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Streams Chapter 8
Test Description: Review for chapter 8 of Streams of Civilization
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the Pax Romana period?
A
The period of peace and prosperity starting with Caesar Augustus
B
The quiet unimportant period that ended with Caesar Augustus
C
A lettuce
D
The bloody and turbulent period following Mark Antony’s defeat,
2) How many good rulers were among the first ten emperors?
A
4
B
None of them
C
8
D
All of them
3) What did Caesar Augustus prefer to be called?
A
imperator
B
his royal kingness
C
Emperor
D
First citizen
4) Who was known as “Little Boots”?
A
Julius
B
Caligula
C
Claudius
D
Tiberius
5) What were some changes seen during the Pax Romana?
A
More poor people, advances in medicine, large scale war.
B
Strong upper class, more education, better food.
C
strong administrative system, largescale trade, improved legal system
D
Secure seas and roads, fear of war, limited power by the government.
6) Who did Caligula name as a consul?
A
he removed the consuls from power
B
His little brother
C
His cousin Nero
D
His favorite horse
7) What did Nero stage for evening “entertainment”?
A
gladiator fights
B
debates
C
Burning of Christians
D
Plays
8) What was one of the disasters during Titus’ rule?
A
City of Pompeii destroyed
B
a meteorite struck Herculaneum
C
a drought
D
Rome flooded
9) What plan did Nerva initiate?
A
road systems throughout all Roman Empire
B
War on Germanic tribes
C
reduced their border size
D
? Selecting the next ruler based on skill instead of automatically passing to children
10) What were the living conditions in Rome?
A
Looked a lot like New York City
B
Overcrowded, a city of contrast between wealth and poor, confusing
C
Wide, well marked and lit streets with short buildings
D
Gross and dangerous but public buildings separated from the slums.
11) What did wealthy homes have?
A
An atrium, tablinum and peristylium.
B
A dining room, greek mythology and lava.
C
An atrium, lots of furniture and tile mosaics.
D
Pools, landscaping and large windows.
12) What language was spoken by ordinary Romans?
A
Italian
B
Greek
C
Roman
D
Latin
13) Who ran local government in the Provinces?
A
it was a free for all
B
Judges
C
Tetrarchs
D
the soldiers
14) Where did early Germanic tribes migrate from?
A
Northern Greece, Syria and Northern India
B
Russia India and Egypt.
C
Northern India, Southern Mesopotamia and Southern Russia
D
Egypt, Greece and China.
15) How did the Germanic men spend their time?
A
Farming
B
Sleeping
C
Footraces
D
Gambling
16) What type of government did the Germanic tribes have?
A
Democracy with an elected king
B
absolute monarchy
C
no government
D
Tyranny
17) How was guilt or innocence proven?
A
Jury of peers
B
evidence examination
C
assumed guilty
D
Trial by ordeal
18) What tribe did the Romans make friends with?
A
Frisians
B
Franks
C
Celts
D
Lombards
19) What was the Romans’ major policy for dealing with the Germanic tribes?
A
Containment
B
Ignore them
C
pay them off
D
invade and settle the area
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