The Roman World 509 BC to AD 180

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The Roman World 509 BC to AD 180

Quiz Number: 6 Course Name: World History Before 1500 Course No.Hist 3A Quiz N0. = 6 Teacher: Dr. Eric Mayer Teacher's Home Page: http://www.emayzine.com Teacher's Email: emayvvc@earthlink.net.net

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1. The center of Roman civilization was:

a) Their bath houses

b) Gambling Halls

c) The Forum

d) Gladiator contests

e) The Senate

2. Under the emperor Augustus

a) There was an attempt to restore the Republic

b) All statements are true

c) The senate was empowered

d) Adultery became a crime

e) Corruption was reduced

3. The early Romans

a) were a serious hard working conservative group of people.

b) Party animals who lived to attend orgies

c) Were cruel and decadent

d) Held women in the highest esteem

e) All of the above

4. Julius Caesar was known for

a) welfare reform and the modern calendar

b) his cruelty to his enemies

c) his support of the political power of the senate

d) his long and quiet life

e) being defeated by the Gauls

5. Tiberius Gracchus

a) was a famous slave owner.

b) was a reformer who argued for land reform for the people

c) was assassinated

d) All of the above

e) only B and C

6. All of the following comprise the Antonines or "five Good Emperors" except:

a) Marcus Aurelius

b) Hadrian

c) Caligula

d) Nero

e) C and D

7. The Late Republic ran from 133-30 BC and

a) saw the failure of the republic to solve the problems that had been created by acquiring such a huge empire

b) Was a period of stability and peace.

c) Saw the consolidation of a true democracy

d) Saw the enrichment of the small yeoman farmers.

e) Was the heyday for merchants and farmers

8. According to legend Rome as founded by

a) Romulus and Remus in 753 BC

b) Aeneas a Trojan refugee after their conquest by the Greeks

c) Indo Europeans called Etruscans

d) All of the above

e) Only A and B

9. From 509 to 133 BC the following statements are true about Roman expansion

a) It was deliberately and carefully thought out.

b) It was the result of dealing with unsettled conditions, first in Italy and then abroad

c) The expansion in this period placed a great burden on future Roman economies

d) Involved the conquest of the Carthagenians and Etruscans

e) All but A are true

10. Romans loved sports and the most popular sport was

a) Circus Maximus chariot racing

b) Gladiator contests in the Coliseum

c) Track and Field

d) Boxing

e) Wrestling

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1.	The center of Roman civilization was:

	a)	Their bath houses
	b)	Gambling Halls
	c)	The Forum
	d)	Gladiator contests
	e)	The Senate


2.	Under the emperor Augustus

	a)	There was an attempt to restore the Republic
	b)	All statements are true
	c)	The senate was empowered
	d)	Adultery became a crime
	e)	Corruption was reduced


3.	The early Romans

	a)	were a serious hard working conservative group of people.
	b)	Party animals who lived to attend orgies
	c)	Were cruel and decadent
	d)	Held women in the highest esteem
	e)	All of the above


4.	Julius Caesar was known for

	a)	welfare reform and the modern calendar
	b)	his cruelty to his enemies
	c)	his support of the political power of the senate
	d)	his long and quiet life
	e)	being defeated by the Gauls


5.	Tiberius Gracchus

	a)	was a famous slave owner.
	b)	was a reformer who argued for land reform for the people
	c)	was assassinated
	d)	All of the above
	e)	only B and C


6.	All of the following comprise the Antonines or "five Good Emperors" except:

	a)	Marcus Aurelius
	b)	Hadrian
	c)	Caligula
	d)	Nero
	e)	C and D


7.	The Late Republic ran from 133-30 BC and

	a)	saw the failure of the republic to solve the problems that had been created by acquiring such a huge empire
	b)	Was a period of stability and peace.
	c)	Saw the consolidation of a true democracy
	d)	Saw the enrichment of the small yeoman farmers.
	e)	Was the heyday for merchants and farmers


8.	According to legend Rome as founded by

	a)	Romulus and Remus in 753 BC
	b)	Aeneas a Trojan refugee after their conquest by the Greeks
	c)	Indo Europeans called Etruscans
	d)	All of the above
	e)	Only A and B


9.	From 509 to 133 BC the following statements are true about Roman expansion

	a)	It was deliberately and carefully thought out.
	b)	It was the result of dealing with unsettled conditions, first in Italy and then abroad
	c)	The expansion in this period placed a great burden on future Roman economies
	d)	Involved the conquest of the Carthagenians and Etruscans
	e)	All but A are true


10.	Romans loved sports and the most popular sport was

	a)	Circus Maximus chariot racing
	b)	Gladiator contests in the Coliseum
	c)	Track and Field
	d)	Boxing
	e)	Wrestling