Ancient Rome Quiz

There were two major social classes in ancient Rome. The ________ were wealthy and well born and the __________ were the poorer members of society.

• Patricians, Plebeians

• Hittites, Mennonites

• Phoenicians, Christians

• Romans, Gauls

Answer explanation

https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/plebeians_and_patricians.php#:~:text=considered%20a%20plebeian.-,Patricians,-The%20patricians%20were

Which of these groups was considered citizens in the Roman Republic?

• women

• slaves

• Roman men

• foreigners

Answer explanation

https://rome.mrdonn.org/citizens.html

From whom did the Romans borrow their myths and gods?

• Babylonians

• Greeks

• Persians

• Egyptians

Answer explanation

https://owlcation.com/humanities/Greek-Influence-on-Rome#:~:text=in%20regards%20to-,religion,-.%20Like%20that%20of

The Romans, in their early history, had an elected Senate. What form of government is this?

• Direct democracy

• Dictatorship

• Republic

• Patriacrchy

Answer explanation

https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome_republic.php#:~:text=by%20the%20Roman-,Republic,-.%20This%20was%20a

Roman Law was codified and displayed in the Forum. What were this set of laws called?

• Code of Hammurabi

• the Constitution

• Laws of Solon

• Twelve Tables

Answer explanation

https://rome.mrdonn.org/12tables.html

The Gracchus brothers supported one group in order to gain political power. What was that group?

• the patricians

• the plebeians

• the slaves

• the women

Answer explanation

https://kids.kiddle.co/Tiberius_Gracchus

https://kids.kiddle.co/Gaius_Gracchus

Who did Rome go to war with for control of the Mediterranean?

• Greece

• Persia

• Carthage

• Phoenicia

Answer explanation

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Carthage/352917

What was the series of wars called that ultimately gave Rome control over the Mediterranean?

• Peloponnesian

• Punic

• Roman Civil

• Persian

Answer explanation

https://kids.kiddle.co/Punic_Wars

What famous general invaded the Italian peninsula during these wars?

• Belisarius

• Hannibal

• Alexander

• Attila

Answer explanation

https://kids.kiddle.co/Hannibal

Who murdered Julius Caesar after fearing he would gain too much power at their expense?

• the poor

• the Legions

• members of the Senate

• an agry mob

Answer explanation

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Julius-Caesar/352896#:~:text=man%20alone.%20Sixty-,senators,-agreed%20to%20a