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The head of the Roman family was;
a) Paterfamilias
b) Materfamilias
c) Government
d) None of the above

The emperor kept the poverty stricken masses pacified by:
a) Giving them free grain and providing entertainment on a grand scale
b) making hollow promises that were never fulfilled
c) establishing the first lottery in history
d) building the worlds largest ferris wheel

A government by three people with equal power:
a) Oligarchy
b) Democracy
c) Republic
d) Triumvirate

Constantine was Rome's:
a) Last non-christian sailor
b) first christian emperor
c) Greatest persecutor of Christians
d) Sole defender of Islam

Under which emperor did Rome adopt Christianity as its official religion?
a) Julius Caesar
b) Theodosius the Great
c) Nero
d) Zeno

Less wealthy landholders, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers
a) Patricians
b) peasants
c) Aristocracy
d) Plebians

The early development of Rome was most influenced by:
a) Macedonians
b) Greeks
c) Etruscans
d) Latins

The _________________ launched a building program that turned Rome into a city
a) Etruscans
b) Latins
c) Greeks
d) Macedonians

The 1st triumvirate was made up of;
a) Marius, Scully, and Cincinnatus
b) Tiberius, Gaius, and Timothy
c) Lucius, Cornelius, and Sulla
d) Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar

The body of laws known as the _________________ was one of Rome's chief gifts to later generations:
a) Twelve tables
b) Ten commandments
c) Law of Nations
d) Constitution of the Roman Republic

The Augustan age has been called the
a) pinnacle of Roman singing
b) high point of art in the ancient world
c) golden age of Latin literature
d) age of enlightenment

Julius Caesar, the first dictator of Rome, was
a) The ruler of Ethiopia
b) born in India
c) assassinated
d) the founder of Rome

The __________________ was a period of peace and prosperity that lasted almost 200 years
a) Pax Romana
b) Long Winter
c) Rubicon
d) Latifunda

The Roman senate was:
a) made up of two Consuls, two praetors, and officials.
b) a select group of 300 Patricians who served for life
c) made up of Greek generals, and was charged with protecting the Republic
d) a group of 500 Plebians who oversaw the expansion of Rome's borders

A _______________ is a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote.
a) Polis
b) Republic
c) Dictatorship
d) Circus Maximus

The Roman body of law, known as the Law of Nations, applied only to the patricians.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The Romans suffered a serious defeat against hannibal at Cannae
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The Roman emperor Nero committed suicide
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The Romans adopted Christianity as its official religion under Theodosius the Great
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

In Rome boys of the upper class were not expected to learn to read
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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