Roman Republic: Power and Society

What was the role of the Senate in the Roman Republic?

• To lead the army

• To advise the consuls

• To manage trade

• To enforce laws

Who were the patricians in Roman society?

• Lower-class citizens

• Wealthy landowners

• Foreign merchants

• Military generals

What percentage of Rome's population were plebeians?

• 50 percent

• 75 percent

• 95 percent

• 20 percent

What did the plebeians lack in the Roman government?

• Military power

• Religious influence

• Say in the government

• Economic wealth

What was the main reason the plebeians rebelled against the patricians in ancient Rome?

• They wanted to become consuls.

• They wanted more political rights.

• They wanted to change the laws.

• They wanted to form a new government.

What was the conflict between the plebeians and the patricians known as?

• The Roman War

• The Conflict of the Orders

• The Plebeian Revolt

• The Patrician Struggle

How did the plebeians protest their lack of power in 494 B.C.E.?

• They wrote new laws.

• They marched out of the city and camped on a hill.

• They formed a new government.

• They refused to fight in the army.

What power did the plebeians gain that allowed them to overrule actions by the Senate?

• The power to elect the king

• The power to veto

• The power to declare war

• The power to collect taxes

What was the significance of the Twelve Tables in Roman history?

• They were a set of military strategies

• They were a collection of religious texts

• They were written laws that could not be changed at will

• They were a list of Roman emperors

In what year did a new law require that one of the two Roman consuls had to be a plebeian?

• 451 B.C.E.

• 367 B.C.E.

• 287 B.C.E.

• 500 B.C.E.