- 1. Which branch of the United States government is similar to the Roman Senate?
A) Legislative Branch
B) Tree Branch
C) Judicial Branch
D) Executive Branch
- 2. What position in the Roman Republic is similar to the Executive Branch of the United States?
A) Tribune
B) Consul
C) Senator
D) Censor
- 3. What architectural movement was a return to the Roman style of architecture?
A) Victorian
B) Modernism
C) Neoclassical
D) Georgian
- 4. What religion spread throughout much of Europe during the Roman Empire?
A) Taoism
B) Christianity
C) Hinduism
D) Islam
- 5. What leader became the dictator of Rome and put an end to the Roman Republic?
A) Gaius Marius
B) Cicero
C) Julius Caesar
D) Nero
- 6. What was Caesar Augustus famous for?
A) He was the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire
B) Killing Julius Caesar
C) Conquering the Eastern Roman Empire
D) Becoming the first emperor of Rome
- 7. What was another name for the Eastern Roman Empire?
A) The Tartar Empire
B) Byzantine Empire
C) The Persian Empire
D) The Roman Republic
- 8. Around what year did the Western Roman Empire fall?
A) 902 AD
B) 476 AD
C) 412 BC
D) 55 BC
- 9. What type of Roman engineering construction was important to help the army move quickly around the large Roman Empire?
A) Aqueducts
B) Roads
C) Chariots
D) Stadiums
- 10. Which of the following statements is true about Roman roads?
A) They were made of layers of masonry including concrete
B) They tended to flood when it rained making them useless in bad weather
C) They were mostly packed dirt
- 11. What type of Roman engineering construction helped to bring water into the city?
A) Arches
B) Aqueducts
C) Stadiums
D) Bridges
- 12. What architectural feature did the Romans use to make their constructions such as bridges and the Colosseum strong?
A) The dome
B) The arch
C) The colonnade
D) The truss
- 13. What type of job did most of the people in the countryside have?
A) Farmer
B) Soldier
C) Craftsman
D) Merchant
- 14. Roman boys began formal schooling at about what age?
A) 10
B) 7
C) 3
D) 5
- 15. If a poor person of the lower class wanted to raise their status in the Roman culture, what kind of job would likely help them?
A) Farmer
B) Entertainer
C) Teacher
D) Soldier
- 16. What type of clothing did Roman citizens wear while out in public?
A) Jordans
B) Tunic
C) Toga
D) Shirt
- 17. Who were the twins that Roman legend says founded the city of Rome?
A) Cain and Abel
B) Caesar and Cicero
C) Diana and Apollo
D) Romulus and Remus
- 18. What Roman god was king of the gods and taken from the Greek god Zeus?
A) Apollo
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Minerva
- 19. What typically happened to Christians in Rome before the Emperor Constantine was converted to Christianity?
A) They were not liked, but were tolerated
B) They were well thought of
C) They were persecuted and killed
- 20. What Roman god carried a giant trident and was god of the sea?
A) Neptune
B) Bacchus
C) Jupiter
D) Vulcan
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