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MULTIPLE CHOICE
DIRECTIONS
Select the letter of the best answer.
Who were the members of the Second
Triumvirate?
A Julius Caesar, Crassus, Pompey
B Mark Antony, Cleopatra, Octavian
C Mark Antony, Octavian, Lepidus
D Mark Antony, Brutus, Cassius
Who was given the name Augustus
and became the first emperor of
Rome?
A Mark Antony
B Octavian
C Julius Caesar
D Tiberius
What was the Pax Romana?
A the central authority of the
Roman Empire
B the imperial form of government
in Rome
C the years of Augustus's rule as
emperor
D the years of peace and prosperity
in the Roman Empire
Use the boxed statement to answer
questions 4 and 5.
Roman emperors had supreme authority
but faced the very real threat of
assassination.
What does the word assassination
mean in the sentence above?
A removal from office
B disapproval
C being killed
D rebellion
Which of these emperors was
assassinated?
A Tiberius
B Nero
C Vespasian
D Caligula
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Use the boxed information to answer
questions 6 and 7.
The Roman historian Suetonius lived
from about A.D. 75 to A.D. 140. His most
famous work is Lives of the Caesars, which
includes the quotation below.
Have imperator, morituri te salutant.
Date
|p What was the forum in Roman cities?
A the building in which the Senate
met
B a central marketplace
C a temple to gods
D an arena for athletes
Use the editorial cartoon to answer
questions 9 and 10.
"Hail, Emperor, those who are about to die
salute you."
Who most likely spoke the quoted
words?
A gladiators
B slaves
C philosophers
D colonists in the Roman provinces
In what language did Suetonius most
likely write?
A Greek
B English
C Latin
D Roman
P To whom is the cartoonist comparing
Governor Puddwell?
A a Roman entertainer
B the emperor Nero
C Augustus Caesar
D Marcus Aurelius
g) What point is the cartoonist making?
A The governor is a cruel tyrant.
B The governor is living in the past.
C The state is being run like the
Roman Empire.
D The governor is not concerned
with the state's problems.
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Date
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FILL IN THE BLANK
DIRECTIONS Fill in the blank with the correct word or words from the list below.
As the Romans expanded their empire, Egypt and Spain
aqueducts
became
of Rome.
legions
The many languages spoken throughout the Roman
Circus Maximus
Empire reflected the
provinces -
of cultures ruled
by Rome.
diversity
Ancient Romans cheered for the chariot drivers at the
Roman engineers built
to carry water from rivers to cities.
The thousands of soldiers of the Roman Empire were organized in
SHORT ANSWER
DIRECTIONS Answer each question in the space provided.
Why did Octavian take action against the other members of the Second Triumvirate?
Why was a standard currency so important in the Roman Empire?
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fj| Some historians list Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius in
the same general category. What is the category, and why is it fitting?
Use the historical maps to answer questions 19 and 20.
Tribes in Britain Before
Roman Invasion of A.D. 43
Roman Britain
about A.D. 150
North
Sea
0
0
50
50
North
Sea
100 Mile'
100 Kilometers
50
0
50
100 Miles
100 Kilometers
What is a good summary of the information shown by both maps?
What probably happened to the tribal people who lived on the island of Britain?
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