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Rome is located in which modern day country?
a) Italy
b) Spain
c) Greece
d) Turkey

Constantine moved the capital city from Rome to which city?
a) Constantinople
b) Athens
c) Carthage
d) Antioch

The head of the household, or the Paterfamilias, was the:
a) father
b) mother
c) gradfather
d) grandmother

Which emperor was accused of setting fire to Rome?
a) Nero
b) Augustus
c) Diocletian
d) Trajan

Water was brought to Roman cities by:
a) aquaducts
b) canals
c) slaves
d) rivers

A picture or design made from tiny pieces of colored stone or other material is called a _________.
a) mosaic
b) ceramic
c) mural
d) bas-relief

The Twelve Tables are associated with Roman _______.
a) law
b) art
c) architecture
d) food

The Punic Wars were between Rome and which other power?
a) Carthage
b) Greece
c) Persia
d) Egypt

Which term best describes the kind of government established by the Roman Republic?
a) democracy
b) dictatorship
c) monarchy
d) socialist state

Why is Spartacus famous?
a) He led a revolt of gladiators and slaves
b) He was the first consul of the Roman republic
c) He was a historian of Ancient Rome
d) He was a skilled artist and made mosaics

What language was spread by the Roman empire?
a) Latin
b) Greek
c) Spanish
d) French

Under which Emperor was the Roman Empire the largest?
a) Trajan
b) Constantine
c) Augustus
d) Julius Caesar

The earliest people living in Rome were:
a) Etrucians
b) Trojans
c) Greeks
d) Persians

Which Emperor divided the Roman empire to make it easier to govern?
a) Diocletian
b) Constantine
c) Augustus
d) Julius Caesar

According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by:
a) a wolf
b) a siren
c) the gods
d) the emporer

Octavian and ______ are the same person
a) Augustus
b) Julius Caesar
c) Cicero
d) Diocletian

The Roman general ________ gained control of Rome’s government and was named dictator for life
a) Julius Caesar
b) Constantine
c) Augustus
d) Cicero

The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the __________ after the fall of Rome.
a) The Byzantine Empire
b) The Persian EMpire
c) The Orthodox Empire
d) The Gothic Empire

Augustus began an era called the Pax Romana. This era is known as being a time of:
a) peace and stability
b) war and chaos
c) religious change
d) decline in population

Marc Anthony teamed up with which other famous ruler to fight against Octavian?
a) Cleopatra
b) Alexander the Great
c) Hatshepsut
d) Julius Caesar

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