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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the Etruscans and theChineseGreeksEgyptiansMesopotamians
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn what sea was Rome a peninsula, which allowed it to prosper in trade and interact with and conquer other lands?RedBlackMediterraneanArabian
- 3. Multiple Choice
In 509 B.C. what form of government in which citizens elect their own leaders did Romans choose over the Etruscan monarchy?
Republic
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Empire
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat were wealthy landowners called who made up Rome's ruling class?PlebeiansPatriciansMonarchsAristocrats
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat commoners such as artisans shopkeepers, and owners of small farms were calledAristocratsPatriciansMonarchsPlebeians
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho could be a Roman citizen?Only patrician menOnly plebeian menBoth patrician and plebeian menBoth patrician and plebeian women
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens?VotePay taxesServe in the armyAll of the above
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?ConsulsPraetorsTribunesSenators
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the jobs of consuls?Pay taxes and head the armyHead the army and run the ForumBuild temples and head the armyHead the army and run the government
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does a consul's right to reject each other's decisions called?TaxVetoOverseeAffirm
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhose main job was to interpret the law and act as judges in court cases?ConsulsTribunesPraetorsPlebeians
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Council of Plebs elected what officials to make sure the plebeians' concerns were brought to the government's attention?
Praetors
Consuls
Tribunes
Patricians
- 13. Multiple Choice
Rome's important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men who served for life
Forum
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who were the legislative body of patricians that elected consuls, praetors, and passed laws?
Tribunes
Assembly of Centuries
Senate
Consuls
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did the Plebeians think they should have the power to govern like the Patricians and went on strike to get those rights?
They fought in the army and paid taxes
They fought in the army and built temples
They worshipped the gods and paid taxes
They fought in the army and worked at the Forum
- 16. Multiple Choice
What were the first written code of laws that Plebeians demanded be put into writing so judges would have to follow them?
The Twelve Tables
The Ten Commandments
Civic Duty
The Eightfold Path
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the plebeian's body of representatives?Council of ConsulsCouncil of PatriciansCouncil of RomansCouncil of Plebs
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe complex structure of Roman government to limit the power of any one group or persons is called a system ofChecks and balancesChecks and penaltiesChecks and denariiChecks on power
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho could rule with absolute power for a short period of time during a crisis?KingSenatorDictatorPresident
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA key idea that Romans passed on to the world which states that everyone should be equal under the law is called theRule of SenatorsRule of LawRule of RomeAll of the above
- 21. Multiple Choice
What was it called when Roman leaders offered cheap food and free entertainment to the poor to prevent revolts?
Fun and Games
Bread and Circuses
Chariot Racing and Gladiator Fighting
Circus Maximus and Colosseum
- 22. Multiple Choice
What ended the Republic and brought the army into politics?
Loss of small farms
Enslaved labor on large farming estates
Poverty and corruption
All of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?Julius CaesarMark AntonyScipioCaesar Augustus
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the three forms of government that Rome had?Oligarchy, democracy, theocracyMonarchy, republic, empireMonarchy, democracy, republicTheocracy, monarchy, empire
- 25. Multiple Choice
By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of peace that lasted 200 years called
Pax Romana
Golden Years
Pax Augustus
Age of Prosperity
- 26. Multiple Choice
Who was the first emperor who said, "I found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble?"
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Caesar Augustus
Mark Antony
- 27. Multiple Choice
Because Julius Caesar defied the Senate by refusing to give up his army and greatly risked starting a civil war, what phrase is used today when a person makes a decision that cannot be undone?
"Crossing the Mediterranean"
"A Bridge Too Far"
"Crossing the Rubicon"
"The Ides of March"
- 28. Multiple Choice
Augustus, Julius Caesar's grand-nephew, was once called
Pompey
Octavian
Brutus
Cassius
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