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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
A lettuce
B
The quiet unimportant period that ended with Caesar Augustus
C
The period of peace and prosperity starting with Caesar Augustus
D
The bloody and turbulent period following Mark Antony’s defeat,
2) How many good rulers were among the first ten emperors?
A
8
B
4
C
All of them
D
None of them
3) What did Caesar Augustus prefer to be called?
A
his royal kingness
B
imperator
C
Emperor
D
First citizen
4) Who was known as “Little Boots”?
A
Claudius
B
Tiberius
C
Caligula
D
Julius
5) What were some changes seen during the Pax Romana?
A
More poor people, advances in medicine, large scale war.
B
strong administrative system, largescale trade, improved legal system
C
Strong upper class, more education, better food.
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 cousin Nero
C
His favorite horse
D
His little brother
7) What did Nero stage for evening “entertainment”?
A
gladiator fights
B
debates
C
Plays
D
Burning of Christians
8) What was one of the disasters during Titus’ rule?
A
a drought
B
Rome flooded
C
a meteorite struck Herculaneum
D
City of Pompeii destroyed
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
Wide, well marked and lit streets with short buildings
C
Overcrowded, a city of contrast between wealth and poor, confusing
D
Gross and dangerous but public buildings separated from the slums.
11) What did wealthy homes have?
A
An atrium, tablinum and peristylium.
B
An atrium, lots of furniture and tile mosaics.
C
A dining room, greek mythology and lava.
D
Pools, landscaping and large windows.
12) What language was spoken by ordinary Romans?
A
Italian
B
Roman
C
Greek
D
Latin
13) Who ran local government in the Provinces?
A
it was a free for all
B
Judges
C
the soldiers
D
Tetrarchs
14) Where did early Germanic tribes migrate from?
A
Egypt, Greece and China.
B
Northern India, Southern Mesopotamia and Southern Russia
C
Northern Greece, Syria and Northern India
D
Russia India and Egypt.
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
Tyranny
B
Democracy with an elected king
C
no government
D
absolute monarchy
17) How was guilt or innocence proven?
A
Jury of peers
B
evidence examination
C
Trial by ordeal
D
assumed guilty
18) What tribe did the Romans make friends with?
A
Franks
B
Celts
C
Frisians
D
Lombards
19) What was the Romans’ major policy for dealing with the Germanic tribes?
A
pay them off
B
Containment
C
Ignore them
D
invade and settle the area
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