WorksheetsSicilia
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the following were some of the first known inhabitants of Sicilia EXCEPT...
a)
Elymi
b)
Sicani
c)
Siculi
d)
Romani
2.
Greek and this country fought over control of Sicilia for over 100 years
a)
Egypt
b)
Carthage
c)
Spain
d)
Gallia
3.
Which wars granted Rome primary control over Sicilia?
a)
Punic Wars
b)
Syracusian Wars
c)
Peloponnese Wars
d)
Phoenician Wars
4.
What was a nickname of Sicilia?
a)
Cornucopia of Carthage
b)
Potluck of the Mediterranean
c)
Breadbasket of Rome
d)
Honeycake of Rome
5.
The foundation of latifundia (large farming estates) boosted the economic development of Sicilia
a)
Verum
b)
Falsum
6.
What resource did Sicilia primarily supply to Rome?
a)
grain
b)
poultry
c)
legumes
d)
manpower
7.
Slave revolts due to an increase and slavery and exploitation of land occurred in 139 and 104 BC
a)
Verum
b)
Falsum
8.
The name of the extremely corrupt praetor of Sicilia was...
a)
Gaius Verres
b)
Marcus Tullius Cicero
c)
Quintus Hortensius Hortalus
d)
Gaius Crassus
9.
A praetor is...
a)
a provincial lawyer
b)
a provincial consul
c)
a provincial governor
d)
a provincial judge
10.
Who was the lawyer that argued against the corrupt praetor of Sicilia during his extortion trial?
a)
Gaius Verres
b)
Marcus Tullius Cicero
c)
Quintus Hortensius Hortalus
d)
Gaius Crassus
11.
Who was the lawyer that represented the corrupt praetor of Sicilia during his extortion trial?
a)
Gaius Verres
b)
Marcus Tullius Cicero
c)
Quintus Hortensius Hortalus
d)
Gaius Crassus
12.
The son of which man occupied Sicilia, blocking grain transport, and fought against Octavian?
a)
Marcus Antonius
b)
Marcus Lepidus
c)
Pompeius Magnus
d)
Augustus
13.
Both Julius Caesar and Augustus granted Latin citizenship to some cities in Sicilia.
a)
Verum
b)
Falsum
14.
When Augustus began to change control of Sicilia from Greek to Latin rule, the political and economic structures radically changed.
a)
Verum
b)
Falsum
15.
What was the predominant language of Sicilia after Augustus took control?
a)
Latin
b)
Greek
c)
Italian
d)
Sicilian
16.
Who overran Sicilia by the early 5th century?
a)
Huns
b)
Vikings
c)
Vandals
d)
Greeks
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