Chapter 12 The Roman Republic (Sections 2-4)

Which of the following is not true about the poor people of Rome?

• They made up the minority of the population.

• They had poor living conditions.

• They worked a variety of jobs.

• They made up the majority of the population.

Which of the following statements best describes slavery in ancient Rome?

• The number of slaves in ancient Rome increased due to the growth of the Roman civilization.

• Once a slave was bought, they remained with the family/person that purchased them for the rest of their lives.

• Most slaves were educated and were able to get jobs as secretaries or teachers.

• Most slaves were able to save up enough money to purchase freedom.

Considered to be the most powerful part of the Roman government

• Assemblies

• Magistrates

• Senate

• Praetors

Which of the following statements would best describe the government of the Roman republic?

• Main idea of the Roman republic was to place only the most knowledgable emperor in charge of the republic.

• Roman republic was structured by a constitution that was written down so that everyone would know their laws.

• Officials of the Roman government were allowed to stay in office until their death.

• The Roman republic's government was balanced so that not one branch had total power.

Who was in charge of the family in Rome society?

• grandfather

• oldest male

• father

• power was shared equally between men and women

Which of the following statements would best describe the wealthy people of Rome?

• They made up the majority of the Roman population.

• They earned most of their wealth from farming.

• They lived in large country homes called town homes.

• They constantly worked to improve the living conditions of the poor.

Which of the following statements was not true about the "growing pains" of the Romans?

• The politicians became corrupt.

• The population of the poor grew.

• An emperor was elected to help with the growth issues.

Romans fought the Punic Wars against Carthage so they could control the area of

• the southern and northern sides of the Mediterranean Sea.

• the western side of the Mediterranean Sea.

• the eastern side of the of Mediterranean Sea.

Which of the following statements is true about the Roman constitution?

• The Roman constitution was written down.

• The Roman constitution's laws only applied to the poor.

• The Roman constitution was not written down.

• The Romans originally have enough laws for a constitution during the Roman Republic; therefore, they saw not need to have one.

Which of the following statements best describes the main idea of the Roman government during the time of the Roman Republic?

• The government was to have shared power among different people so no one person had too much power.

• The government wanted to have only wealthy placed in charged of the government.

• The government strongly supported the rule of a king having absolute power.