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1) Which statement about Rome's climate is FALSE? a) Rome had a sunny, mild climate b) Rome had large amounts of land to grow farms c) Rome learned to grow grapes and olives d) Rome had 7 villages settled in the valley 2) Which river was Rome settled on? a) The Tiber b) The Tigris c) The Huang He d) The Euphrates 3) The people of Latium spoke a language known as a) Greek b) Latin c) Roman d) Spanish 4) What mountain range separates Italy from the rest of Europe? a) Andes b) Himalayas c) Everest d) Alps 5) Italy is shaped like a boot, with the tip of the boot pointing toward what island? a) Sicily b) Crete c) Minos d) Sparta 6) What epic by Virgil tells the story of how a Trojan hero named Aeneas settled Rome? a) The Odyssey b) The Iliad c) The Aeneid d) The Aesop 7) According to another legend, Remus and Romulus were two brothers raised by a) Wolves b) Ares c) Thor d) Troy 8) Who did the Romans get their alphabet from? a) The Etruscans b) The Greeks c) The Latins d) The Romans 9) A short robe that Roman men wore is called a a) A gladius b) A pilium c) A phalanx d) A toga 10) A ____________ is a form of government where people elect their leaders a) oligarchy b) republic c) monarchy d) tyranny 11) True or False? A group of about six thousand Roman soldiers was called a legion. a) False b) True 12) Which one is NOT a plebeian? a) senators b) artisans c) small farm owners d) shopkeepers 13) To veto something means a) To approve it b) To support it c) To debate it d) To reject it 14) Which word describes people that came from the oldest and most important families. a) Plebeians b) Gladiators c) Helots d) Patricians 15) How long did Senators hold their offices? a) For life b) One year c) Until a new emperor was chosen 16) True or False: people that were NOT citizens of Rome could join the auxilia. a) True b) False 17) What is NOT a reason that Rome's republic began to fall apart? a) There was a large gap between rich and poor b) The latifundias were sharing food with the poor c) The cities were too crowded d) Crime was increasing in the cities 18) What Roman dictator gave back control to the Senate after saving Rome in only 16 days? a) Claudius b) Mark Antony c) Julius Caesar d) Cincinnatus 19) What was the written display of laws in the center of Rome called? a) Hammurabi's Code b) The Ten Commandments c) The Twelve Tables d) The Counsels 20) The Punic Wars were a series of battles between Rome and a) Carthage b) Sparta c) Athens d) Persia 21) True or False: Rome had a much stronger navy than Carthage. a) True b) False 22) Who was Carthage's greatest general? a) Hammurabi b) Hamilcar c) M.C. Hammer d) Hannibal 23) What is latifundia? a) The Peace of Rome b) The idea that everyone is equal under the law c) A large Roman farm d) A very good day (lot of fun daya) 24) What was the idea of Bread and Circuses? a) To distract Romans from the failures of their government b) A program to teach farmers new jobs c) Trading with other nations for entertainment d) A strategy used to defeat Carthage at Gaul 25) What happened to the Gracchus brothers when they asked the Senate to help the poor? a) They became the first triumvirate b) The senate killed them c) They were elected Counsuls d) The poor farmers rebelled 26) What retired Roman general helped Rome's army by paying its soldiers? a) Octavian b) Plebian c) Marius d) Sulla 27) Who was NOT part of the First Triumvirate to rule Rome? a) Crassus b) Lepidus c) Pompey d) Julius Caesar 28) How did Julius Caesar die? a) In battle at the Rubicon River b) Old age c) Malaria d) Killed by Senators 29) True or False: One of Julius Caesar's greatest accomplishments was the creation of the Gregorian calendar. a) True b) False 30) Who did Cleopatra of Egypt fall in love with, destroying the second triumvirate? a) Julius Caesar b) Lepidus c) Julius Erving d) Mark Antony 31) Who was the Roman writer and public speaker that tried to warn the Senate not to make Caesar Augustus all powerful? a) Cicero b) Sicily c) Brutus d) Gaius

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