Ancient Rome Quiz 1

Which of the following was a reason to build Rome along the Tiber River?

• There was good farmland.
• There were natural resources near.
• Hills offered protection from enemies
• all of the above

Who did Rome fight in the 3 Punic Wars? 

• Persia
• Sparta
• Carthage 

3) Who could hold political office in early Rome? 

• plebeians
• patricians
• senate
• judges

6) What Carthaginian general Hannibal and his troops take across the Alps

• chariots
• donkeys
• elephants
• mules

8) According to a traditional legend, who founded the city of Rome? 

• Aristotle and Plato
• Julius Casear
• Helen of Troy
• Romulus and Remus

9) Italy is   

• a peninsula shaped like a boot   
•  a large country in central Europe 
• an island in the Mediterranean Sea   
• part of Scandinavia 

13) What were the Twelve Tables?

• Rome's first written laws
• Rome's first legislature
• the tables in the Senate
• the leaders of the government

Which best describes the government of the early Roman Republic?

• A Senate that was elected by male citizens to represent the people.

• A senate made up of women who made all the laws.

• an assembly made up of all the males in Rome who voted on the laws.

• an assembly made up of all the women in Rome who made the laws.

What twin boys were said to have started the Roman Civilization?

• Jack and Mac
• Julius and Maximus
• Remus and Romulus
• Brutus and Pompey

What is a form of government called in which the leader is put into office by citizens with the right to vote?

• Republic
• Monarchy
• Empire
• Theocracy