WHI.6 Test Review

Which of these is NOT TRUE about Roman Mythology

• based on many gods

• explained natural phenomena and events

• told stories of gods and heroes

• based on Germanic gods

Which Roman goddess was the Queen of the Gods and the protector of marriages?

• Juno

• Minerva

• Athena

• Jupiter

Because Roman citizens did not know all of the laws, the government created______

• the Code of Hammurabi

• the Ten Commandments

• the Four Noble Truths

• the Twelve Tables

Which position were the highest Roman officials?

• Senate

• Assembly

• Tribune

• Consul

Which geographic features were important for protecting Rome?

• Caspian Sea & Caucasus Mountains

• Mt. Olympus & Aegean Sea

• Alps Mountains and Mediterranean Sea

Which of the Roman governing bodies was made up of patricians only?

• Senate

• Assembly

• Forum

• Consul

The Roman form of government in which people elect office holders to make law is...

• Rule of law

• Tyranny

• Representative Democracy

• Limited Government

Who was the Roman scientist who theorized that Earth was the center of the universe?

• Cicero

• Ovid

• Ptolemy

Two centuries of peace and prosperity under imperial Roman rule was called--

• the Renaissance

• Pax Romana

• Age of Pericles

• Spartan Hegemony

Which Roman poet wrote the epic poem the Aeneid?

• Ptolemy

• Ovid

• Constantine

• Virgil