The Roman Republic

A _____ is a type of government in which people elect leaders to govern them.

• Republic
• Dictatorship
• Monarchy

There were two social classes in Rome.  The wealthy landowners were known as _____.

• patricians
• proletariat
• plebeians

Another name for a common Roman was ______.

• proletariat
• plebeian
• patrician

Elected yearly to run the city and lead the army.

• Senate
• Consuls
• Assembly

A council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city's leaders.

• Senate
• Assembly
• Consuls

The part of the government that protected the common people was known as the ____.

• Assembly
• Senate
• Consuls

Who served as a dictator in Rome?

• Spartacus

• Cicero

• Pericles

• Cincinnatus

The nobles, or wealthy citizens, of Roman society were called ___.

• citizens

• plebeians

• patricians

• free men

The common people (farmers, merchants, etc.) of Rome were called ___.

• plebeians

• citizens

• patricians

• Senators

Romans fought in the Punic Wars against which country?

• Germany

• Carthage

• Troy

• Spain