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Ancient Rome Test Review
Test Description: Geography of Italy, Roman Republic, Achievements and Decline
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Code of laws posted publicly and applied to all citizens, meant to keep plebeians from being angry.
A
Constitution of Rome
B
Plebeian Documentation
C
Roman List
D
Law of Twelve tables
2) In a Republic
A
a small group of people determine laws and policies
B
one ruler determines the laws
C
citizens elect representatives to make laws
D
all citizens vote directly on each issue
3) The Italain peninsula extended into the
A
Indian Ocean
B
Mediterranean Sea
C
Sea of Crete
D
Italian Sea
4) The Alps and Apennines were
A
Long rivers that ran through Italy
B
Mountain ranges running across parts of Italy
C
Islands off the coast of Italy
D
The tribes that unite to become Romans
5) Which is NOT a way Romans tried to prevent one person or group from becoming too powerful
A
Short terms for consuls (one year)
B
Having citizens elect a president
C
Creating separate branches of government with overlapping powers
D
The power of veto given to groups making laws
6) Rome was in an excellent spot for trade.
A
True
B
False
7) Which was NOT a characteristic the United States government borrowed from ancient Rome?
A
Three Branches of government divide power.
B
A dictator could be in charge for only 6 months in times of emergency.
C
Veto allows people in government to reject laws and actions of other officials .
D
Citizens elect representatives to government.
8) Written code of laws
A
persecution
B
scroll
C
civil law
D
publication
9) Famous Roman piece of Architecture with columns and a large Dome.
A
Colosseum
B
Aqueduct
C
Parthenon
D
Pantheon
10) Large paintings on walls of houses were called murals, but the small tiles and glass pieced together to form pictures were called
A
mosaics
B
satire
C
frescoes
D
montage
11) Roman achievement responsible for helping spread Christianity
A
aqueducts
B
newpapers
C
roads
D
vaults
12) Fresh water brought from these structures helped with health and sanitation in Roman cities
A
drinking banks
B
river beds
C
aqueducts
D
vaults
13) Romans perfected this type of comedy writing which made fun of famous and political people or situations
A
lyrics
B
drama
C
epics
D
satire
14) Romance languages like Spanish and French have a base in the Roman Language of
A
Romanian
B
Greek
C
Italian
D
Latin
15) Persecution and martyr have what in common
A
deal with the life of early Christians
B
deal with the treatment of kings
C
deal with laws passed by Romans
D
deal with invading Germanic tribes
16) Christianity becomes the official religion of the Roman Empire.
A
True, it happens immediately after the death of Jesus
B
True, but it takes over a hundred years
C
False
17) Germanic invasions, corruption and civil war
A
describe reasons for the increase of land for the Roman Empire
B
describe reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire
C
describe reasons for the decline in Christianity
D
describe reasons for the persecution of Christians
18) Diocleatian trys to solve the issue of governing the large Roman Empire by
A
Increasing the size of the Roman army
B
Dividing the Empire in two
C
Dividing the Empire in three
D
Increasing the number of local government officials
19) The capital of the Roman Empire in 330CE
A
Rome
B
Petersburg
C
Paris
D
Constantinople
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