Chapter 4: Ancient Rome

When Rome began to develop in Italy, portions of the peninsula were also inhabited by which of the following people?

• Etruscans

• Carthinians

• Philistines

• Persians

What social class included the common people?

• patricians

• plebs

• citizens

• slaves

The Law of Twelve Tables was important primarily because it...

• resembles the American Constitution

• resembles the American Declaration of Independence

• was the first Roman law that was written down

• abolished the distinctions between patricians and plebeians

The Romans defeated the Carthaginians at sea during the First Punic War by

• boarding their ships on planks

• shooting arrows at their sailors

• ramming, backing off, and sinking their ships

• forcing their ships into the rocks when storms arose on the Mediterranean

How many years did Rome fight with Carthage in the First Punic War?

• five

• two

• twenty

• twenty-five

The Romans won the Second Punic War for all the following reasons except that

• Rome had more people than Hannibal's army

• Hannibal was unable to besiege the City of Rome

• The Romans won all the land battles in Italy

• Scipio forced Hannibal to leave Italy

Which battle was a decisive victory for the Romans over Carthage?

• Zama

• Cannae

• Actium

• Lake Trasimeno

True or False: Early Roman government was a monarchy.

• True

• False

True or False: During the early Republic, patricians and plebeians were forbidden to intermarry.

• True

• False

True or False: The plebeians were able to improve their political and social standing, but they were never allowed to be members of the Senate

• True

• False