Unit 1 - 7th - Rome Practice Test

What factor helped Julius Caesar become dictator for life?

• He put high taxes on the poor.

• He had lots of friends in the Senate.

• Being generous to the lower classes of Rome.

• He convinced the senate to give him all their power.

Senators assassinated Julius Caesar because

• They wanted to be Caesar.

• he had taken too much power.

• they wanted to take command of his army.

• they wanted revenge.

The 2 century era known as the "Pax Romana" was

• more beneficial for the poor than the rich.

• a long period of fighting.

• during the early roman republic.

• a period peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire.

In the course of about 50 years, 41 people ruled Rome, or claimed to. Most of them died violently after a very short rule. What kind of message did this send to Rome's enemies?

• that Rome is very violent and should be avoided.

• that Rome is going through a rough time but will bounce back stronger than ever.

• that Rome has weakened and it's a great time to attack.

• that Rome is crazy and it would be better to avoid them.

If the month of August is named after Augustus Caesar, what month is named after Julius Caesar?

• January

• February

• June

• July

A representative government is...

• when people have a strong leader who

  makes all the decisions.

• when people elect leaders to make

  choices for them.

• when people vote on everything

  themselves.

Why was the Roman Republic

beneficial for common Romans?

• People got to vote for representatives.

• It was an extended era of peace.

• Caesar Augustus was a great Emperor

  during this period.

• The Empire was huge and difficult to

  rule.

Some of the good things Caesar

Augustus did as Emperor were...(select

all that apply)

• He let people vote more often.

• He helped create an extended era of

  peace known as the Pax Romana

• He invested in the construction of

  important infrastructures such as

  aqueducts and roads.

• He shrank the size of the Empire to

  make it easier to rule.

Why did poor Romans like the ideas of

Christianity over their old religion?

• They liked to read the bible.

• They believed the old Roman gods

  liked the wealthy and not them.

• Christians were treated with a lot of

  respect in Rome.

• Christianity had a lot of different gods to

  choose from.

Christians were Monotheistic. This

means...

• They worship multiple gods.

• They worship gods by giving them gifts.

• They worshiped only one god.

• They not believe in god.