Ancient Rome Test Chapter 10

According to legend, Cincinnatus was chosen as dictator to lead the Roman army and quickly defeated his foes in a single day.

• True

• False

Plebeians were the common people of Rome, a group that included the peasants, craftspeople, traders, and other workers.

• True

• False

Romulus was a legendary hero from Troy who fled to Italy and allied himself with a group called the Latins.

• True

• False

In a republic, people elect leaders to represent them in government.

• True

• False

The richer, more powerful citizens of Rome were called patricians and were originally the only ones who could be elected to office.

• True

• False

Remus was killed by his twin brother in a fit of anger after they begin to fight.

• True

• False

A ruler with almost unlimited power is called a dictator.

• True

• False

After Cincinnatus killed his brother, he named the city they built after himself.

• True

• False

The first tables of Rome’s written law code were displayed in the public square called the ________.

The tribunes had the ability to ________ or prohibit actions by other government officials.