Foundation of city of Rome - Test
- 1. According to legend, who was the first king of Rome?
A) Augustus
B) Constantine
C) Julius Caesar
D) Romulus
- 2. In what year, according to tradition, was the city of Rome founded?
A) 1000 BC
B) 476 AD
C) 106 AD
D) 753 BC
- 3. Which hill in Rome is traditionally considered the site of the founding of the city?
A) Capitoline Hill
B) Aventine Hill
C) Esquiline Hill
D) Palatine Hill
- 4. Who were the legendary twins raised by a she-wolf according to Roman mythology?
A) Castor and Pollux
B) Caesar and Brutus
C) Hercules and Zeus
D) Romulus and Remus
- 5. What form of government replaced the Roman Republic?
A) Roman Consulate
B) Roman Kingdom
C) Roman Oligarchy
D) Roman Empire
- 6. Who famously declared 'Veni, Vidi, Vici' after a quick victory in the Battle of Zela?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Cicero
C) Hannibal
D) Pompey
- 7. What is the name of the city that was a rival of Rome and fought in the Punic Wars?
A) Byzantium
B) Athens
C) Carthage
D) Sparta
- 8. Who was the first Roman emperor, transitioning Rome from a republic to an empire?
A) Augustus
B) Hadrian
C) Julius Caesar
D) Trajan
- 9. Which famous Roman architectural feature was dedicated as a temple to all the gods of ancient Rome?
A) Forum Romanum
B) Pantheon
C) Baths of Caracalla
D) Colosseum
- 10. What was the name of the Roman social, economic, and political class that made up the land-owning aristocracy?
A) Slaves
B) Equites
C) Patricians
D) Plebeians
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