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Roman Republic Multiple Choice G 12 First Semester

The document provides information about key terms and concepts relating to the Roman Republic and Empire. It includes a matching section to identify terms like latifundia, republic, and legion. There is also a multiple choice section testing understanding of topics such as Roman social classes, the Punic Wars, Christianity, and factors in the decline of the Roman Empire. Some questions assess knowledge of figures like Hannibal, Augustus, Constantine and their historical impacts. Overall, the document serves as a review of important people, events, beliefs and institutions from the Roman period.

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Roman Republic Multiple Choice G 12 First Semester

The document provides information about key terms and concepts relating to the Roman Republic and Empire. It includes a matching section to identify terms like latifundia, republic, and legion. There is also a multiple choice section testing understanding of topics such as Roman social classes, the Punic Wars, Christianity, and factors in the decline of the Roman Empire. Some questions assess knowledge of figures like Hannibal, Augustus, Constantine and their historical impacts. Overall, the document serves as a review of important people, events, beliefs and institutions from the Roman period.

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Roman Republic/Empire

Matching:

Match the terms to the descriptions.

a. latifundia

b. republic

c. Ptolemy

d. heresy

e. dictator

f. vigil

g. mercenaries

h. legion

i. Augustine

j. imperialism

_____ 1. A belief contrary to official church teaching

_____2. The author of the Aeneid

_____ 3. Foreign soldiers serving of pay

_____ 4. A form of government in which the people choose some of the officials

_____ 5. A scholar who combined Christian doctrine with Greco-Roman learning

_____ 6. A ruler who has complete control over a government

_____ 7. The policy of establishing control over foreign lands and peoples

_____ 8. Huge estates bought up by wealthy Roman families

_____ 9. The Hellenistic scientist who argued that the Earth was the center of the universe

_____ 10. The basic military unit of the Roman army

Multiple choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

_____ 11. In the early Roman republic, members of the landholding upper class were called

a. tribunes

b. plebeians
c. consults

d. patricians

_____ 12. One reason why most conquered people remained loyal to Rome was that Rome

a. did not require them to pay taxes.

b. allowed some of them to become citizens.

c. allowed their leaders to be senators.

d. threatened them with destruction should they revolt.

_____ 13. 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

_____ 14. What is the basic plot of the Aeneid?

a. roman Senators rebel against the loss of liberty under Augustus.

b. Roman women conspire to show men the folly of war.

c. a hero leaves the fighting at Troy to return to his faithful wife.

d. a hero escapes iron the city of Troy to found Rome.

_____ 15. Which of the following statements is true about Jesus of Nazareth?

a. His teachings were rooted in Jewish tradition.

b. He questioned the teachings of the Jewish prophets.

c. He asked Paul to spread his teachings to gentiles.

d. He encouraged Jews to reject Roman rule.

_____ 16. To join the early Christian community, a person had to

a. be prepared to become a martyr.

b. learn to read the Latin Bible.

c. be baptized, or blessed with holy water.

d. accept the teachings to the Roman bishops.

______ 17. To try to restore order to the empire, Roman emperor Diocletian

a. divided the empire into two parts.


b. overhauled the Roman legal system.

c. granted to learning to Christians.

d. encouraged the revival of the republic.

______ 18. Large numbers of Germanic peoples crossed into the lands of the Roman empire in the late
300s to escape

a. religious persecution

b. invading Huns

c. black death.

d. Mass starvation.

______ 19. During the early republic, why was it important that Roman laws were written on 12 tablets
and shown to the Public?

a. plebeians could the appeal a judgment made by a patrician judge.

b. Judges could demand that the laws were known so they should be obeyed.

c. Plebeians could then work to veto, or block, the laws.

d. The laws could then apply equally to all Romans.

______ 20. The ancient Romans developed their religious beliefs form

a. Norse mythology.

b. Greek religion.

c. Asian beliefs.

d. Egyptian culture.

_____ 21. Which of the following statements about Roman society is true?

a. Most Roman women were not allowed to own property.

b. Most Roman women were involved in public live.

c. Only upper-class boys learned to read and write.

d. The father had absolute power in the family.

_____ 22. Who was the great Carthaginian general who nearly defeated the Romans in the Second Punic
War?

a. Mark Antony

b. Alexander the Great

c. Hannibal
d. Pompey

_____ 23. Julius Caser’s enemies assassinate him because

a. they were angry with him for his military failures in Gaul.

b. they feared he planned to make himself king of Rome.

c. they were opposed to his expansion into other lands.

d. they were fearful when he refused to disband his army.

_____ 24. Roman emperor Augustus ordered a census of the Roman empire

a. to make it easier to find and punish those who opposed him.

b. so he could count the rebellious Christians in the empire.

c. so there would be records of all who should be taxed.

d. so he could find talented men to serve in government jobs.

_____ 25. What was the popular Roman philosophy that stressed the importance of duty and
acceptance of one’s fate?

a. Pragmatism

b. Hellenism

c. Objectivism

d. Stoicism

______ 26. The Romans used their engineering skills to build

a. the first Gothic cathedrals.

b. printing presses to publish Roman law.

c. aqueducts that carried water into cities.

d. advance compasses to aid navigation.

_____ 27. A system of law that developed under the Roman republic and applied to citizens was called

a. civil law.

b. Constitutional law.

c. common law.

d. the law of nations.

_____ 28. Romans excused Jews from worshipping Roman gods

a. to avoid violating the Jewish belief in one god.


b. to gain the support of Jewish Zealots in Judea.

c. to satisfy Jews within the Roman government.

d. to discourage the spread of Christianity in Judea.

_____ 29. Who made the greatest contribution toward setting Christianity on the road to becoming a
world religion?

a. Augustine

b. Clement

c. Peter

d. Paul

_____ 30. The highest-ranking official in the early Christian Church was the

a. deacon.

b. patriarch.

c. elder.

d. bishop.

_____ 31. What important change did the Roman emperor Constantine make in A.D 313?

a. He divided the empire into two parts, eastern and western.

b. He brought back the republic to help end political violence.

c. He granted religious toleration to Christians.

d. He Moved the capital of the empire to Vienna.

______32. Under pressure from attacks, the first land surrendered by the Roman empire was in

a. France.

b. Britain.

c. Spain.

d. North Africa.

_____ 33. What contributed to the economic weakening of the late Roma empire?

a. A decline in Population led to shortage of soldiers.

b. Nobles would not pay taxes, so Rome could not support its armies.

c. Asian trade routes were blocked by the eastern Roman empire.

d. Heavy taxes helped to push the middle classes into poverty.


Answer Section:

Matching:

1. d

2.f

3. g

4. b

5. i

6. e

7. j

8. a

9. c

10. h

Multiple Choice:

11. d

12. b

13. b

14. d

15. a

16. c

17. a

18. b

19. a

20. b

21. d

22. c

23. b

24. c

25. d

26. c
27. a

28. a

29. d

30. b

31. c

32. b

33. d

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