1) Which was NOT a problem of large cities in Rome? a) Overcrowding b) High crime c) Not enough plebeians d) Farmers losing their farms to latifundias 2) A latifundia is a) A leadership group of three b) a large farming estate c) a government controlled by a few rich leaders d) the basic fighting unit of the Roman legion 3) What is NOT a reason small farms began failing? a) Drought (lack of rain) b) Neglected while farmers were at war c) Damaged by Carthaginians during war 4) What was the plan to distract Roman citizens from the problems with their government called? a) Shock and Awe b) The First Triumvirate c) Et tu, Brute d) Bread and Circuses 5) Who was Tiberius' brother? a) Gaius b) Caesar c) Hannibal d) Pompey 6) How did the Senate react to the Graccus' brothers suggestions about the poor? a) They made them Consuls b) They accepted their ideas c) They killed the brothers d) They tried to make them come home from war 7) While he was a Counsul, he changed how the army recruited and began paying soldiers a) Julius Caesar b) Octavian c) Scipio d) Marius 8) How did the attitudes of soldiers begin to change under Marius? a) They rebelled and refused to fight b) They became more loyal to their generals than to Rome c) They began killing Senators d) They wanted peace with Carthage and an end to battle 9) What was a major difference between Sulla and Marius? a) Marius was Greek while Sulla was Roman b) Sulla was killed by the Senate on March 15, 44 BC c) Sulla was an army general and Marius was retired d) Marius was in the army and Sulla was retired 10) How did Sulla's time as dictator end? a) He stepped down b) He was killed by the Senate c) He died on the battlefield d) He and Cleopatra committed suicide together 11) What is a Triumvirate? a) A group of two leaders b) A judge with total power c) A Roman province d) a political group of three people who share power 12) Who was NOT a member of Rome's First Triumvirate? a) Julius Caesar b) Caesar Augustus c) Pompey d) Crassus 13) Gaul is known as modern day ______ a) France b) Rome c) Germany d) Spain 14) Who did the Senate order to return to Rome instead of continue fighting? a) Crassus b) Mark Antony c) Julius Caesar d) Pompey 15) Dictator perpetuo means a) The first dictator b) The last dictator c) The world's dictator d) Dictator for life 16) Which was NOT an accomplishment of Caesar? a) He freed Rome's slaves b) He gave citizenship to those in Rome's territories c) Created more jobs d) Created a calendar we still use 17) What happened in Rome after Caesar was killed? a) Peace came to the cities b) Civil wars started c) Rome was invaded by Gaul d) Cleopatra married Octavian 18) Who was NOT a member of Rome's Second Triumvirate? a) Sulla b) Mark Antony c) Lepidus d) Octavian 19) Who fell in love with Cleopatra and betrayed his country? a) Crassus b) Lepidus c) Mark Antony d) DJ Khalid 20) Where did Mark Antony and Octavian fight their last battle? a) Actium b) Gaul c) Rome d) Panama City 21) Who was the Roman writer that tried to talk the Senate out of giving Octavian total power? a) Scipio b) Cicero c) Lepidus d) Homer 22) As a result of Octavian becoming supreme leader of Rome, the civil wars got worse. True or False? a) True b) False 23) When the Senate made Octavian ruler for life, what was his name changed to? a) Julius Caesar b) Mark Antony c) Caesar Augustus d) Little Caesar Pizza Pizza

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