World History Quiz: The Rise Of Rome
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- 1.The Italian Peninsula is shaped like what?
- A.
A boot/bone
- B.
A star/flower
- C.
A fish/shark
- 2.What is not a benefit of Rome's Apennines Mountain range?
- A.
A natural defense
- B.
A popular tourist attraction back in the 1500 B.C.E
- C.
Easy to cross because it is not very rugged
- D.
Support a larger population
- 3.Which of these groups were not known to inhabit Italy?
- A.
Etruscans
- B.
Greek Colonies
- C.
Puritans
- D.
Indo-Europeans
- 4.Established by Romulus & Remus, the Roman government was once what? What government was later established by Tarquinuis Superbus?
- A.
Monarchy; Republic
- B.
Oligarchy; Democracy
- C.
Dictatorship; Aristocracy
- D.
Republic; Monarchy
- 5.What did the Roman Confederation allow?
- A.
Full Citizenship
- B.
Money & Riches
- C.
Marriage
- D.
Judaism
- 6.Livy was a historian that provided stories to teach Romans virtues?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The two classes of people in the Roman State were Patricians & the Plebeians. Which best describes the Patricians?
- A.
Great Landowners
- B.
The Masses
- 8.Which best describes the Plebeians?
- A.
Great Landowners
- B.
The Masses
- 9.What were the roles between the Roman consuls, practors and senate?
- 10.
![The following words can represent what war?
Naval Power Vs. Land Power
Sicily
Carthage Defeat
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Naval Power Vs. Land Power
Sicily
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The following words can represent what war? Naval Power Vs. Land Power Sicily Carthage Defeat- A.
1st Punic War
- B.
2nd Punic War
- C.
3rd Punic War
- 11.The following words can represent what war? "Bye, Bye Carthage!!" "Hello, Pergamum!!"
- A.
1st Punic War
- B.
2nd Punic War
- C.
3rd Punic War
- 12.The following words can represent what war? Elephants Scipio Africanas (Roman) No Supply Lines Carthage loses Spain
- A.
1st Punic War
- B.
2nd Punic War
- C.
3rd Punic War
- 13.Who were Tiberius & Gaius, and how have their actions affected Rome and themselves?
- 14.Which of the following did General Marius not do?
- A.
Recruited an army from urban and rural poor areas
- B.
Made his soldiers swore an oath of loyalty
- C.
Believed that the new system of military recruitment gave more power
- D.
Was overthrown by his own soldiers
- 15.Who was Sulla?
- 16.Which of these men did not rise up to rule for power after Sulla?
- A.
Julius Caesar
- B.
Marcus Crassus
- C.
Gaius Pompey
- D.
Octavian Caesar
- 17.What was a triumvirate?
- 18.Who did senators vote to rule solely after the death of Crassus?
- A.
Caesar
- B.
Pompey
- 19.Who won the civil war between Caesar & Pompey?
- A.
Caesar
- B.
Pompey
- 20.After the death of Caesar, who were not one of the three men that formed the 2nd triumvirate to replace him?
- A.
Mark Antony
- B.
Octavian Caesar
- C.
Lepidus
- D.
Brutus
- 21.List the facts about the Age of Augustus.
- A.
Claimed a restoration to the republic
- B.
Gave some power to the senate
- C.
Augustus was known as the "revered one"
- D.
Set up a system of selecting own successor
- E.
Dealt in another war with Carthage
- 22.Who did Caligula make a senator?
- A.
A horse
- B.
A donkey
- C.
Octavian Caesar
- 23.Which is not true about Nero?
- A.
Nero killed his mother
- B.
Nero led the battle at Actium
- C.
Nero set Rome on fire while he played the fiddle
- 24.He withdrew forces and built defensive structures. He was also named after a wall in Britain that prevented invaders from Scotland.
- A.
Hadrian
- B.
Trajan
- 25.He extended the Roman empire into Romania, Mesopotamia, and the Sinai Peninsula.
- A.
Hadrian
- B.
Trajan
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