<p> Humanities Rome Test </p><p>Multiple Choice: </p><p>1) As a result of 207 years of Pax Romana, the Roman Empire ____. a) Experienced continuing hostilities among neighboring regions. b) Survived invasions from barbarian tribes. c) Shrank in size and wealth. d) Experienced peace and prosperity.</p><p>2) Which emperor accepted Christianity for himself, as well as the whole Roman Empire? a) Hadrian c) Constantine b) Vespasian d) Diocletian</p><p>3) Why did a group of senators murder Julius Caesar? a) Because he was extremely unpopular with the Roman people. b) To dismantle the Republic and return governing power to the monarchy. c) Because he was waging a civil war. d) To prevent him from destroying the Roman Republic.</p><p>4) Which emperor moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople? a) Diocletian c) Vespasian b) Julius Caesar d) Constantine</p><p>5) Which current government is similar to the Roman Republic? a) Russia c) United States b) North Korea d) China</p><p>6) What was Rome’s first major road measuring 132 miles? a) Cloaca Maxima c) Pantheon b) Via Appia d) Hadrian’s Road</p><p>7) What emperor built the Domus Aurea? a) Hadrian c) Nero b) Vespasian d) Augustus</p><p>8) The Cloaca Maxima was Rome’s a) Water System c) Entertainment Facility b) Sewer System d) Bath Complex</p><p>9) .Male citizens were often required to serve in what field? a) Army c) Construction b) Waste Management d) Education</p><p>10) Which of the following represents the fall of Rome? a) Black Death c) Too much money b) Attacked by German Tribes d) Massive Earthquakes</p><p>11) Eventually the Roman Empire became what? a) Byzantine Empire c) Greek Empire II b) Incas d) Romania 12) The Hypogeum is found in what Roman structure? a) Pantheon c) Domus Aurea b) Colosseum d) Trajan’s Forum</p><p>13) In Roman mythology who raised Romulus and Remus? a) The Pope c) Jesus Christ b) Saturn d) A She Wolf</p><p>14) What Roman structure was gutted by a fire in 217 AD under the rule of Caracalla? a) Colosseum c) Trajan’s Forum b) Circus Maximus d) Trajan’s Market</p><p>15) Roman audiences enjoyed public entertainment a) In the Forum on Capitoline Hill. b) In temples and at the Forum. c) On the Palantine and Pont du Gard. d) In the Colosseum or at the Circus Maximus.</p><p>16)____ was NOT a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire. a) Weak leaders b) The huge amount of money spent on defense, coupled with inflation c) The invasions by Germanic tribes and by Huns d) Public work projects that benefited the masses </p><p>17) The Punic wars were fought between Rome and ____ a) Carthage c) Huns b) Visigoths d) Persians</p><p>18) The Roman Code of Laws that were developed were known as a) Hammurabi’s Code c) Caesar’s Code b) Twelve Tables d) Ten Commandments</p><p>19) The Romans based their gods on the gods of these people. a) Etruscans c) Persians b) Greeks d) Egyptians</p><p>Matching: A. Plebeian B. Patrician C. Consul D. Legion E. Century</p><p>20)These were wealthy, aristocratic landowners who held most of the power in the early republic.</p><p>21)This was a large military division of the Roman army.</p><p>22)This was a smaller military division of the Roman army (usually into a 100 men).</p><p>23)These people were common farmers, merchants, workers, and artisans that made up the majority of Roman citizens.</p><p>24)This is one of two officials who shared the powers of ruling the republic and whose time in office was limited to one year 25) What is the geographical land feature that the Roman Empire existed on? a) Mountains b) River Delta c) Island d) Peninsula 26) What is the name of the top God for the Roman Empire? a) Jupiter b) Zeus c) Juno d) Saturn 27) What is the name of the top female God in traditional Roman religion? a) Hera b) Athena c) Juno d) Momma Mia 28) What is the name given to the Golden Age of Rome? a) Golden Age b) Pax Romana c) Caesars Supreme d) Bronze Age</p><p>Roman Numerals – Match the correct number with the Roman symbol</p><p>29) III a) 4 b) 5 c) 16 d) 54 30) CDXL a) 640 b) 455 c) 440 d) 940 31) MMXXIV a) 2024 b) 8024 c) 4024 d) 224 32) CCXLIV a) 2044 b) 244 c) 2054 d) 254 33) LXXXVIII a) 808 b) 888 c) 88 d) 880 34) MMXIII a) 2013 b) 2113 c) 2031 d) 2301 35) XLIII a) 434 b) 43 c) 343 d) 34 36) XCII a) 92 b) 920 c) 102 d) 43 37) MDCLVI a) 1651 b) 15431 c) 1656 d) 6456 38) X a) 1 b) 100 c) 10 d) 1 million</p><p>Emperor Matching a) Tiberius b) Nero c) Caligula d) Claudius e) Augustus 39) His mother was Agrippina – b 40) Most believe that he was poisoned by Caligula - a 41) Original name was Octavius - e 42) Had his own mother killed - b 43) Speech impediment and limp - d 44) Adopted by his Uncle – e 45) Assassinated by his guards - c</p><p> a) Trajan b) Hadrian c) Constantine d) Caracalla e)Julius Caesar </p><p>46) Made Christianity the official religion after seeing a vision - c 47) Declared himself dictator for life but later assassinated by Senators - e 48) Built massive bath complexes in his Empire - d 49) Created the first shopping mall of the ancient world - a 50) Created a structure that spanned the whole country - b Roman / Islamic Artifacts Matching Use the paper not the clickers</p><p> a) Colosseum b) Maison Carree c) Roman Arch</p><p> d) Arch of Titus e) Trajans Column f) Pont du Gard</p><p> g) Pantheon h) Arch of Constantine i) Obelisk</p><p> j) Circus Maximus k) Coffers L) Oculus</p><p>1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10._____ 11._____ 12._____</p><p>13. Could transport an estimated 44 million gallons of water a day _____ 14. Arch to celebrate a triumphant return after military victories (the bigger one) _____ 15. Emperor Vespasian ordered the construction of this _____ 16. Engineering technique used to lower the weight of the side walls of a dome _____ 17. Temple that was made for all Gods _____ 18. Hosted many chariot races – early Roman version of NASCAR _____ 19. Made by this Emperors brother to commemorate his military victories _____ 20 Building made use of a false front and stairs to look bigger than it actually was _____ 21. Pediment on this artifact around the sides _____ 22. Hole at the top of the Pantheon _____ 23. Emperor Hadrian was credited with completion of this artifact _____ 24. These artifacts are found all over the world _____ 25. Could hold an estimated 70,000 spectators _____ 26. Held and estimated 100,000 spectators’ _____ 27. The angle of this artifact is less than 1% down _____ 28. These were used as a way to conserve materials in building _____ 29. There is an engineering error in this artifact that the two parts do not match up _____ 30. This was made to commemorate the military victory over Dacia _____ 31. This artifact was also used as an assembly point for political rallies _____ 32. The keystone was added last to take away the pressure _____ 33. This artifact stands 100 feet tall _____ 13. pont 14. arch of Constantine 15. colloseum 16. coffers 17. pantheon 18 circus maximus 19 arch of titus 20 maison carrie 21 trajans colloum 22 occulus 23 pantheon 24 obolisk 25 colloseum 26 circus maximus 27 pont du gard 28 arches 29 pantheon 30 trajans colloum 31 circus maximus 32 arches 33 trajans coloum 34 35 36 37 38 39 40</p>