QUIZ VWO: The Romans

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QUIZ : The Romans

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GAUL

JUDEA

HISPANIA

GERMANIA

EGYPT

BRITANNIA

CARTHAGE

Rome has seen several different forms of government.
Which of these shows the correct order of these Roman administrations?

1. king, senate, emperor
2. senate, emperor, king
3. king, emperor, senate
4. king, senate, king

In 501 BC the Romans ended the monarchy, because they never wanted a system again in which:

1. one man has all the power
2. all citizens together have the power
3. only rich people had political power
4. women have no political power

Which of these countries is a republic today?

1. The Netherlands
2. Spain
3. the United Kingdom
4. Austria

Who could become a senator in the Roman republic?

1. patricians
2. plebeians
3. women
4. slaves

Who were not citizens in the Roman republic?

1. patricians
2. plebeians
3. women
4. slaves

In which modern country was Carthage located?

1. Tunisia
2. Egypt
3. Algeria
4. Libya

Monarchy

Republic

hereditary

dictator

dynasty

2 consuls

king / emperor

senate

elections

During the republic, power was in the hands of

1. the king
2. Caesar
3. the senate
4. the emperor

why did a senator need to be rich?

1. to show that he is a good leader
2. to buy votes in the elections
3. to do good things for Rome
4. to pay the army

A good way for Caesar to
become rich was:

1. win a war
2. get a job
3. win the postcode loterij
4. rob a bank

Which of these statements is correct?

1. a consul had to obey a general
2. a general had to obey a consul

Which of these statements is correct?

1. a general commanded part of the Roman army while the consul was the supreme leader of the army
2. a consul commanded part of the Roman army while the general was the supreme leader of the army

What type of source is
De Bello Gallico?

1. primary + written
2. primary + non-written
3. secondary + written
4. secondary + non-written

What is a civil war?

1. a war between two or more countries
2. a war between two or more different groups within one country
3. a war that is fought mainly on land
4. a war that is fought mainly at sea

The civil war in Caesar's time was between

1. The senate and the Roman army
2. Caesar and the Gauls
3. Caesar and his army
4. Caesar and the senate

The Romans forced other people to give up their own gods and worship only the Roman gods

1. true
2. false

Both Judaism and Christianity are polytheistic religions

1. true
2. false

A governor was a high official who ruled a Roman province in the name of the emperor

1. true
2. false

the Romans were tolerant towards Judaism as long as the Jews respected Roman laws

1. true
2. false

Drag the names (A - F) and the pictures (G - L) to the correct building

amphitheatre

hippodrome

fortress

triumphal arch

theatre

aquaduct

G

H

I

J

K

L

Read Source A
What event is described in the source?

1. The battle between Hannibal and Scipio's army
2. The siege of Alesia during Caesar’s war in Gaul
3. The siege of Jerusalem during the Jewish Revolt
4. The looting of Rome by the Visigoths

Read the source
Who are the "attackers"
in the first line?

1. Roman soldiers
2. Jewish rebels
3. Huns
4. Christians

What kind of source is this?

1. primary, non-written
2. primary, written
3. secondary, written
4. secondary, non-written

Is this a reliable source?
Give a reason why it is, and
a reason why it isn't.

Constantine "converted" to Christianity.
What does this mean?

1. Constantine became a Christian
2. Constantine refused to become a Christian
3. Constantine allowed Christianity but did not become a Christian himself
4. Everybody who was not a Christian was persecuted.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for Germanic tribes to raid the Roman empire?

1. They were looking for better farmland
2. They were looking for a better climate
3. They were attracted by the Roman empire’s wealth
4. They wanted refuge in the empire because they were fleeing for the Vandals

The Goths and the Vandals were seen as barbarians by the Romans

1. true
2. false

The Goths and the Vandals were Germanic tribes.

1. true
2. false

Which of these statements is NOT correct?

1. Both Visigoths and Vandals attacked and looted the city of Rome
2. The last Roman emperor was removed by Alaric, leader of the Visigoths in 476 AD
3. The eastern Roman empire, with its capital Constantinople, survived but gave some land to the barbarians
4. Visigoths and Vandals were allowed into the Roman empire to help fight the Huns

"Soldier emperors" were:

1. emperors who used to be soldiers
2. emperors who had fought wars with their soldiers
3. generals who were made emperor by their soldiers
4. emperors who were also generals

What is today's name of Constantinople?

1. Istanbul
2. Ankara
3. Constantinople
4. Bagdad

Drag the events into the red boxes so they are in the correct order. The oldest event must be at the top.

The Punic Wars

Caesar murdered

last Roman emperor removed

Constantine becomes a Christian

Rome becomes a Republic

Romulus and Remus

Augustus emperor

WORD DUTY.

Drag the words to their correct definition. Two words can not be dragged.

accept other people's beliefs

arrest or kill those who have a different race or religion

the power to overrule a decision made by an assembly

to make something bigger

veto

expansion

tribune

tolerant

to persecute

prosperous

congratulations