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Greece and Rome Quiz

Quiz Created By: Jennifer Wong




  1. What does SPQR stand for?



    A) The Roman Republic
    B) The Senate and the people of Rome
    C) The Roman Empire
    D) The Senate of Rome



  2. Who was in the first triumvirate?



    A) Gaius Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
    B) Gaius Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
    C) Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian, Marc Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
    D) Gaius Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus



  3. Who recognized that once laws were written down, they could be criticized and changed?



    A) Draco
    B) Solon
    C) Peisistratus
    D) Cleisthenes



  4. In which war did Persia defeat Athens?



    A) Marathon
    B) Thermopylae
    C) Punic
    D) Peloponnesian



  5. What did Pericles do?



    A) Introduced limited citizenship
    B) Was elected annually to the Board of Generals in Athens during his political reign
    C) Made a funeral oration
    D) All of the above



  6. The Delian League was built…



    A) As an early version of the Athenian Empire
    B) To protect Greek states against Persia
    C) So other greek states could pay taxes to Athens
    D) B and C are correct



  7. The Peloponnesian war was…



    A) Between 437-400 BCE
    B) Initiated by Sparta by breaking the peace treaty with Athens
    C) The longest, most bitter and costly war ever fought by Greeks
    D) All of the above



  8. Who is not a playwright?



    A) Aeschylus
    B) Euripedes
    C) Aristophanes
    D) Aristeides



  9. Constantine was…



    A) First Christian emperor
    B) Made Christianity the official religion of Rome
    C) Rebuilt the Pantheon
    D) All of the above



  10. Factors that contributed to the fall of Rome include



    A) The invasion of barbarians
    B) Inflation
    C) Christianity
    D) All of the above