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45 Multiple choice questions

1. wealthy landowners and made up the ruling class

A.
Etruscans
B.
Marius
C.
Patricians
D.
Plebeians

2. The two most powerful officials in Rome

A.
Brutus
B.
Plebeians
C.
Consuls
D.
Claudius

3. Romans were at war with other people from other regions.

A.
Battle of Zama
B.
Navy
C.
Aeneas
D.
50 Years

4. A group of three rulers

A.
Triumvirate
B.
Dictator
C.
Caligula
D.
Romulus

5. the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
A.
Navy
B.
50 Years
C.
Battle of Zama
D.
Aeneas

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6. To keep dictators from abusing power they could only stay in power for 6 months.
A.
Why is the early Roman history unclear?
B.
Warm, dry summers and rainy, mild winters.
C.
How did Romans control their dictators?
D.
How did Rome get its name?

7. It is a mystery because there are

not any written records
A.
How did Romans control their dictators?
B.
The Good Emperors
C.
What was the Cause of the First Punic War?
D.
Why is the early Roman history unclear?

8. What society eventually became the center of one of the Greatest Civilizations in the Ancient World?
A.
Navy
B.
Rome
C.
Triumvirate
D.
General Scipio

9. Patricians and Plebeians

A.
Why is the early Roman history unclear?
B.
The Good Emperors
C.
How did Rome get its name?
D.
What were Rome's 2 classes?

10. joins and then leads the conspiracy to kill Caesar

A.
Tiberius
B.
Consuls
C.
Brutus
D.
Marius

11. the common people of ancient Rome

A.
Claudius
B.
Consuls
C.
Patricians
D.
Plebeians

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12. suffered great losses on their journey to Italy.

A.
Issue after the Punic Wars
B.
Hannibal's army
C.
Patricians
D.
The Good Emperors

13. written Roman laws provided the foundation for later Roman law codes all citizens were equal under the law
innocent until proven guilty
A.
How did Rome get its name?
B.
The outcome of the First Punic War
C.
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
D.
Twelve Tables of Roman Law

14. Remus made fun of one of his brothers ideas about the city and Romulus killed him. Built the city and named it
after himself.
A.
How did Rome get its name?
B.
How did Romans control their dictators?
C.
Warm, dry summers and rainy, mild winters.
D.
What was the Cause of the First Punic War?

15. This type of climate allows people to grow a

wide variety of crops: grains, citrus fruits,
grapes, olives....
A.
How did Romans control their dictators?
B.
Warm, dry summers and rainy, mild winters.
C.
What was the Cause of the First Punic War?
D.
How did Rome get its name?

16. Favorite saying: "Rome is a city of necks just waiting for me to chop"
A.
Dictator
B.
Triumvirate
C.
Caligula
D.
General Scipio

17. Caesar, Cleopatra, and Mark Antony

A.
How did Romans control their dictators?
B.
Marriage between Patricians and Plebeians
C.
Complex triangle that lead to the death of all involved
D.
Plebeians

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18. dishonest officials who stole money, there was a growing gap between the rich and poor and farmers were facing ruin as well
as the cities becoming overcrowded and dangerous.
A.
Cincinnatus
B.
Praetors
C.
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
D.
Rome's problems at home

19. War lasted more than 20 years, but in the end

Rome Won and the Carthaginians had to leave
Sicily and pay Rome a huge fine.
A.
Navy
B.
The outcome of the First Punic War
C.
50 Years
D.
Aeneas

20. division between the rich and poor grew wider.

A.
Why is the early Roman history unclear?
B.
Marriage between Patricians and Plebeians
C.
Issue after the Punic Wars
D.
How did Rome get its name?

21. elected to help consuls, commanded armies in times of war and oversaw legal system in times of peace
A.
Caesar
B.
Praetors
C.
Dictator
D.
General Scipio

22. Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

A.
The Good Emperors
B.
Hannibal's army
C.
What were Rome's 2 classes?
D.
First Triumvirate

23. 1st king of Rome

A.
General Hannibal
B.
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
C.
Romulus
D.
Dictator

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24. Both the Phoenicians (Carthaginians) and the

Romans wanted the island of Sicily - But
(Carthaginians) were there first and already had
colonies.
A.
How did Romans control their dictators?
B.
What was the Cause of the First Punic War?
C.
Warm, dry summers and rainy, mild winters.
D.
Why is the early Roman history unclear?

25. Favorite Saying: "I don't care if they hate me...so long as they obey me"
A.
Etruscans
B.
Tiberius
C.
Claudius
D.
Nero

26. A ruler who has complete power over a country

A.
General Hannibal
B.
Cincinnatus
C.
Dictator
D.
Since there is not a recorded history...

27. appointed himself dictator for life, so successful he was murdered

A.
Dictator
B.
Caesar
C.
General Scipio
D.
Rome's problems at home

28. Julius Caesar's grandnephew, later known as Augustus. By defeating Mark Antony, he gained rule of all roman lands. He was
Rome's first true emperor.
A.
Patricians
B.
Octavian
C.
First Triumvirate
D.
Tiberius

29. Trojan war hero

A.
Navy
B.
50 Years
C.
The outcome of the First Punic War
D.
Aeneas

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30. Who led the Roman forces to capture Spain and attack Carthage?
A.
General Hannibal
B.
General Scipio
C.
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
D.
Cincinnatus

31. Reluctant Roman dictator who returned to his farm after completing his duty for the government.
A.
Dictator
B.
Romulus
C.
Since there is not a recorded history...
D.
Cincinnatus

32. Favorite Saying - "Execute Him"

A.
Nero
B.
Marius
C.
Tiberius
D.
Claudius

33. Favorite saying: "Only the Greeks are worth my genius"

A.
Marius
B.
Tiberius
C.
Claudius
D.
Nero

34. Recruited soldiers with promises of land and pay

A.
Marius
B.
Claudius
C.
Tiberius
D.
Brutus

35. Poem written by Virgil

A.
Brutus
B.
Aeneid
C.
Plebeians
D.
Senate

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36. Rome's
beginning has developed into a Legend.
A.
Romulus
B.
General Hannibal
C.
Dictator
D.
Since there is not a recorded history...

37. metal workers, changed Rome from a village to a city

Taught Romans a new style of dress of wearing Togas and cloaks
A.
Brutus
B.
Etruscans
C.
Republic
D.
Romulus and Remus

38. Traditional story of how Rome began. Twins abandoned and rescued by a wolf, raised by a shepherd . Grew to build Rome.
Romulus later killed Remus
A.
Romulus and Remus
B.
Etruscans
C.
How did Rome get its name?
D.
The Good Emperors

39. In ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocrats.
A.
Aeneid
B.
Republic
C.
Brutus
D.
Senate

40. Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius

A.
Hannibal's army
B.
The Good Emperors
C.
Romulus and Remus
D.
First Triumvirate

41. Rome was forced to fight by sea so they created

A.
Aeneas
B.
Navy
C.
Battle of Zama
D.
Dictator

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42. Carthage sent their greatest general to attack Rome

A.
Cincinnatus
B.
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
C.
Dictator
D.
General Hannibal

43. Two brothers who served as Roman tribunes who tried to address Rome's problems by creating frame for poor Roman and
selling food cheaply to poor citizens. Both were killed-people began to see violence as a political weapon.
A.
Cincinnatus
B.
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
C.
Dictator
D.
General Scipio

44. A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

A.
Senate
B.
Republic
C.
Tiberius
D.
Consuls

45. Marriage b/w the two classes was forbidden

A.
Warm, dry summers and rainy, mild winters.
B.
What were Rome's 2 classes?
C.
Marriage between Patricians and Plebeians
D.
Why is the early Roman history unclear?

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