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Ancient Roman History II

Created by Quellehisiel

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Roman History
Ancient Roman History II game quiz
"My second quiz based on Ancient Roman History. Again, it's based on my university notes and course readings."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. The common people of Rome were known as what?
    Patricians
    Bourgeoisie
    Proletariats
    Plebeians


2. The years of the Second Punic War are known to be ...?
    264 - 241 BC
    218 - 201 BC
    149 - 146 BC
    258 - 246 BC


3. Which group of Roman officals supervised public works, temples, and games?
    Quaestor
    Aediles
    Augur
    Praetor


4. What were the "munera"?
    original Roman plays
    gladiatorial games
    Roman adaptations of Greek plays
    overseers of the civic treasury


5. Who commissioned the building of the first stone theatre in Rome?
    Caesar
    Sulla
    Augustus
    Pompey


6. According to legend, who was the mother of Aeneas?
    Juno
    Diana
    Rhea Silvia
    Venus


7. Who was the famous Carthaginian General of the First Punic War?
    Answer: (One Word)


8. Who was the leading Roman general at the Battle of Zama?
    Scipio Africanus
    Gaius Varro
    Quintus Fabius Maximus
    Lucius Paulus


9. In 42 BC, Cassius and Brutus were defeated at the Battle of ...?
    Philippi
    Ruspina
    Pharsalus
    Perugia


10. The best known work of Augustus, giving his point of view on his own life, is called what?
    Answer: (Two Words. Latin.)

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