Statistics for Roman offices

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Each of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.	consul	83%
Judicial officer who had broad authority in cases of equity and was responsible for the public games.	praetor	83%
Either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals.	censor	67%
A chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency.	dictator	67%
Chief administrator of Roman law throughout one or more province.	governor	67%
The head of the principal college of priests.	pontifex maximus	67%
Officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.	quaestor	67%
The sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians.	cursus honorum	50%
The first in command of a legion.	legate	50%
An official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.	tribune of the plebs	50%
Magistrates responsible for public buildings and originally also for the public games and the supply of corn to the city.	aedile	33%
The legion's standard-bearer and was an enormously important and prestigious position.	aquilifer	33%
The commanding centurion of the first century, first cohort and the senior-most centurion of the entire legion.	primus pilus	33%
The first member by precedence of the Roman Senate.	princeps senatus	17%
He was standard-bearer for the centurial signum, a spear shaft decorated with medallions and topped with an open hand to signify loyalty.	signifer	17%
The second in command of a legion.	broad band tribune	0%
The third in command of the legion.	camp prefect	0%
Carried the standard bearing the image of the Emperor as a constant reminder of the troops' loyalty to him.	imaginifer	0%
A Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator.	magister equitum	0%
Often served the role of administrative officers. This was often a first, but optional, step in a young man's political career. There were 5.	narrow band tribune	0%