Decline of the Roman Republic Quiz

After the 3rd Punic War

• Rome destroyed Carthage, and made surviving Carthaginians into slaves.

• Rome allowed Carthage to remain as long as they paid taxes to Rome.

• Rome was defeated by Carthage and had to give up lands they had conquered.

• Both Rome and Carthage lost power and influence in the Mediterranean.

Most people living in the Roman Republic were NOT citizens.

• True

• False

What were the brothers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus known for?

• They fought in the Senate for rules to help the rich citizens steal land form poor farmers

• They were two of the most famous Roman generals who paid the soldiers to gain their loyalty.

• They were brothers who founded Rome, according to legends.

• They urged the Senate to take some land from the latifundia and return it to the poor.

Marc Antony and Cleopatra signaled the end of the Republic and the beginning of the _________.

• Roman Empire

• 1st Triumvirate

• The 2nd Triumvirate

• End of the Republic

Caesar created jobs for the unemployed and gave public land to the poor.

• True

• False

Who was the grand nephew of Julius Caesar, part of the 2nd Triumvirate, and later became the ruler of the Roman Empire?

• Marc Antony

• Marcus Lepidus

• Octavian

The government of the Roman Republic was organized into _________.

• four branches

• three branches

• five branches

• two branches

What were the 12 tables?

• Julius Caesar laws

• Legal documents

• Laws that became the basis for all future Roman laws

• Rules that became the future of Greece

The Latin word for "veto" is?

• denied

• I forbid

• reject

• I forget

The ruling class.

• consuls

• patricians

• legions

• dictator