5.16.F - Quiz: The Roman World

Question 1

Who were the early Italians that founded the city of Rome?
Umbrians
Etruscans
Samnites
Latins

Answer 1

Latins

Question 2

Where would one find fertile land on the Italian Peninsula?
East coast
the Alps
Southern Italy
Po River Valley

Answer 2

Po River Valley

Question 3

Who were the “civilizers of early Italy”?
Etruscans
Greeks
Romans
Villanovians

Answer 3

Etruscans

Question 4

Julius Caesar was murdered on what date?
November 15, 44 BC
April 15, 44 BC
March 15, 44 BC
May 15, 44 BC

Answer 4

March 15, 44 BC

Question 5

Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar formed an alliance known as the what?
First Triumvirate
Council of Men
Consulate
Alliance

Answer 5

First Triumvirate

Question 6

Pompey ordered Caesar to not cross what boundary between Gaul and Rome?
Tiber River
Gaul
Alps
Rubicon River

Answer 6

Rubicon River

Question 7

Which statements are considered to be inaccurate in regard to the life of Octavian? (Choose 2 answers.)
defeated Mark Antony and Actium
was unpopular with the Roman Senate
ended political wars that plagued Rome
allied with Cleopatra
named Augustus

Answer 7

was unpopular with the Roman Senate
allied with Cleopatra

Question 8

Which Roman emperor oversaw the building of a massive wall in Great Britain as a way of protection against barbarians?
Titus
Vespasian
Trajan
Hadrian

Answer 8

Hadrian

Question 9

Jesus Christ was born during the reign of which Roman emperor?
Augustus
Caligula
Nero
Tiberius

Answer 9

Augustus

Question 10

What did Lepidus do that forced Octavian to remove him from the Triumvirate?
He had Mark Antony murdered.
He participated in the assassination of Julius Caesar.
He created an army and navy that invaded Sicily.
He married Octavian’s sister, Octavia.

Answer 10

He created an army and navy that invaded Sicily.

Question 11

The rebellion led by Spartacus was part of:
the Servile Wars
the Persian Wars
the Peloponnesian War
the Punic Wars

Answer 11

the Servile Wars

Question 12

The Pax Romana refers to what?
None of these are correct.
a period of military rivalries that threatened Roman security
a period when Rome and Greece ruled together
200 years of Roman growth and order

Answer 12

200 years of Roman growth and order

Question 13

Which principle architectural feature was used in this structure to support its size?

oculus
portico
corridor
arch

Answer 13

arch

Question 14

If you wanted to read about condemnation of Rome’s moral decay, you would read the work of:
Cicero
Juvenal
Pliny the Elder
Seneca

Answer 14

Juvenal

Question 15

Before Paul converted to Christianity, what did he do?
farm
persecute Christians
sailed to Antioch
seek shelter for Christians

Answer 15

persecute Christians

Question 16

How old was Jesus when he conversed with the teachers in the Temple?
12
13
8
15

Answer 16

12

Question 17

Which of the following statements is considered to be the most inaccurate?
Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist around age thirty.
Jesus probably worked as a carpenter from 12 years old to 30 years old.
There are highly reliable sources claiming to know about Jesus’s life from 12 years old to 30 years old.
Jesus grew up in Egypt.

Answer 17

There are highly reliable sources claiming to know about Jesus’s life from 12 years old to 30 years old.

Question 18

Jesus Christ was probably crucified in what year?
1 AD
30 AD
25 AD
39 AD

Answer 18

30 AD

Question 19

Where was it that the term “Christian” was first used to denote a follower of Christ?
Antioch
Asia Minor
Jerusalem
India

Answer 19

Antioch

Question 20

What did not occur during the reign of Constantine?
Christians were appointed as royal advisors.
a watered down loyalty to God
Constantine immediately proclaimed to be a follower of Christ.
development of church-state relationship

Answer 20

Constantine immediately proclaimed to be a follower of Christ.

Question 21

Which church father spent his entire life battling Arian thought?
Augustine of Hippo
John Chrysostom
Athanasius
Basil of Caesarea

Answer 21

Athanasius

Question 22

Which church father argued the concept of apostolic succession?
Irenaeus
Aristides
Ignatius
Clement

Answer 22

Irenaeus

Question 23

Which statement is incorrect?
Nero persecuted Christians.
Septimius Severus persecuted Christians.
Diocletian persecuted Christians.
Marcus Aurelius never persecuted Christians.

Answer 23

Marcus Aurelius never persecuted Christians.

Question 24

What was one reason the early church fathers decided on a canon of Scripture?
Heretical teachers began to put together a list of books.
None of these are correct.
They needed to show the Roman government what they believed.
They needed to preserve the heritage of the Christians.

Answer 24

Heretical teachers began to put together a list of books.

Question 25

The group of barbarians from Asia that threatened Rome was led by whom?
Attila
Vandal
The Franks
Valens

Answer 25

Attila

Question 26

Which statement(s) about Theodosius is/are correct? (Choose all that may apply.)
signed the Edict of Milan
made Christianity the official religion of Rome
established his capital at Byzantium
permanently split the Empire between east and west

Answer 26

made Christianity the official religion of Rome
permanently split the Empire between east and west

Question 27

The myth of Roman invincibility was destroyed at the battle of __________.

Answer 27

Adrianople

Question 28

What are some of the discoveries archaeologists have made at Pompeii? (Give at least four examples.)

Answer 28

Some discoveries include the rooms in the houses of Pompeii, some of the streets in Pompeii, ancient skeletons of people that date to when the destruction of Pompeii happened, and some artifacts that date back to that time.

Question 29

What are two of the three breakdowns that led to the Fall of Rome?

Answer 29

Two of the three breakdowns of the Roman Empire include bribing the Roman military, which, in return, made the army no longer loyal. Another breakdown includes how there was a political void in Rome.