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WorksheetsRoman Republic and Empire
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who struggled to gain social and political equity?
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebians
c)
consuls
d)
aristocrats
2.
Who was the famous general of Carthage during the Punic wars?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Pompey
c)
Sulla
d)
Hannibal
3.
Which government branch controlled the finances and passed laws?
a)
Consuls
b)
Senate
c)
Assembly of Centuries
d)
Council of Plebeians
4.
What was the importance of the Law of Twelve Tables?
a)
the law was displayed in the Forum
b)
most lawmakers wanted to help and protect the citizens of Rome
c)
written law could be understood and equally applied to all
d)
it allowed anyone to become emperor of Rome
5.
What were the two Roman social classes?
a)
patricians and plebeians
b)
nobles and farmers
c)
consuls and tribunes
d)
shamans and soldiers
6.
Name given to the alliance of Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar as they ruled together?
a)
The Trio of Power
b)
Dalian League
c)
Roman Alliance
d)
Triumvirate
7.
Who became dictator of Rome, unified Rome, and strengthened its bonds with its conquered peoples?
a)
Pompey
b)
Crassus
c)
Hannibal
d)
Julius Caesar
8.
What were Jesus' followers called after his death and resurrection?
a)
Romans
b)
Israelites
c)
Christians
d)
Jews
9.
Octavian would later become known as this emperor.
a)
Gladiator
b)
Cicero
c)
Augustus
d)
Virgil
10.
Considered the greatest Roman poet and wrote the Aeneid.
a)
Gladiator
b)
Cicero
c)
Augustus
d)
Virgil
11.
What year did the Romans Empire fall to barbarian invasions?
a)
475
b)
476
c)
477
d)
478
12.
What do we call the 200 years of peace and prosperity during the Roman Empire?
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Augustus Caesar
c)
Pax Caesar
d)
Romana di Pizza
13.
Roman Gods were similar to the Gods of____.
a)
The French
b)
The Greeks
c)
The Turks
d)
Carthage
14.
The two most powerful government officials in Rome
a)
President and VP
b)
Magistrates
c)
Consuls
d)
Patricians
15.
A person elected to rule the Roman Republic for a short period in time of emergency
a)
emperor
b)
king
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
16.
Who won the Punic Wars in order of their victories?
a)
Carthage, Rome, Rome
b)
Rome, Carthage, Carthage
c)
Carthage, Carthage, Carthage
d)
Rome, Rome, Rome
17.
Rome's first code of laws was called
a)
Empire's Bronze Laws
b)
Law of Nations
c)
Law of Twelve Tables
d)
Tribune's Law
18.
Rome defeated, then destroyed, Carthage in the
a)
Peloponnesian War
b)
Persian War
c)
Punic Wars
d)
Etruscan Wars
19.
Rome was located
a)
Along the cost of the Adriatic Sea
b)
North of the Alps
c)
Along the Tiber River
d)
On the Roman Penisula
20.
All of the following were accomplishments of Rome EXCEPT
a)
Aqueducts
b)
The Arch
c)
Concrete
d)
The concept of zero
21.
The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor framres
a)
Ciceros
b)
Patricians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Plebeians
22.
Slavery was
a)
Only allowed outside of Italy
b)
Not allowed in Rome
c)
Only used on large Roman estates/farms
d)
Common throughout the Roman Empire
23.
Theories about why the Roman Empire declined included all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Poor economy (high unemployment, inflation, & a lot of spending)
b)
Political Corription
c)
Major Natural Disaster
d)
Decline of Morals & Values
24.
The Carthaginian General who crossed the Alps with elephants
a)
Caligula
b)
Virgil
c)
Hannibal
d)
Cincinnatus
25.
Assassinated by a group of senators
a)
Marc Antony
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Augustus
26.
Center of life in an Ancient Rome city - most important temples and government buildings can be found there
a)
Sparticus
b)
Pax Romana
c)
12 Tables
d)
Forum
27.
He was in the 2nd Triumvirate and after bearing out his rivals-changed his name to Augustus
a)
Nero
b)
Caligula
c)
Octavian
d)
Cincinnatus
28.
He was the First Roman Emperor
a)
Augustus
b)
Nero
c)
Marc Antony
d)
Julius Caesar
29.
One of the last Roman landmarks still standing today
a)
Colosseum
b)
Parthenon
c)
White House
d)
King's Throne
30.
Who influenced Roman Mythology?
a)
Greeks
b)
Etruscans
c)
Latin
d)
Turkeyans
31.
What important change did the emperor Constantine make in A.D. 313?
a)
He brought back the republic to help end violence.
b)
He made Christianity the official religion of the Empire.
c)
He divided the Empire into two parts: eastern and western.
d)
He moved the capital of the Empire to Vienna.
32.
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was a city named
a)
Constantinople.
b)
Alexandria.
c)
Rome.
d)
Crete.
33.
In 509 B.C., Rome
a)
gave all people the right to vote.
b)
developed written language.
c)
appointed a king.
d)
began a republic
34.
What did the ancient Romans build to maintain the supply of water in their cities?
a)
sewers
b)
aqueducts
c)
temples
d)
highways
35.
During the Roman Republic, the senate was a select group of the wealthy in Roman society called the ...
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Consuls
d)
Both Patricians & Plebeians
36.
A government where people elect leaders to represent them is called a ________.
a)
direct democracy
b)
tyranny
c)
oligarchy
d)
republic
37.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
38.
What name was given to the period of peace throughout Rome from 27 B.C. to 180 A.D.?
a)
Pax Sinica
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Pax Remulus
d)
Pax Tableta
39.
What building material allowed Roman buildings to last longer? It was hard and watertight.
a)
glue
b)
cement
c)
aqueduct
d)
arch
40.
The end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire is thought to have occurred in about 44 B.C. after the death of which of these rulers?
a)
Marcus Antonius
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Marc Antony
d)
Caesar Augustus
41.
Why did the Romans create the republic?
a)
So they would not have a king in control.
b)
To defend themselves.
c)
So that every person could be a citizen.
d)
So that judges could make laws.
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