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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was Augustus's original name (before it was Augustus)?
Orwaldian
Octavian
Octavis
Octagonis
- 2. Multiple Choice
What year was was Augustus born?
45 b.c.
63 a.d.
45 a.d.
63 b.c.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Augustus claimed that...
He turned Rome from a city of stone to a city of marble
He turned Rome from a city of stone to a city of platinum
He turned Rome from a city of stone to a city of joy
He turned Rome from a city of silver to a city of gold
- 4. Multiple Choice
Under his rule, what form of government did Rome have?
Empire
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
- 5. Multiple Choice
Before Augustus's rule, Rome was a...
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
Republic
No real ruler; it was chaos
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these was a way Augustus kept peace in the Roman Empire?
Selected poor people to serve in government
Bought grain to feed the poor
Set three enslaved families free
Took jobs away from Patricians
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes Rome under the rule of Augustus?
War and chaos
Peace
Sad and full of grief
There was no significant difference
- 8. Multiple Choice
He was the nephew of...
Julius Caesar
Nero
Vespasian
Hannibal
- 9. Multiple Choice
What event occured that caused Augustus to rise to the throne?
Julius Caesar quit
The people wanted a better emperor
His father forced the government to make him emperor
The death of Julius Caesar
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did Augustus better secure Rome's borders?
He used humongous men to scare people
He ordered the building of threatening-looking statues
He used natural factors such as rivers
He built a strong wall with a fence around it
- 11. Multiple Choice
Augustus initiated...
The Persian Wars
The end of Pax Romana
The beginning of Pax Romana
A riot against the Roman government
- 12. Multiple Choice
**BONUS** How many times did Augustus marry
3
1
2
7
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