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