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1
Which group contributed the Roman language?
Greeks
Latins
Huns
Etruscans
2
The twelve tables were the
disbanded rights
first set of Roman laws
emperors tables
laws that favored plebeians
3
The Law of Nations were
a sophisticated set of laws
laws that established standards of justice
based on reason
all of the above
4
Greeks slaves could be used for what?
teacher
engineer
all the above
doctor
5
Who are the working class?
consuls
praetors
patricians
plebeians
6
Which of the following was not a Roman author?
Homer
Virgil
Livy
Horace
7
Which of the following is not true of the Roman senate?
made laws
led army
served for life
300 members
8
What could someone see at the coliseum?
gladiators
philosophers
drama performances
chariot races
9
The Gracchus Brothers were known for what?
giving land for joining the army
being worst rulers in Roman history
trying to pass laws to give land to poor
becoming first emperors
10
Which branch of Roman government is comparable to our legislative branch?
emperors
praetors
consuls
senate
11
Which of the following was not a geographical feature that played a part in Roman development?
isthmus
peninsula
Tiber river
Apennine mountains
12
Why was Christianity controversial?
threatened public order
all of the above
do unto others
worshipped someone besides emperor
13
Who became dictator of Rome and weakened the power of the senate?
Sulla
Julius Caesar
Nero
Augustus
14
Marius established
giving land to soldiers
the Christian faith
the empire
absolute rule
15
Who was in charge of civil law?
consuls
praetors
senate
emperors
16
Patricians are what?
upper class
royal class
lower class
slaves
17
Which region was not added to Rome after the Punic wars?
Great Britain
Sicily
North Africa
Spain
18
Spartacus led a what?
new religion
barbaric horde
Roman revolution
slave revolt
19
Who was known as the scourge of Rome?
Julius Caesar
Hannibal
Hammurabi
Marc Antony
20
Which was not a problem that Romans faced?
constant invasion
too many trade routes
not enough army recruits
plague
21
What is the Pax Romana?
age of expansion
time of Nero
Roman peace
Greco-Roman combination
22
What was not something someone living in an insulae had to worry about?
noisy
high prices
building falling down
same room with entire family
23
Roman sculptures showed
realistic forms
pyramids
obscurity
ideal forms
24
Who was not in the first triumvirate?
Crassus
Octavian
Pompey
Julius Caesar
25
What was the new capital in the east named?
Rome
Constantinople
Athens
Sparta
26
Which religion promoted inner self transformation?
greek religion
christianity
roman religion
judaism
27
Who was the first Christian emperor?
Nero
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Constantine
28
Which of the following was not a reason why Rome fell?
Christianity weakened army
plague wiped out big chunk of population
trouble with political system
Greek uprising
29
Who was not in the second triumvirate?
Octavian
Nero
Antony
Lepidus
30
Which group contributed the most to Roman development?
Greek
Egyptians
Latin
Etruscans
