6th Grade Chapter 10 Test

What geographic features provided Rome with protection against attacks?

• A peninsulas
• B rivers
• C hills
• D mountains

According to legend, who were Rome’s founders?

• A Romulus and Remus
• B the Etruscans
• C the Latins
• D Aeneas and Cicero

What kind of government did the Romans develop?

• A a representative democracy
• B a republic
• C a direct democracy
• D an oligarchy

Which statement describes Roman laws?

• A The laws favored the plebeians.
• B The laws were not interpreted correctly by the plebeians.
• C The laws were not allowed to be written down.
• D The laws were written down on tablets

What was the role of women in Roman society?

• A Women had equal rights to men.
• B Women were subject to the authority of men.
• C Women could vote and hold public office.
• D Women received an education until they were 17 years of age.

What was the largest social class in Rome?

• A slaves
• B farmers
• C patricians
• D plebeians

Who was the king of the Roman gods?

• A Juno
• B Mars
• C Jupiter
• D Venus

Why did Rome and Carthage fight the Punic Wars?

• A They fought for control of the Roman Empire.
• B Carthage wanted to establish Rome as its capital.
• C Rome wanted control of Carthage’s mineral resources.
• D They fought for control of the Mediterranean Sea.

Who was the general who led Carthage in the Second Punic War?

• A Julius Caesar
• B Hannibal
• C Scipio
• D Pompey

What was a reason for the collapse of the Roman Republic?

• A civil war within the republic
• B weak military
• C strong anti-slavery movement
• D loss of wealth by the patricians