Early Rome Quiz

The Roman myth about the founding of Rome centers on the characters

• Romulus and Remus

• Etruscan and Greece

• Virgil and Aeneas

• Zeus and Aphrodite

The Roman civilization began in the city of Rome, which is located in

• France

• Japan

• Italy

• Russia

Italy is in the shape of a 

• boot
• boat
• bow tie
• button

What kind of landform is Italy?

• island
• peninsula
• crater
• delta

What are the mountains in the north of Italy called?

• Alps

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachain Mountains

• Himalayas

What river runs through Rome?

• Tiber
• Nile
• Mississippi
• Rhine

A peninsula is surrounded by water on how many sides?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• none

How did the Mountains impact the Roman civilization?

• It provided them with food

• It provided them with protection against invaders

• It helped create different city-states in the Roman empire

Which mountains stretched from north to south?

• Alps
• Apennines

Which of the following is NOT one of the geographic features of Rome?

• volcano
• mountains
• rivers & seas
• desert