Roman History Quiz

When did the Romans overthrow the Etruscans and create a republic?

• 509 B.C.E.

• 600 B.C.E.

• 450 B.C.E.

• 300 B.C.E.

Who traveled with the two Etruscan princes to the oracle at Delphi?

• Julius Caesar

• Lucius Junius Brutus

• Augustus

• Nero

What did the oracle say about the next man to have authority in Rome?

• He will be the man who first kisses his mother.

• He will be the man who wins a battle.

• He will be the man who finds a treasure.

• He will be the man who builds a temple.

What did Brutus do to fulfill the oracle's prediction?

• He kissed his mother.

• He kissed a statue.

• He fell on his face and his lips touched the Earth.

• He kissed a tree.

What was the role of patricians in the early Roman republic?

• They were the majority of the population.

• They had no voice in the government.

• They were rich men who held power.

• They were slaves.

Who were the plebeians in the early Roman republic?

• Rich men who held power

• The majority of Romans with no voice in the government

• Foreign invaders

• Roman soldiers

Between which years did the Etruscans rule Rome?

• 700 and 600 B.C.E.

• 616 and 509 B.C.E.

• 500 and 400 B.C.E.

• 300 and 200 B.C.E.

What were the two classes into which Roman society was divided during the Etruscan rule?

• Nobles and Slaves

• Kings and Warriors

• Patricians and Plebeians

• Merchants and Farmers

What does the Latin word "pater," from which "patrician" is derived, translate to?

• Leader

• Father

• King

• Warrior

Who were the patricians?

• Upper-class citizens and wealthy landowners

• Common people and peasants

• Soldiers and craftsmen

• Merchants and traders