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Level One Examination

THE ROMAN EMPIRE
In the First Century

1).Octavian's father was a

a.  blind man

b.  Roman senator

c.  highy educated person

d.  none of the above

 

2). Octavian's great uncle

a. was Julius Ceaser

b. died when he was 4 years old

c. was Romulus 

d.  none of the above

 

3). Augustus was adopted by

a.  Julius Ceaser

b.  Mark Anthony

c.  Romulus

d.  none of the above

 

4). Egypt was ruled by

a.  Romulus

b.  Augustus

c.  Mark Anthony

d.  none of the above

 

5). Augustus conquered and annexed

a.  Judea

b.  Egypt

c.  Greece

d.  none of the above

 

6). Pax Romana means

a.  the power of Rome

b.  the armies of Rome

c.  the peace of Rome

d.  none of the above

 

7).  Ovid wanted to be

a.   a lawyer

b.   a poet

c.  a general

d.  none of the above

 

8).  Roman law gave a father

a.  no rights in he senate

b.  absolute control of his children

c.  all the land they needed

d.  none of the above

 

9). Augustus appeared to be restoring the 

a.  Roman republican government

b.  Italian culture

c.  his own marriage

d.  none of the above

 

10). Augustus came into rule in

a.  27 BC

b.  23 BC

c.  4 BC

d.  none of the above

 

11). Augustus referred to himself on his coinage

a.  as the dictator

b.  as the great general

c.  as the regional king

d.  none of the above

 

12). Augustus outlawed

a.  adultery

b.  women's organizations

c.  abortion

d.  none of the above

 

13). Julia was a

a.  model child of Augustus

b.  daughter that caused much trouble

c.  cousin to Augustus

d.  none of the above

 

14). Augustus finally exiled

a.  Julius Ceasar

b.  Ovid

c.  Romulus

d.  none of the above

 

15). Augustus died in

a.  33 AD

b.  4 AD

c.  4 BC

d.  none of the above

 

16). Judea was a province considered by Rome to be a tinderbox

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

17). Tiberius was forced to marry the wife of Augustus.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

18). Tiberius said that governing Rome was like holding a wolf by the ears.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

19). Tiberius spent the end of his life in self-indulgence on the island called Capri. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

20). Jesus was really considered to be a hero by the Romans.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

21). Tiberius died before Pontius Pilate could be censored. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

22). Wealthy Romans reclined at supper while served by slaves

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

23). Caligula was 25 years old when he became the emperor of Rome.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

24). At one point Caligula orders his armies to collect acorns.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

25). It is possible that Caligula might have been bi-polar.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

26). Caligula demanded groveling worship of himself.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

27). Religious tolerance was not the practice of the Roman empire.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

28). A statute of Caligula was ordered to be placed in the Jew’s temple at Jerusalem.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

29). Caligula died at the hands of the Jews.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

30). Claudius became the emperor  in the year 49 AD

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

31). Claudius was endeared to the roman population because of his kindness. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

32).Claudius was determined to see the senate integrated with men from other provinces.  

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

33). Claudius displayed more

a.  confidence than any other emperor

b.  odd behaviors than any emperor

c.  military equipment than Caligula

d.  all of the above

 

34).  Claudius’ second wife was

a.   Cleopatra

b.   Cleopatra’s daughter

c.   his own niece

d.  none of the above

 

35).  Seneca was a

a.  writer and philosopher

b.  lawyer

c.  both a & b

d.  none of the above

 

36).  Nero was the stepson of

a.   Germaticus

b.   Romulus

c.   Claudius

d.  none of the above

 

37). The apostle Paul dedicated his life

a.  to the Roman Empire

b.  to spreading the word of Jesus

c.  creating a new religion

d.  none of the above

 

38). Paul spoke to people  

a.   who had nothing to do with Rome

b.   in their homes and synagogues

c.  in the Roman bath houses

d.  none of the above

 

39). From early childhood Nero was  

a.  blind and deaf

b.  partially lame

c.  passionate about horses

d.  all of the above

 

40). Nero married 

a.   a male slave

b.   his sister

c.   his mother

d.  none of the above

 

41). Nero had his mother killed by

a.  regular soldiers

b.  a male slave

c.  Seneca

d.  none of the above

 

42).  Rome caught fire  

a.  in 70 AD. 

b.  for five years

c.  in 64 AD for six days

d.  none of the above

 

43). Nero was accused for starting the great fire of Rome.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

43). Nero blamed the polytheistic pagans for the fire.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

44). The Christian’s main hero was considered to be a criminal by Rome.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

45). Nero finally demanded that Seneca be exalted as a senator.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

46). Rioting erupted in Jerusalem in 66AD

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

47). Josephus was a Jewish historian and educated as a Pharisee. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

48). Vespasian was a general who became the new emperor 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

49). Nero was buried alive in 68 AD. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

50). The rich Romans dressed in dazzling colors.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

51). Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

52). The temple in Jerusalem had very little symbolic value to the Jews. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

53). Rome’s willingness to embrace other cultures was one of its strengths.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

54).  Vespasian had a good sense of humor and restored the people’s trust in a monarchy.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

55). Pliny the Younger’s uncle was an ignorant illiterate man. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

56). Ritualized violence was despised by the general Roman population

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

57). Slavery kept the empire running.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

58). In the Roman Empire slavery was part of the natural order of society.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

59). Domitian became the emperor of Rome in 91 AD.  

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

60). Trajan was a Spanish born Roman Emperor that greatly expanded the society

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

61). Essay Question Your answer must be a minimum of 500 words and should contain your beliefs and understandings of the designated topic. Your answer is worth 30% of your grade

 

What are the ways that you see how the Roman Empire affected first century Christian community?

 

62). Essay Question Your answer must be a minimum of 500 words and should contain your beliefs and understandings of the designated topic. Your answer is worth 30% of your grade

 

Compare the first century Roman government and culture to the current culture and government of the United States.  

 

 


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