Famous Romans
Which emperor built a wall around northern England to mark the boundary of the Roman Empire?
A) Caesar Augustus
B) Hadrian
C) Virgil
D) Cicero
B) Hadrian
Which of the following was not a danger of the chariot races in the Circus Maximus?
A) falling off the chariot
B) wheels coming off the chariot
C) being killed by lions
D) chariots turning over
C) being killed by lions
What was one food that the Romans never ate?
A) ostrich
B) fish
C) peacock tongues
D) sugar
D) sugar
- A permanent army
- Beautiful buildings of marble
- Fair tax system
- Poor people were fed
- Legal system improved
- Laws for non-Roman citizens
Which of the following could best be added to the accomplishments of the emperor Augustus during the Pax Romana, or Roman Peace?
A) build the Pantheon to honor the Roman gods
B) placed honest people in the government
C) wrote an epic poem called the "Aeneid"
D) was a gladiator before becoming emperor
B) placed honest people in the government
Which volcano in Europe erupted in 79 C.E. to cover the city of Pompeii, and is still an active volcano today?
A) Mount Everest
B) Mount Etna
C) Mount Vesuvius
D) Mount St. Helens
C) Mount Vesuvius
What is the number 2013 in Roman numerals?
A) MMXIII
B) XIIMM
C) DDDDIIX
D) MMML
A) MMXIII
"He is his own worst enemy."
Which famous Roman said this quote, and what does it mean?
A) Caesar
B) Hadrian
C) Virgil
D) Cicero
D) Cicero
Why do people live at the base of active volcanoes in spite of the danger?
A) beautiful scenery
B) mountain climbing
C) fertile soil for farming from volcanic ash
D) pleasant climate year round
C) fertile soil for farming from volcanic ash
Virgil wrote a famous epic poem in which the hero Aeneas escaped from what city?
A) Athens
B) Rome
C) Troy
D) Carthage
C) Troy
Who is not considered to have been one of the Five Good Emperors, ruling from 96 C.E. to 180 C.E.?
A) Nerva
B) Augustus
C) Trajan
D) Antoninus Pius
B) Augustus
What were the Twelve Tables?
A) places to eat in the Roman baths
B) seats for the wealthy people in the Circus Maximus
C) where the gladiators waited under the Colosseum
D) a group of laws displayed in the Roman Forum
D) a group of laws displayed in the Roman Forum
What covered the tablets where Roman students wrote their lessons?
A) wax
B) paper
C) clay
D) mirrors
A) wax