Origins of the Roman Republic Quiz

How many consuls were there in the Roman Republic and what did the Consuls do?

• Two; consuls were leaders in the Roman Government

• Three, Consuls were judges

• Four, Consuls were foot soldiers

• Eight, Consuls worked with the Plebeians to make the government work

What are some examples of Roman Republic Architecture?

• The Archway and the Aqueduct

• The Corvus and the Cuniculus

• The Helium and the Oxygen

• The Krabby Patty and the Spatula

What were two rights and responsibilities of Plebeians?

• The right to marry a patrician and paying to serve in the army

• The right to vote and paying taxes

• The right to vote and serve tea for dinner

• Fighting for the right to party

What group in Rome demanded laws be written down?

• The patricians

• The consuls

• The Plebeians

• The Lower Classes

What innovation brought clean water into the city of Rome?

• The Arch of Titus

• The Coliseum

• The Circus Maximus

• The Aqueduct

What is the definition for "Rule of Law"?

• There is no equality under the law

• Every citizen is equal under the law, no one is above the law.

• I am the law!

• The law only applies to those who follow it

How many branches of Government did the republic have? What were those branches called?

• Three: the Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial

• Four: the Executive, the Legislative, the Super Judicial and the Super Congress

• Five: The Consuls, the Praetors, the Legions, the Tribunes and the Plebes

• Six: the Consuls, the Patricians, the Legions, the Praetors, the Tribunes and the Plebes

When the Romans overthrew their last Etruscan King, Tarquin the Proud, what form of Government did they establish?

• A dictatorship

• A Tyranny

• A Democracy

• A Republic

Which social class served in the Roman Senate originally?

• Emperors only

• Patricians only

• Plebes only

• Consuls only

When the Patricians let the Plebeians establish their own ruling body, what was that ruling body called?

• The Tribunes of the Plebes

• The Council of the Plebes

• The Triumvirate of the Plebes

• The Diadochy of the Plebes