Roman Military

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Why did the illegitimate sons of soldiers often join the Roman army?

money

boredom

to leave their villages

to gain Roman citizenship

1 point

Financially a soldier was better off than the average working class citizen.

True

False

1 point

The Roman Legions contained cavalry.

True

False

1 point

What shape were most Roman forts?

rectangular

circular

star pattern

oval

1 point

How many men were in a Roman Legion?

1 point

Why were Roman authorities not likely to expose Romans soldiers to unnecessary risks?

They liked the soldiers

The soldiers might sue them

Rome had very few people

They were expensive to train and maintain

1 point

The Romans Legion used ____________

1 type of formation

many types of formations

a mass charge

phalanx

1 point

How much would a Roman soldier typically eat in a year?

1/3 of a ton of food

5 tons of food

1/2 a ton of food

too much

1 point

What was the Roman thoughts on soldiers being married?

Discouraged it

Had huge formal weddings

Made it mandatory

executed men who married

10.

1 point

Name one additional safety measure used in Roman War Forts

moat

thick walls

wood spikes

metal spikes

11.

1 point

Which is NOT true of a Roman camp?

Contained towers

often were later used as cities

offered soldiers little protection

took hours to set up

12.

1 point

Which was NOT a way to separate an enemy from his supplies?

siege

attack supplies themselves

Prevent enemy from producing them

intercept supplies in route

13.

1 point

What surrounded the perimeter a Roman fort?

14.

1 point

Why was the first cohort different from the other cohorts?

contained specialty types of positions

used as shock troops

used as reinforcements

Romans could not count

15.

1 point

Which method was NOT used by a solider to get food?

begging

farm on the side

take from local citizens

forage

16.

1 point

Romans used chariots

True

False

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