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7. A reader of the article could determine that
a. Augustus was a title given to Octavian
b. Pax Romana was a period of bloodshed and war

c. Roman Republic collapsed with Octavian
d. all of the above

8. Which of these states an opinion?

a. Julius Caesar was assassinated.
b. There was a civil war after Caesar’s death.
c. Pax Romana brought peace to all.
d. The title “Augustus” means honored and majestic.

9. The article was created mainly to
a. inform the reader about the fall of the Roman Empire
b. inform the reader about the fall of the Roman Republic and Pax Romana
c. inform the reader about the corruption of the Senate

d. inform the reader about the Roman Republic

10. The words absolute authority describe
a. someone with complete rule

b. the only person with power
c. the only person in charge
d. all of the above

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

a. Like Caesar, Octavian also believed that only a T F

strong single ruler could restore order in Rome.
b. Conservative Romans complained that children T F

were spoiled and undisciplined during the Roman
Republic.

c. During the reign of Augustus, Rome entered an age T F
of peace and prosperity.

d. Women also enjoyed more freedom at the time of T F
the empire.

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