- 1. Who is known as the first Roman emperor?
A) Augustus
B) Constantine
C) Julius Caesar
D) Nero
- 2. What title did Augustus adopt to signify his authority?
A) Pontifex Maximus
B) Princeps
C) Consul
D) Dictator
- 3. In what year did Augustus become the first Roman emperor?
A) 44 BC
B) 476 AD
C) 64 AD
D) 27 BC
- 4. Which rival of Augustus did he defeat in the Battle of Actium?
A) Brutus
B) Mark Antony
C) Pompey
D) Crassus
- 5. Where was Augustus' rule centered during his reign as emperor?
A) Rome
B) Carthage
C) Byzantium
D) Athens
- 6. What was the name of the age of peace and stability that characterized Augustus' reign?
A) The Dark Ages
B) Pax Romana
C) Time of Troubles
D) Punic Wars
- 7. Who was Augustus' successor as emperor?
A) Tiberius
B) Nero
C) Trajan
D) Caligula
- 8. What was the name of the political faction that supported Augustus?
A) Equites
B) Optimates
C) Populares
D) Plebeians
- 9. Who was Augustus' wife and empress of Rome?
A) Agrippina
B) Livia
C) Cleopatra
D) Messalina
- 10. What was the significance of Augustus wearing the laurel wreath in public?
A) Sign of mourning
B) Religious symbolism
C) Symbol of victory
D) Fashion statement
- 11. Which famous line did Augustus say before his death, expressing the peace he brought to Rome?
A) Et tu, Brute?
B) Veni, vidi, vici
C) Alea iacta est
D) I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble
- 12. Augustus reformed the Roman political system by creating the...
A) Principate
B) Triumvirate
C) Monarchy
D) Republic
- 13. Where did Augustus defeat Mark Antony and Cleopatra in a naval battle?
A) Troy
B) Carthage
C) Sparta
D) Actium
- 14. Augustus was granted the title 'Father of the Country' by the Roman Senate, known as...
A) Rex
B) Dominus
C) Pater Patriae
D) Imperator
- 15. How did Augustus die?
A) Natural causes
B) Battle wounds
C) Assassination
D) Illness
- 16. Which poet did Augustus exile for writing disrespectful verses about him?
A) Ovid
B) Virgil
C) Horace
D) Livius
- 17. Who served as Augustus's right-hand man and was his most trusted general?
A) Cicero
B) Agrippa
C) Antony
D) Brutus
- 18. What post did Augustus hold in 19 BC that made him the chief priest of Rome?
A) Tribune
B) Censor
C) Pontifex Maximus
D) Consul
- 19. Augustus established a new body of urban police and fire-fighters known as the...
A) Vigiles
B) Gladiators
C) Praetorian Guard
D) Legion
- 20. What was Augustus's title 'Princeps' primarily associated with?
A) King
B) First citizen
C) General
D) Dictator
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