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Which of the following was the supreme god of the Roman world?
a) Juno
b) Hera
c) Athena
d) Jupiter

Who was a hero of the Trojan War; Virgil wrote an epic about this hero?
a) Aeneas
b) Cincinnatus
c) Cicero
d) Augustus

Which group performed all jobs requiring physical labor in the Roman Empire?
a) immigrants
b) plebeians
c) farmers
d) slaves

To attend chariot races, a Roman would have gone to the ___________.
a) Circus Maximus.
b) Colosseum.
c) Forum.
d) Senate.

Trade within the Roman Empire was busiest _______________.
a) when Julius Caesar was ruler.
b) under the Etruscan kings.
c) before the Punic Wars.
d) during the Pax Romana.

During what period did Rome enjoy the most stability and growth?
a) the Circus Maximus
b) the Punic Wars
c) the Pax Romana
d) the Roman Republic

What event can be considered to mark the end of the Roman Republic?
a) The Etruscan king is overthrown.
b) Julius Caesar's rule and death
c) The Pax Romana begins.
d) The Pax Romana ends.

What is the best explanation for the rise of the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage?
a) competition over trade
b) Roman desire for more farmland
c) Hannibal's attack of Rome
d) Julius Caesar's expansion plans

What Roman general seized power from the Senate and became dictator of Rome?
a) Augustus
b) Hannibal
c) Julius Caesar
d) Cincinnatus

During which period did Roman power and control expand the most?
a) the dictatorship of Julius Caesar
b) the early years of the Republic
c) the Pax Romana
d) the Punic Wars

Which group did not have the right to vote in the early years of the Republic?
a) patricians
b) plebeians
c) soldiers
d) women

What reform eased tensions between patricians and plebeians in the early years of the Roman Republic?
a) the Pax Romana
b) the dictatorship of Cincinnatus
c) the creation of the Roman Senate
d) the Twelve Tables

All of the following had a role in Roman government EXCEPT __________.
a) consuls.
b) dictators.
c) gladiators.
d) patricians.

Who was the twin brother of Romulus?
a) Remus
b) Aeneas
c) Cicero
d) Julius Caesar

The Roman Senate was composed mainly of ____________.
a) farmers.
b) patricians.
c) plebeians.
d) soldiers.

Most early Romans were ______________.
a) Etruscans.
b) farmers.
c) Greeks.
d) slaves.

According to Roman legend, Rome was founded by __________.
a) A man who had been rescued by a wolf.
b) Latin people from the surrounding area.
c) a Trojan who fled the destruction of Troy.
d) Greek gods looking for a new home.

How did Rome's geography help its development?
a) Rome was isolated on all sides by mountains.
b) Rome's location offered water, protection, and trade.
c) Rome was colonized in an unpopulated part of Italy.
d) Rome's warm monsoon rains supported farming.

Who was the ruler of Rome from 27 BC to 14 AD? He changed his own name to mean 'exalted one.'
a) Augustus
b) Cicero
c) Julius Caesar
d) Remus

Who was a Roman general who had great ambition and was appointed dictator for life in 44 BC?
a) Cicero
b) Julius Caesar
c) Romulus
d) Cincinnatus

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