Ancient Rome Test

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  1. What volcano erupted in the year 79?
  2. Your answer:
    Mount Olympus
    Mount Vesuvius
    Mount St. Helens
    Mount Caesar


  3. What city was buried by this eruption?
  4. Your answer:
    Rome
    Kilimanjaro
    Sicily
    Pompeii


  5. What sea was sometimes called the “Roman Lake”?
  6. Your answer:
    Adriatic
    Ionian
    Tyrrhenian
    Mediterranean


  7. What mountain system separates Italy from the rest of Europe?
  8. Your answer:
    Alps
    Rockies
    Mount Olympus
    Apalachian


  9. This mountain system served as a ____________ for the Roman Empire.
  10. Your answer:
    Vacation Spot
    Place for the Gods
    Protective Barrier
    Ski Resort


  11. What mountain range is Rome located in?
  12. Your answer:
    Rockies
    Olympus
    Alps
    Apennines


  13. The most important river to the Roman Empire was the _____________.
  14. Your answer:
    Sicily
    Tiber
    Amazon
    Nile


  15. What language did the first settlers of Rome speak?
  16. Your answer:
    Latin
    English
    Spanish
    Roman


  17. Who was the first Latin King to rule Rome?
  18. Your answer:
    Apennines
    Pyrrhus
    Romulus
    Caesar


  19. A form of government that allows people to rule themselves through elected representatives is a ______________.
  20. Your answer:
    Republic
    Communistic
    Dictatorship
    Autocratic


  21. What was one of the two social classes in Rome called?
  22. Your answer:
    Romans
    Plebeians
    Jim-Jims
    Sicilians


  23. Who weren’t considered citizens?
  24. Your answer:
    The Farmers
    Teachers
    Slaves
    Soldiers


  25. What was the center of Roman life?
  26. Your answer:
    Olympics
    The Family
    The City
    The Colosseum


  27. Who had absolute power over this and its property?
  28. Your answer:
    Jesus
    The Father
    The Gods
    The Governor


  29. Why was January named after the god Janus?
  30. Your answer:
    He was the god of cold months
    He was the god of the New Year
    He liked Coco-puffs
    He was the god of doors and gates


  31. Who was the goddess of women and marriages?
  32. Your answer:
    Jupiter
    Juno
    Janus
    Zeus


  33. What was named after the god Ceres?
  34. Your answer:
    The "World Ceres"
    Cereal
    The Crescent Moon
    Apples


  35. The most joyous all festivals was ___________________.
  36. Your answer:
    New Year's Day
    The Olympics
    Oktoberfest
    Saturnalia


  37. What was another name for the Gauls?
  38. Your answer:
    Celts
    Etruscans
    Romans
    Greeks


  39. What is a union between states or nations for assistance and protection?
  40. Your answer:
    An Alliance
    A Republic
    The Government
    The Amphitheater


  41. What did the Greek armies take that the Romans had never seen before?
  42. Your answer:
    Guns
    Bows and Arrows
    Elephants
    War Ships


  43. What was the name of the series of wars between Rome and Carthage?
  44. Your answer:
    The Cartho-Roman Wars
    Punic Wars
    Civil Wars
    The War of 1812


  45. Who was the brilliant Carthaginian general that was Rome’s enemy?
  46. Your answer:
    Caesar
    Hannibal
    Pericles
    Spartacus


  47. Who was the great gladiator that led the slave rebellion?
  48. Your answer:
    Hannibal
    Spartacus
    Solon
    Pericles


  49. A person who takes complete charge of a government is called a _____
  50. Your answer:
    President
    King
    Leader
    Dictator


  51. How did Julius Caesar die?
  52. Your answer:
    A car accident
    In a war
    He was Assassinated
    Heart Attack


  53. What does Pax Romana mean?
  54. Your answer:
    Packing of Rome
    Total Warfare
    Roman Peace
    A Roman Disease


  55. Who was the founder of Christianity?
  56. Your answer:
    Caesar
    Egyptians
    The Romans
    Jesus


  57. Who was the Roman governor that Jesus was turned in to?
  58. Your answer:
    Pontius Pilate
    Alexander the Great
    Octavian
    Constantine


  59. Who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity?
  60. Your answer:
    Augustus
    Jesus
    Constantine
    Caesar


  61. What did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans and refine?
  62. Your answer:
    Culture
    Weapons
    Government
    The Alphabet


  63. Who was the greatest of all Roman poets?
  64. Your answer:
    Homer
    Pericles
    Constantine
    Virgil


  65. What is the most famous Roman road?
  66. Your answer:
    Julius Drive
    The Italian Road
    The Appian Way
    The Roman Highway



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