Unit 4 Ancient Rome Comprehension Quiz

Right now, is Rome bigger or smaller than it was in Ancient Rome?

• Bigger
• Smaller

In Ancient Rome, Patricians were:

• Slaves

• Poor lower class citizens

• Wealthy upper class citizens

• Foreigners and immigrants

Which of these types of government did Rome have FIRST?

• Republic

• Empire

• Dictatorship

• Kingdom

In Ancient Rome, Plebeians were:

• Slaves

• Poor lower class citizens

• Wealthy upper class citizens

• Foreigners and immigrants

Women in Ancient Rome were NOT allowed to:

• Own property

• Vote

• Own a business

The story of Romulus and Remus is:

• myth

• fable

• legend

• folktale

What was the Colosseum used for?

• Opera performances and ballets

• Plays 

• Soccer games

• Fighting between people and animals

Which of the following were characters in Roman myths?

• Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar

• Pompey and the Gauls

• Psyche, Cupid, and Venus

• Hannibal the Carthaginian Leader

Who said the famous quote, "Veni, vidi, vici!" (I came, I saw, I conquered)?

• Zeus/Jupiter

• Augustus Caesar

• Psyche

• Julius Caesar

Which of these is a myth?

• Cupid and Psyche

• Julius Caesar and the pirates

• Hannibal and the elephants

• Roman general Scipio