
Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
slaves to travel into the countryside.
senators to get to the Senate.
merchants to travel safely.
22
Which people of the Roman Empire followed a monotheistic religion?
Jews
Christians
Patricians
Etruscans
23
What does Pax Romana mean?
Roman Peace
Roman Reigns
Roman Peas
Roman Pax
24
What architectural feature was popular among Romans?
The flying buttress
The spiral staircase
The arch
The Gothic steeple
25
Which is the only answer choice we know is 100% factual?
Nero started the Great Fire of Rome
Nero played a fiddle while the city burned to the ground
Nero built a palace for himself on the ashes of the city
Nero was 30 miles away when the Great Fire started
26
Which emperor recommended his horse to be elected consul?
Nero
Augustus
Tiberius
Caligula
27
What social class were most gladiators?
patricians
women
plebeians
slaves
28
What was the profession of the man from Judaea who started to spread a new religion?
soldier
farmer
carpenter
politician
29
What was the religion of people who followed Jesus' teachings?
Christianity
Mythologism
Polytheism
Judaism
30
The Colosseum was a public swimming pool.
False
True
31
Willing to die for their religion, many Christians were viewed as:
messengers
martyrs
managers
messiahs
32
The Colosseum is most similar to:
a royal palace
the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
a football stadium
a military fort
33
A pharaoh of Egypt is most similar to what:
a student in Italy
a teacher in America
a consul of the Republic
an emperor of Rome
34
Mice dipped in honey, roasted parrots stuffed w/ dates, salted jellyfish, snails dipped in milk
are foods offered to the gods
can be found at a poor Roman's breakfast
can be found at a wealthy Roman's dinner
were served in the stands at a chariot race
35
The title given to a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire?
Emperor
King
Teacher
Dictator
