TEST AGE 2: the Romans (T-VWO)

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AGE 2: the Romans 

Lesson 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10

1. Dictionary (E-NL) is allowed. NO google translate.
2. You may use a calculator.
3. Besides a dictionary, calculator and chromebook, your desk is empty:  no notebook, no notes and.....no phone!
4. Only 1 tab is opened during the test. Use FULL SCREEN.
5. Finished? Hand in your work and CLOSE your chromebook.

read the rules before you start

Good Luck!

This test has: 

25 mc questions, 6 drag&drop questions, 4 open questions

You can earn 60 points to get a "10"

The story of Romulus and Remus is an example of:

1. historical science
2. a creation narrative
3. a Greek myth
4. Roman religion

Rome had a surplus of men. Which statement is correct?

1. There were enough men to fight wars, but not enough to farm all the lands.
2. Rome could offer everybody land, but could not fight wars.
3. Rome could offer everybody land and could fight wars.
4. There were enough men to fight wars, but there was not enough land for all men.

Which answers are correct? The Roman Republic was led by two consuls. This was:

1. to make sure that no enemy would attack them
2. to prevent one of them gaining control over Rome
3. because the Romans never wanted the senate to rule the state again
4. because the senate could not rule Rome all by itself

Which answer is correct?
Rome conquered a lot of neighbouring states because:

1. the Romans never ever wanted to be a monarchy again
2. the Romans could easily capture those countries
3. the Romans had far too many men in their city-state
4. the neighbouring states were too weak to withstand the Roman armies

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

Read the following source:
Which answer is correct?
From this text, we may
conclude that:

1. patricians did not form one tight group
2. patricians had the least influence on Roman politics
3. plebeians were also known as gentes minores
4. consuls had to come from one of the two classes mentioned

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

Read the following source:
Which answer is correct?
This source is about:

1. Caesar’s wars against the Greek city-states
2. the Roman Civil Wars
3. the strategic differences between Caesar and Pompey concerning Gaul
4. Caesar forcing Pompey to work with him in ruling Rome

The people who murdered Caesar did this because they hoped to

1. become consuls
2. save the republic
3. save the monarchy
4. destroy the republic

Octavian inherited Caesar’s legacy. He became the most important man in Rome. Together with a fellow consul he ruled Rome for a very long time. The senate gave him the title of Augustus. He also was the high priest of Jupiter.

Which of the following conclusions is NOT true?

1. The Roman Republic ended when Octavian was consul.
2. Being an Augustus, Octavian was truly the most important man in Rome.
3. Octavian’s titles made him an emperor in everything but in name.
4. Octavian understood that he should not act in the same way as his uncle had done

Who is considered to be the first Roman emperor?

1. Constantine
2. Nero
3. Tarquinius Superbus
4. Augustus

For most non-Roman men the only way to become a Roman citizen was:

1. to marry a daughter of a Roman citizen
2. to be adopted by a Roman family
3. to buy the certificate that turned you into a Roman citizen
4. to become a soldier in the Roman army

Romanisation is:

1. the cultural mix of Roman and local culture
2. to become a Roman citizen
3. to serve as a soldier in the Roman army
4. when locals would become more like the Romans

Which answer is wrong?
The Bread and Games show that the Roman civilisation was:

1. focused on keeping the masses of Rome quiet
2. a very cruel society
3. a highly developed one
4. able to spend lots of money on this kind of entertainment

When Romans had conquered an area, they could bring wealth and peace. What was the peace called?

1. denarii
2. Pax Romana
3. principes senatus
4. Romanisation

Read the following
statements:

1. Statement IV is a cause of statement II
2. Statement VI is a cause of statement III
3. Statement V is a cause of statement I
4. Statement III is a cause of statement II

Christianity came from:

1. a small Jewish cult in the Middle East
2. Bethlehem, and spread over the Roman Empire
3. a group of foreigners that lived in Judea
4. Constantine, who was the first Christian emperor

These words belong together – but not all!
Which sequence is false?

1. Eastern Roman Empire – Constantinople – Byzantine Empire
2. Western Roman Empire – Rome – Limes
3. Constantine – Constantinople – Christianity
4. Western Roman Empire – Constantinople - pope

Which answers are correct?
This source shows:

1. that the Limes was still strong enough to keep the empire safe
2. that the Roman emperor had to rely on non-Romans to keep the peace
3. that Gaul had been a peaceful country under Roman rule
4. that the downfall of the Roman Empire was due to bad emperors

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

Study the source. It shows the Iberian Peninsula
(Spain and Portugal) in the 5ht century.
This map shows:

1. the growth of the Roman Empire during the rule of Constantine
2. the slow decline of the Western Roman Empire
3. the situation after the fall of the Western Roman Empire
4. the situation when Constantine settled the Franks in Gaul

Study the source.
Which typical aspect can best be linked
to this source?

1. The spread of the Greek-Roman culture
2. Clash between the Romans and the Germanic tribes.
3. Citizenship and scientific thought in the Greek city-states.
4. the rise and spread of Christianity in the Roman empire

Mention one difference and one similarity between a Roman king and a Roman dictator.
Write your answer like this:
similarity: they both.........
difference: a dictator........ while a king ...........

Why did Caesar let the senate give him the title "dictator for life" and not "king"?

b. Who murdered Caesar? And why?

Look at the picture. It is ancient graffiti from the Palatine Hill in Rome,
depicting a man with a donkey’s head being crucified and the Greek
phrase which means: “Alexamenos worships (his) god”.

Was the person who made this graffiti a Christian?
Explain your answer.

valuable stolen goods, especially those seized in war.

Key words. Each hotspot (paperclip) contains a key word. Drag them to the correct definition. Maybe there are 6 matches, but maybe only 5, or 4, or 3 or 2, or 1 or no match at all.....

trained slaves that fought each other in the arena

form of government without a king

a war between two groups of people living in the same country. 

belief in only one god 

 three wars that were fought between Rome and Carthage

gladiators

civil war

persecute

booty

the Persian Wars

polytheism

plebeians

democracy

Both are correct

Both are incorrect

Only A is correct

Only B is correct

Each hotspot (paperclip) contains two statements. Are the statements correct? Drag the paperclip to the correct box.

A: - After this event, Caesar became the sole ruler of Rome

B - This event shows the final defeat of the tribes in Gaul

A -  In the Roman Republic, the senate was the most important organisation.

B -  A dictator had the same power as the former kings but only for 5 years.

A -  In the beginning, Rome was a monarchy

B -  In the beginning, Rome was a city state

A -  a non-Roman man became a Roman citizen after 25 years of service in the Roman army.

B - Cults were not allowed in Roman relgion

A -  the Romans conquered all of Britain and Germania

B -  the Romans used only natural borders 

A - the Romans saw the end of the monarchy as the beginning of tyranny

B - only patricians could become senators

TRUE

FALSE

the pope is the leader of the catholic Church

The gospels are the first part of the Old Testament 

an early Christian symbol was a fish

The Romans saw Jesus as a rebel

Christians accepted Roman gods

"gentile" people were non-Romans

Jesus called Heaven the "kingdome come"

Christianity started as a cult within Judaism

Diocletian was the first Christian emperor

in 476 AD the Eastern Roman empire ended

the Byzantine empire is the former western Roman Empire

Constantinople replaced Rome as the capital city

emperors like Nero persecuted Christians

Visigoths, Franks and Vandals were Germanic tribes

Both the eastern and western Roman empire ended in 476 AD

The late Roman army was well trained and organised

In 410 AD, the Visigoths invaded and sacked Rome

Constantinople is present day Istanbul 

Chronology question. Put the events in the correct order on the timeline.

Put the correct date under the event. Two dates should remain unused.

Timeline

Augustus becomes the first emperor

Romulus becomes the first king

the empire is split in two parts

Visigoths sack Rome

Rome becomes a republic

Caesar is murdered

27 BC

509 BC

410 AD

323 BC

44 BC

100 BC

753 BC

395 AD

Drag the names to their correct location.

One location will remain empty

GAUL

JUDEA

HISPANIA

GERMANIA

EGYPT

BRITANNIA

CARTHAGE

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

congratulations