Can You Pass This Roman History MCQ Quiz?
- 1.Members of the landholding upper class during the early Roman republic were called:
- A.
Plebeians
- B.
Tribunes
- C.
Patricians
- D.
Consuls
- 2.One reason why most conquered people remained loyal to Rome was:
- A.
Rome didn't require them to pay taxes
- B.
Rome allowed some of them to become citizens
- C.
Rome allowed their leaders to become senators
- D.
Rome threatened destruction if they rebelled
- 3.In the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of lands around the Mediterranean Sea by defeating:
- A.
The Sicilians
- B.
The Carthaginians
- C.
The Persians
- D.
The Greeks
- 4.What was the basic plot of the Aeneid?
- A.
A hero escapes from the city of Troy to found Rome
- B.
A hero escapes from fighting in Troy to go back home
- C.
Roman senators rebel against the loss of liberty
- D.
Roman women plot to show men the stupidity of war
- 5.Which of the following statements is true about Jesus?
- A.
His teachings were rooted in Jewish tradition
- B.
He questioned the teachings of the Old Testament
- C.
He encouraged Jews to rebel against the Romans
- D.
He taught that there were many paths to God
- 6.Who was the great general that nearly defeated Rome in the Second Punic War?
- A.
Mark Antony
- B.
Hannibal
- C.
Alexander
- D.
Pompey
- 7.Julius Caesar's enemies assassinated him because:
- A.
They were afraid he was setting himself up to become king
- B.
They were angry about his many military failures in Gaul
- C.
They were opposed to his military conquest of other lands
- D.
They wanted to set up a candidate of their own as king
- 8.What was the popular Roman philosophy that focused on the importance of duty and acceptance of fate?
- A.
Objectivism
- B.
Stoicism
- C.
Pragmatism
- D.
Hellenism
- 9.Romans used their engineering skills to build:
- A.
Cathedrals
- B.
Printing presses
- C.
Aqueducts
- D.
Siege engines
- 10.What important change did Roman emperor Constantine make in 313 AD?
- A.
He divided the empire into two parts
- B.
He reestablished the Roman republic
- C.
He granted religious toleration to Christians
- D.
He moved the empire's capital to Jerusalem
- 11.Under pressure from attacks, the first land surrendered by the Roman empire was in:
- A.
France
- B.
Spain
- C.
Germany
- D.
Britain
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