World History: Journey Across Time, The Early Ages

Chapter 8: The Rise of Rome

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The form of government in which citizens have the power is called _____.
A)republic
B)oligarchy
C)dictatorship
D)legion
2
A group of about 6,000 Roman soldiers is called a _____.
A)legion
B)republic
C)gladius
D)battalion
3
Rome's first code of laws was called the _____.
A)Ten Commandments
B)Delian League
C)Justinian Code
D)Twelve Tables
4
Which Roman official was appointed during an emergency?
A)consul
B)praetor
C)dictator
D)plebian
5
Wealthy Romans created large farming estates called __________.
A)plantations
B)latifundia
C)triumvirate
D)imperator
6
The Gracchus brothers were reformers who believed that many of Rome's problems were due to the __________.
A)growing wealth of small farmers
B)lack of slaves and a labor force
C)loss of small farms
D)emperor's policies
7
A(n) __________ is a political alliance of three people.
A)latifundia
B)imperator
C)triumvirate
D)Rubicon
8
Caesar's grandnephew __________ founded the Roman Empire.
A)Antony
B)Lepidus
C)Actium
D)Octavian
9
An era filled with peace and prosperity called the __________ began with Augustus and lasted for 200 years.
A)Praetorian Guard
B)Pax Romana
C)Puteoli
D)Caligula
10
Roman trade was made easier with the use of a(n) __________.
A)common language
B)common currency
C)steam-powered freighter
D)inventory system
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