Wars and Battles Quiz Questions

1. What major city did Rome fight against in the Punic Wars?

A Athens B Sparta C Carthage D Alexandria

2. In what war did Hannibal cross the Alps and attack northern Italy?

A The Second Punic War B The Roman Civil War C The First Punic War D The Macedonian War

3. Who was the leader of the rebelling gladiators and slaves in the Third Servile War?

A Marcus Agrippa B Julius Caesar C Hannibal D Spartacus

4. What was the result of the Battle of Actium?

A Hannibal was finally defeated by the Roman legions B The city of Carthage was ransacked and burned to the ground C The forces of Octavian defeated Marc Antony and Octavian became Emperor of Rome D Rome became the dominant world power after defeating Macedonia

5. What Roman general did Julius Caesar defeat in the Roman Civil War?

A Pompey the Great B Scipio Africanus C Marcus Agrippa D Gaius Marius

6. What did it mean when Julius Caesar and his army crossed the Rubicon River?

A It meant that he was attacking the city of Rome and there was no turning back B It meant that he was surrendering his forces to Rome C It meant that he was going to burn Rome to the ground D It meant that he had finally defeated Hannibal and the Carthage army

7. What was the significance of Julius Caesar winning the Roman civil war?

A It was the last of the slave revolts B It made Rome a dominant world power C It signaled the end of the Roman Republic D It meant that Caesar would be the first Emperor of Rome

8. What large animal did Hannibal bring with him when he crossed the Alps?

A Elephant B Giraffe C Hippo D Polar bear

9. For what war did Rome build up a navy of over 100 warships in order to defeat Carthage?

A The Battle of Actium B The Third Punic War C The Second Punic War D The First Punic War

10. Who did Marc Antony ally with in his fight against Octavian?

A Hannibal of Carthage B Philip V of Macedon C Marcus Agrippa of Rome D Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra VII