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AP World History
Quiz: Chapter 5
Chapter 5: The World of the Romans
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| 165146464 | 1. Which of the following aspects of Italian geography are NOT true? | (A) The Italian peninsula has three fertile agricultural areas. (B) Rome is centrally located. *(C) The rugged mountains of Italy divide the peninsula into isolated communities. (D) The Italian peninsula is located in approximately the middle of the Mediterranean and sticks far out into the sea. | 0 | |
| 165146465 | 2. Which ancient peoples probably ruled Rome in the first 100 years of its development? | (A) Greeks *(B) Etruscans (C) Egyptians (D) Samnites | 1 | |
| 165146466 | 3. Under the Roman Confederation, the Romans | *(A) gave some conquered peoples full Roman citizenship. (B) formed a loose alliance with other peoples of Italy. (C) forged an alliances with the Greek colonists of southern Italy. (D) formed an alliance with the Carthaginians. | 2 | |
| 165146467 | 4. The _____ governed the Roman Republic and led the army into battle. | (A) imperium (B) praetor *(C) consul (D) emperor | 3 | |
| 165146468 | 5. The _____ were descended from the original senators from the period of the early kings, and they owned great tracts of land. | (A) plebians *(B) patricians (C) praetors (D) consuls | 4 | |
| 165146469 | 6. What did Rome win in the first Punic War? | (A) Spain (B) North Africa *(C) Sicily (D) Sardinia | 5 | |
| 165146470 | 7. The Carthaginians lost the second Punic war with their defeat at | (A) Cannae. (B) Spain. *(C) Zama. (D) Cynoscephalae. | 6 | |
| 165146471 | 8. Landed aristocrats developed vast estates, called _____, which relied on slave labor. | (A) imperium (B) gracchi (C) praetors *(D) latifundia | 7 | |
| 165146472 | 9. _____ created an army based on personal loyalty to the commanding general, and thus increased the power of the army within the Roman system | (A) Sulla *(B) Marius (C) Crassus (D) Caesar | 8 | |
| 165146473 | 10. Which of the followin was NOT a member of the first Triumvirate? | (A) Crassus *(B) Octavian (C) Pompey (D) Julius Caesar | 9 | |
| 165146474 | 11. Julius Caesar | (A) introduced a 365-day calendar system that is still in use. (B) increased the size of the Senate to 900. (C) was named dictator for life. *(D) all of the above. | 10 | |
| 165146475 | 12. Who was the first Roman emperor? | (A) Julius Caesar (B) Antony (C) Tiberius *(D) Augustus | 11 | |
| 165146476 | 13. Which emperor provided public assistance to poor parents in order to help th em raise the educate their children? | (A) Octavian *(B) Trajan (C) Nero (D) Hadrian | 12 | |
| 165146477 | 14. What language was used in the Roman empire? | (A) Latin (B) Greek (C) Italian *(D) both A and B | 13 | |
| 165146478 | 15. Virgil's poetry was designed to shoe | *(A) that Rome was destined to rule the world. (B) the beauty of Roman culture. (C) the influence of Greece upon Rome. (D) intense feelings and curiosity about the world. | 14 | |
| 165146479 | 16. Roman families were headed by | *(A) paterfamilias. (B) latifundia. (C) women. (D) imperium. | 15 | |
| 165146480 | 17. How were slaves traditionally executed? | (A) garroting (B) hanging (C) drowning *(D) crucifixion | 16 | |
| 165146481 | 18. Who was the patron god of Rome? | (A) Mars (B) Zeus *(C) Jupiter (D) Juno | 17 | |
| 165146482 | 19. Which of the following Jewish sects advocated the overthrow of Roman rule? | (A) Pharisees (B) Sadducees (C) Essenes *(D) Zealots | 18 | |
| 165146483 | 20. Which Roman emperor converted to Christianity? | (A) Diocletian *(B) Constantine (C) Theodosius (D) Romulus Augustus | 19 |
