Ancient Rome Test

How did Rome's position on the Tiber River protect it from attacks by boat?

• A. The Tiber was too deep for warships.
• B. The Tiber moved too fast for warships and was 15 miles upriver from the sea.
• C. Rome was too undesirable a port to attack.
• D. Rome was low enough to attack by foot.

Rome was built along the

• A. Adriatic Sea.
• B. Ionian Sea.
• C. Tiber River.
• D. Alps

How did Italy's geography help the Romans conquer the Italian Peninsula?

• A. It was easy for soldiers to travel across.
• B. It was too mountainous for invaders.
• C. It had no major waterways to cross.
• D. It had easy access to the rest of Europe.

Which major sea bordered Italy?

• A. Mediterranean Sea
• B. Black Sea
• C. Aegean Sea
• D. Red Sea

What physical feature (landform) runs down the center of the Italian Peninsula?

• A. Alpine Mountains
• B. Caspian Sea
• C. Apennines Mountains
• D. Pyrenees Mountains

Why was most Roman trade conducted by sea, rather than by land?

• A. Sea trade was safer, faster, and cheaper.
• B. Land routes were faster, but more expensive.
• C. Sea trade was dangerous, but very fast.
• D. Land routes were impossible in most cases.

Which physical feature (landform) borders the Italian Peninsula in the north?

• A. Alpine Mountains
• B. Himalayan Mountains
• C. Apennines Mountains
• D. Pyrenees Mountains

What was a veto?

• A. Passing a law
• B. A Roman garment (a type of Roman clothing)
• C. To stop or cancel an action of a government official or body
• D. To remove a government leader from power

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• A. To identify the most important branch of government
• B. To determine who can and cannot participate in government
• C. To balance the power among each branch of government
• D. To increase the power of certain government leaders

What is a constitution? How was Rome’s constitution different from the United States?

• A system of rules by which a government is organized. Rome's constitution was not written and the United States Constitution is.
• A system of rules by which a government is organized. Rome’s constitution was not different from the United States Constitution.
• A system of laws that common people must live by. Rome’s laws were not written down and the United States is.
• A system of laws by which a government is organized. Rome's constitution follows common law and the United States constitution follows the Twelve Tables.