Ancient Rome Practice Test

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius buried the city of _________.

• Naples

• Pompeii

• Rome

• Pliny

Which best describes Italy?

• a peninsula

• an island that is shaped like an old shoe

• a landlocked country surrounded by mountains

• a flat plain

Roman citizens were divided into two classes, _________.

• Romulans and Remans

• free and slave

• plebeians and slaves

• plebeians and patricians

What was the result of the three Punic Wars?

• Hannibal crossed the Alps and used elephants to destroy the walls of Rome.

• King Pyrrhus led the Punics to a brilliant defeat.

• Rome became a republic.

• Rome conquered Carthage and took control of its lands along the Mediterranean.

Who became the first Roman EMPEROR?

• Octavian (Augustus Caesar)

• Marc Antony

• Julius Caesar

• Pax Romana

How did Romans transport water through the city?

• Bath Houses

• Aqueducts

• Arches

• Pantheon

Governments in which people choose their own rulers are called _________.

• republics

• councils

• dictatorships

• empires

The Punic Wars were fought between ______.

• Romans and Etruscans

• Romans and Carthage

• Romans and Greeks

• Romans and Persians

The Romans built all of the following except –

• aqueducts

• stone bridges

• steel supports

• Roads

The tribunes were part of which branch of government?

• Senate

• Magistrate

• Assembly

• Congress