Quiz 5

Question 1

What Roman politician was murdered for promoting a plan of redistributing land to the landless poor?

Answer 1

Tiberius Gracchus

Question 2

Which distant culture sent an ambassador to Rome in about 98 CE?

Answer 2

Han China

Question 3

During the end of the Roman republic, which military leader defended his rivals and gained sole control of the state?

Answer 3

Julius Caesar

Question 4

The republican-era government included two chief elected officials who shared executive power, commanded armies into battle, and supervised financial affairs. They served a one year term and were called…

Answer 4

Consuls

Question 5

Before the Roman domination of Italy, the Italian peninsula and islands were populated by small settlements of various cultures. Which of the following groups did NOT have settlements in this area in pre-Roman times?

Answer 5

Persians

Question 6

Which Hellenistic ruler was the last to rule Egypt before it was subsumed into the Roman Empire?

Answer 6

Cleopatra

Question 7

What major poet wrote an epic called the Aeneid, which was created as a Roman equivalent to the Iliad or Odyssey?

Answer 7

Virgil

Question 8

Hannibal was a foreign general who caused much anxiety to Rome and was defeated only with great difficulty. What nationality was he?

Answer 8

Etruscan

Question 9

Briefly explain the term “Pax Romana”

Answer 9

Pax Romana = “Roman Peace”

This is a time period that lasted about 200 years. During this time the growing city of Rome saw great improvements, and trade and production flourished in the provinces.

Question 10

Which Roman emperor published the Edict of Milan to endorse religious tolerance and allow Christianity to grow?

Answer 10

Constantine