Chapter 6:
Ancient Rome and Early Christianity
1.
What role did the Etruscans play in Rome's history?
a.
They built the Forum, which became the seat of Roman government.
b.
They taught the Romans many of their religious rituals.
c.
They created a wealthy aristocratic class called patricians.
d.
all of the above
2.
Of the following, which were the plebeians' chosen representatives?
a.
consuls
b.
dictators
c.
tribunes
d.
Tarquins
3.
The Punic Wars were fought between ____________
a.
Rome and Carthage.
b.
an army led by Julius Caesar and another led by Pompey.
c.
Rome and an army led by Spartacus.
d.
Rome and Greece.
4.
What did Julius Caesar do after becoming dictator?
a.
He arranged the assassination of Tiberius Gracchus and his brother Gaius.
b.
He extended Roman citizenship to many people in the provinces.
c.
He defeated Pompey's forces in Greece.
d.
He increased the number of people receiving free grain from the government.
5.
The term "good emperor" refers to ____________
a.
Caligula.
b.
Tiberius.
c.
Marcus Aurelius.
d.
all of the above
6.
During the Pax Romana ____________
a.
Roman families had fewer children.
b.
the poorer classes rebelled.
c.
women lost whatever rights they had had.
d.
all of the above
7.
The Edict of Milan decreed that ____________
a.
all old Hellenistic and Roman religions were banned.
b.
all religious groups in the empire were free to worship as they pleased.
c.
the Church was a hierarchy.
d.
Christianity was the official religion of the Roman Empire.
8.
Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under ____________
a.
Augustine.
b.
Hadrian.
c.
Constantine.
d.
Theodosius.
9.
Government policy created inflation in Rome, meaning that ____________
a.
prices rose.
b.
salaries kept rising.
c.
the value of money decreased.
d.
all of the above
10.
The Visigoths ____________
a.
were led by Attila.
b.
helped stop the invasion of the Huns in Italy.
c.
defeated the Roman army in the Balkan Peninsula.
d.
all of the above
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