Ancient Rome Quiz

Use this week’s issue of Studies Weekly to help you answer this question. Include the page number and the title of the article that helped you find the answer in your response. How does legend explain the founding of Rome?

Answer explanation

Romulus and Remus were twin brothers who were set adrift on the Tiber River. A wolf raised Romulus and Remus until a shepherd rescued them. Eventually, they decided to start a city, and after fighting over who would be the leader, Romulus killed Remus and became the leader of Rome. “Roaming with the Romans, Page 1”

The early people of Rome liked its location due to ____________________.

• the nearby Tiber river and seven surrounding hills

• easy access to the Mediterranean Sea

• protection from the nearby volcanic mountain system

• vast forests providing protection from enemy attacks

Around 800 B.C.E., a group of people called the __________ conquered the area of Italy that included Rome.

• Greeks

• Venetians

• Etruscans

• Mongols

In the Second Punic War, Hannibal attempted a unique strategy to invade Rome when he ____________________.

• flled a wooden horse with 37 of his best men and left it at the outer gate of the city

• marched his troops and 37 elephants through the Alps

• attacked the island of Sicily in the middle of the night

• used female spies to infltrate the capitol and sneaked the soldiers inside the gates

The Roman republic came to an end when ____________________.

• Hannibal conquered Rome and took over the role of dictator

• government leaders made Julius Caesar dictator for life

• Brutus took control of the Roman Senate by force with the help of the army

• Julius Caesar was elected by the plebeians and slaves to represent them in the Senate

Who is Jupiter?

• Apollo

• Athena

• Zeus

• Hades

Venus is the Goddess of

Pluto is the God of the

Answer explanation

Hades is the God of the Dead. Pluto is Hades Roman name.

Julius Caesar met his demise when __________________________.

• members of the Roman Senate, including his friend Brutus, stabbed him to death

• he was overthrown by Hannibal and his army

• he died from an infection from the bite of a snake

• his nephew Octavius overthrew him with the help of the Roman Senate

As Rome continued to grow in population, unhealthy amounts of raw sewage were polluting the Tiber River, making it necessary for ____________________.

• filtration through charcoal systems

• water to be brought in from mountain streams by aqueducts

• deep wells to be dug by slaves for rich patricians

• the extreme rationing of water for drinking purposes only