Roman Republic Review

What did Romulus and Remus argue about?

• Who should be king.

• A woman they both wanted to marry.

• Upon which hill the city should be built.

• Who made better onion dip.

Why did the Roman monarchy end?

• The Romans overthrew the monarchy and established the republic.

• The last king died without an heir.

• Jupiter sent a team of dragons to eat the last king.

• An enemy people killed the last king and the Romans needed to start over.

Who were the Plebeians?

• The wealthy land owning class.

• The class of soldiers.

• Ancient Rome's finest punk band.

• The poorer, urban dwelling inhabitants.

What was the job of the consuls?

• They were the executive branch. Like presidents.

• They were in charge of public games.

• They were judges.

• Cleaning feces from the public toilets.

For approximately how many years was the republic the form of government in Rome?

• 300

• 450

• 200

• 1000

Why was Julius Caesar a threat.

• He had voodoo dolls of all of the senators.

• He was just too hot.

• He wanted to have all of the senators killed.

• The was too popular and an ambitious general who wanted power.