- What volcano erupted in the year 79?
Your answer:
Mount Olympus
Mount Vesuvius
Mount St. Helens
Mount Caesar
- What city was buried by this eruption?
Your answer:
Rome
Kilimanjaro
Sicily
Pompeii
- What sea was sometimes called the “Roman Lake”?
Your answer:
Adriatic
Ionian
Tyrrhenian
Mediterranean
- What mountain system separates Italy from the rest of Europe?
Your answer:
Alps
Rockies
Mount Olympus
Apalachian
- This mountain system served as a ____________ for the Roman Empire.
Your answer:
Vacation Spot
Place for the Gods
Protective Barrier
Ski Resort
- What mountain range is Rome located in?
Your answer:
Rockies
Olympus
Alps
Apennines
- The most important river to the Roman Empire was the _____________.
Your answer:
Sicily
Tiber
Amazon
Nile
- What language did the first settlers of Rome speak?
Your answer:
Latin
English
Spanish
Roman
- Who was the first Latin King to rule Rome?
Your answer:
Apennines
Pyrrhus
Romulus
Caesar
- A form of government that allows people to rule themselves through elected representatives is a ______________.
Your answer:
Republic
Communistic
Dictatorship
Autocratic
- What was one of the two social classes in Rome called?
Your answer:
Romans
Plebeians
Jim-Jims
Sicilians
- Who weren’t considered citizens?
Your answer:
The Farmers
Teachers
Slaves
Soldiers
- What was the center of Roman life?
Your answer:
Olympics
The Family
The City
The Colosseum
- Who had absolute power over this and its property?
Your answer:
Jesus
The Father
The Gods
The Governor
- Why was January named after the god Janus?
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
- Who was the goddess of women and marriages?
Your answer:
Jupiter
Juno
Janus
Zeus
- What was named after the god Ceres?
Your answer:
The "World Ceres"
Cereal
The Crescent Moon
Apples
- The most joyous all festivals was ___________________.
Your answer:
New Year's Day
The Olympics
Oktoberfest
Saturnalia
- What was another name for the Gauls?
Your answer:
Celts
Etruscans
Romans
Greeks
- What is a union between states or nations for assistance and protection?
Your answer:
An Alliance
A Republic
The Government
The Amphitheater
- What did the Greek armies take that the Romans had never seen before?
Your answer:
Guns
Bows and Arrows
Elephants
War Ships
- What was the name of the series of wars between Rome and Carthage?
Your answer:
The Cartho-Roman Wars
Punic Wars
Civil Wars
The War of 1812
- Who was the brilliant Carthaginian general that was Rome’s enemy?
Your answer:
Caesar
Hannibal
Pericles
Spartacus
- Who was the great gladiator that led the slave rebellion?
Your answer:
Hannibal
Spartacus
Solon
Pericles
- A person who takes complete charge of a government is called a _____
Your answer:
President
King
Leader
Dictator
- How did Julius Caesar die?
Your answer:
A car accident
In a war
He was Assassinated
Heart Attack
- What does Pax Romana mean?
Your answer:
Packing of Rome
Total Warfare
Roman Peace
A Roman Disease
- Who was the founder of Christianity?
Your answer:
Caesar
Egyptians
The Romans
Jesus
- Who was the Roman governor that Jesus was turned in to?
Your answer:
Pontius Pilate
Alexander the Great
Octavian
Constantine
- Who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity?
Your answer:
Augustus
Jesus
Constantine
Caesar
- What did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans and refine?
Your answer:
Culture
Weapons
Government
The Alphabet
- Who was the greatest of all Roman poets?
Your answer:
Homer
Pericles
Constantine
Virgil
- What is the most famous Roman road?
Your answer:
Julius Drive
The Italian Road
The Appian Way
The Roman Highway