WorksheetsRome Final Exam Study Guide
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Many Etruscan frescoes show people enjoying music or dance.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Civic duty is the idea that citizens have the responsibility to help their country.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Roman soldiers were poorly trained and undisciplined.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The heel of Italy’s boot shape points to Sicily.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Augustus rebuilt many of Rome’s buildings in marble to reflect its grandeur, elegant greatness
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Started when Rome fought Carthage for control of Sicily
a)
First Punic War
b)
Second Punic War
c)
Third Punic War
d)
Trojan War
7.
Etruscan wall paintings
a)
Frescoes
b)
Pompeii
c)
Aqueducts
d)
Latifundia
8.
Legend about the founding of Rome by Virgil
a)
Aeneid
b)
Illiad
c)
Odyssey
d)
Homer
9.
Rome finally destroyed Carthage
a)
First Punic War
b)
Second Punic War
c)
Third Punic War
d)
Thermopylae
10.
Hoped that his reforms would restore Rome to its earlier glory
a)
Sulla
b)
Tiberius
c)
Romulus
d)
Remus
11.
The Roman soldiers carried standards into battle so
a)
they could charge the enemy more effectively.
b)
they could be identified as legionaries.
c)
they could protect themselves.
d)
they knew where they were to be on the battlefield.
12.
Most Roman soldiers carried a short iron sword called a gladius and
a)
a copper spear called a pilium.
b)
an iron knife.
c)
an iron spear called a pilium.
d)
an iron spear called a shield
13.
Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its
a)
central location and climate
b)
isolation
c)
plenitful rainfall and thick forests
d)
rugged mountains
14.
Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of
a)
Rome
b)
Pompeii
c)
Athens
d)
Aeneas
15.
The Etruscans were skilled in
a)
building aqueducts.
b)
metalworking.
c)
gymnastics.
d)
making pottery.
16.
Romans overthrew which group and set up a republican form of government?
a)
Etruscans
b)
Latins
c)
Greeks
d)
Tarquins
17.
In addition to having a strong army, the Romans also
a)
ruled wisely and effectively
b)
ruled with no concern for those they conquered
c)
ruled with extreme harshness
d)
ruled ineffectively
18.
a form of government in which its citizens vote for its leader
a)
republic
b)
Roman Confederation
c)
democracy
d)
tyrant
19.
a system that gave some conquered peoples, such as the Latins, full Roman citizenship
a)
republic
b)
Roman Confederation
c)
democracy
d)
tyrant
20.
a people that played a major role in shaping Roman civilization
a)
Etruscans
b)
Americans
c)
Gauls
d)
Carthage
21.
a mountain range that runs the length of Italy
a)
Alps
b)
Appenines
c)
Rockies
d)
Ozark
22.
a group of 6,000 soldiers
a)
legion
b)
gaggle
c)
regiment
d)
phalanx
23.
The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the
a)
patricians
b)
plebeians
c)
shopkeepers
d)
artisans
24.
In 494 B.C. what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights?
a)
burned government buildings
b)
moved to another country
c)
stopped paying taxes
d)
went on strike
25.
The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was
a)
Cincinnatus
b)
Livy
c)
Romulus
d)
Remus
26.
Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome’s first code of law was called the
a)
Forum
b)
New Rule of Law
c)
Rule of Law
d)
Twelve Tables
27.
Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
a)
Carthage
b)
Greece
c)
Sicily
d)
Gauls
28.
a ruler with complete control over the state
a)
dictator
b)
slave
c)
patrician
d)
plebeian
29.
wealthy landowner
a)
dictator
b)
slave
c)
patrician
d)
plebeian
30.
Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War
a)
Hannibal
b)
Scipio
c)
Achilles
d)
Leonidas
31.
the Latin word for “I forbid”
a)
veto
b)
latifundia
c)
Rome
d)
dictator
32.
an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm
a)
plebeian
b)
patrician
c)
latifundia
d)
slave
33.
They were brothers who fought to bring reforms to the early Republic.
a)
Pompey & Crassus
b)
Bert & Ernie
c)
Tiberius & Gaius
d)
Antony & Marcus
34.
Rome’s lower classes saw Julius Caesar as a
a)
bad teacher
b)
hero
c)
landowner
d)
priest
35.
One reform of Julius Caesar’s that still affects us today is the move to accept a/an
a)
an economy that ended the use of slave labor.
b)
military-run government.
c)
public jobs program.
d)
12 month calendar
36.
The members of Rome’s Second Triumvirate were Lepidus, Antony, and
a)
Cincinnatus
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Cicero
d)
Octavian
37.
Cicero called for a representative government with limited powers and was against
a)
citizenship rights
b)
dictators
c)
republican government
d)
The Greeks
38.
a large farming estate
a)
latifundia
b)
patrician
c)
plebeian
d)
parcel
39.
the battle in which Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra
a)
Actium
b)
Cannae
c)
Zama
d)
Hydaspes River
40.
a senator who planned to kill Caesar
a)
Brutus
b)
Titus
c)
Caligula
d)
Nero
41.
a political alliance of three people
a)
triumvirate
b)
trifecta
c)
tricycle
d)
tres
42.
military hero and Rome’s most famous leader
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Hannibal
c)
Titus Pullo
d)
Romulus
43.
The reign of Augustus began a long era of
a)
civil war
b)
peace & prosperity
c)
conflict
d)
discontent
44.
This cruel emperor murdered many people and appointed his horse as consul.
a)
Caligula
b)
Nero
c)
Tiberius
d)
Claudius
45.
Emperor Vespasian began construction of this famous Roman sporting site.
a)
Hadrian's Wall
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Circus Maximus
d)
Aqueducts
46.
Under Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire’s European boundaries were set at
a)
Britain in the northwest and Mesopotamia in the east.
b)
Britain in the east and Mesopotamia in the northeast.
c)
Ireland in the northeast and Mesopotamia in the east.
d)
Ireland in the east and Mesopotamia in the northeast.
47.
The most important element in Rome’s strong economy was
a)
agriculture
b)
pottery
c)
glass making
d)
metalworking
48.
Hadrian was a good emperor who helped improve Roman cities.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
During the “Pax Romana,” Rome experienced a serious decline in its power.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Augustus created a permanent professional army to protect the empire.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
The “five good emperors” were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Pius, and Aurelius.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Caligula, Tiberius, and Pompey are known as the Julio-Claudian Emperors.
a)
True
b)
False
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