NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsChapter 10 Roman Republic
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was the Law of Twelve Tables an important step?
a)
Rome had no laws before that time
b)
they gave plebeians citizenship for the first time
c)
they made laws public for all citizens to read
d)
they gave plebeians more rights than patricians
2.
When the last Tarquinian (Etruscan) king was overthrown by the Latins, which type of government did they establish?
a)
monarchy
b)
republic
c)
democracy
d)
theocracy
3.
In order to have representation of various people in Rome, which three groups were created in the government?
a)
Christians, Jews, Muslims
b)
Senate, House of Representatives, Executive
c)
Brahmins, Vaisyas, Sudras.
d)
Senate, tribunes, Consul
4.
In times of crisis, what did the Roman Republic do differently?
a)
They elected new Senate members who took full control of the government.
b)
They allowed the army to run the country.
c)
They selected a dictator to rule with absolute power for a short time.
d)
They elected a king to permanently take control.
5.
What does a person’s “civic duty” require them to do?
a)
run for public office
b)
participate in their government
c)
trade only with local merchants
d)
travel spreading the teachings of Christianity
6.
Which best describes the purpose of a system of “checks and balances”?
a)
All merchants will have an equal opportunity to trade.
b)
Laws will be written fairly for everyone.
c)
The military will be paid for their service.
d)
No one branch of the government will become stronger than another.
7.
The 2 most powerful magistrates who led the army and ran the city were called -
a)
consuls
b)
senators
c)
tribunes
d)
plebeians
8.
City officials who were elected -
a)
consul
b)
patricians
c)
senators
d)
assembly
9.
The common people (NOT nobles) in Roman society were called -
a)
patricians
b)
plebeians
c)
senators
d)
consuls
10.
A ruler who has almost total power and was brought in to rule the city in times of crisis was called -
a)
magistrate
b)
veto
c)
dictator
d)
plebeian
11.
The nobles (rich powerful people) in Roman society were called -
a)
Latins
b)
tribunes
c)
plebeians
d)
patricians
12.
To not allow something to happen or forbid it -
a)
veto
b)
republic
c)
assembly
d)
debate
13.
A council made up of patricians that gave advice to the city's leaders
a)
consuls
b)
Senate
c)
Assembly
d)
Forum
14.
Roman women could own property and make wills, leaving their property to whomever they chose. What conclusion could be drawn from this statement?
a)
Roman women had the right to vote.
b)
Roman women enjoyed some legal rights.
c)
Roman women were equal to men.
d)
Roman women could hold political offices.
15.
In what way were the Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables of Rome similar?
a)
They allowed for belief in one God
b)
They established written legal standards
c)
They provided records of economic activity
d)
They legalized democratic government
16.
Which of the following is NOT part of the legacy of the Roman Empire in the West?
a)
language
b)
architecture
c)
law code
d)
city states
17.
What did Rome use to keep control of their large empire?
a)
A complex system of roads
b)
Aqueducts
c)
Canals
d)
Feudalism
18.
What type of landmass is Italy?
a)
Subcontinent
b)
Peninsula
c)
Continent
d)
Island
19.
In the Roman social hierarchy, who is at the top?
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Serfs
d)
Merchants
20.
A type of government where citizens elect leaders to make decisions on their behalf
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Empire
d)
Monarchy
21.
1. Mythical founders of Rome?
a)
Lucrecia
b)
Romulus and Remus
c)
Tuirbus
d)
Pilum
22.
4. Codified laws of Rome?
a)
6 tables
b)
people
c)
Judge
d)
12 tables
23.
5. How long does a Roman Dictator serve?
a)
7 months
b)
4 months
c)
6 months
d)
7 months
24.
12. Translate veto
a)
public offair
b)
Ides of march
c)
Assembly of centuries
d)
I forbid
25.
16. For how many years does a Consul serve?
a)
1
b)
6
c)
5
d)
3
26.
23. How many members are in the Senate?
a)
200
b)
100
c)
400
d)
300
27.
29. For how long do Senators serve?
a)
3 years
b)
17 years
c)
18 years
d)
life
28.
Which of these was NOT a job held by plebeians?
a)
Consuls
b)
Farmers
c)
Merchants
d)
Soldiers
29.
The two most powerful government officials in Rome
a)
President and VP
b)
Magistrates
c)
Consuls
d)
Plebians
30.
Which of the following is a form of government in which the people elect representatives to make decisions for them, rather than having a direct voice?
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
republic
31.
Rome was located on the _________ River.
a)
Danube
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Tiber
32.
Who could hold political office in early Rome?
a)
any citizen
b)
women
c)
only plebeians
d)
only patricians
33.
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.
34.
A person elected to rule the Roman Republic for a short period in time of emergency
a)
emperor
b)
king
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
35.
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
mercenary
36.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
37.
A Roman public meeting place
a)
Agora
b)
Town Hall
c)
Forum
d)
Voting Center
38.
What took place in the Forum?
a)
Dancing and singing
b)
public baths and toilets
c)
trials, assemblies, and lawmaking
d)
hangings and beheadings
39.
Italy is
a)
an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
b)
a peninsula shaped like a boot.
c)
a large country in Central Europe.
d)
part of Scandinavia.
40.
Who did the Gracchī brothers devote their lives to serving and improving?
a)
the farmers
b)
the patricians
c)
the poor
d)
the Senate
e)
the Greeks
41.
What caused a lot of Roman men to lose their jobs?
a)
imported Greek food supplies
b)
a blight in Italian vineyards
c)
a collapse of the price of grain
d)
high taxes on labor
e)
imported foreign slaves
42.
What did Tiberius Gracchus think Rome should do with the lands it gained during war?
a)
give it to the poor
b)
tax it more heavily than the farms
c)
create government-owned farms
d)
share it among the aristocrats
e)
rent it out to foreign investors
43.
The Punic wars started when the Phoenicians from Carthage wanted to control all of ___________.
a)
Carthage
b)
Zama
c)
Sicily
d)
Greece
44.
Rome's wars against Carthage were called the "Punic" wars because the Latin word "Punici" meant ________________.
a)
100 year war
b)
Phoenician
c)
Carthaginian
d)
Roman
45.
Where was the city of Carthage located?
a)
Italy
b)
Asia Minor
c)
Northern Africa
d)
Spain
46.
Who had an army of 60,000 men, 38 elephants, and many horses that traveled through Spain and across mountains to attack Rome?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hannibal
c)
Tiberious Gracchus
d)
Marius
47.
Where did General Scipio defeat Hannibal's army, ending the 2nd Punic war?
a)
Zama
b)
Sicily
c)
Rome
d)
Carthage
48.
Which tribune was killed when he tried to give public land to the poor?
a)
Lucius Sulla
b)
Tiberius Gracchus
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Gaius Gracchus
49.
Who did not want change that would make things better for the plebeians?
a)
Citizen Soldiers
b)
Patricians
c)
Farmers
d)
Laborers
50.
Which military general made himself dictator in 88 B.C.?
a)
Marius
b)
Lucius Sulla
c)
Tiberius Gracchus
d)
Pompey
51.
The 2 mountain ranges that runs thru Italy are the Alps and
a)
Etruscans
b)
Vesuvius
c)
Apennines
d)
Cincinnatus
52.
What does Republic mean?
a)
Common people in Rome.
b)
A form of government with elected leaders,
c)
Wars fought in Rome.
d)
A person trained to fight.
53.
Why where the Plebeians unhappy when the Republic was first set up?
a)
They preferred having a king.
b)
They had lost their right to vote.
c)
They preferred living in an empire.
d)
They had no say in making the laws.
54.
Which of the following would a plebeian most likely say?
a)
"I'm glad I don't serve in the Roman Senate."
b)
"In the Republic, I own my own land."
c)
"I fight in Rome's wars, but I can't vote."
d)
"In the Republic, I serve as a priest."
55.
A general named who was not a patrician transformed the army in order to provide opportunities for the poor. He created a professional Army.
a)
Caesar
b)
Brutus
c)
Octavion
d)
Marius
56.
Which statement best describes the Punic Wars?
a)
A series of wars between Rome and Egypt that lasted almost 1000 years.
b)
A brutal battle between Rome and the Huns that nearly brought about the end of the Roman Empire.
c)
A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage that led to the expansion of the Roman Republic.
d)
Several wars that were fought between the Roman Empire and Christians.
57.
Which of the following is a similarity between the United States government and the Roman Republic?
a)
The U.S. government is divided into three branches with checks and balances.
b)
Both governments use of a dictator in times of crisis.
c)
Members of the senate rule for life.
d)
The two most powerful people of the government are called consuls.
58.
Who first ruled early Rome?
a)
Etruscan kings
b)
military consuls
c)
Roman senators
d)
plebeian assemblies
59.
How did Rome’s expansion affect the plebeians?
a)
The plebeians got more land.
b)
The plebeians got more slaves.
c)
More plebeians had to serve in the army.
d)
More plebeians had to establish colonies.
60.
Why are both the Roman Republic and the United States today considered republics?
a)
All the citizens vote directly on all the laws.
b)
Any citizen can voice an opinion about the laws.
c)
The people give a leader the right to veto some laws.
d)
The people elect representatives to make laws for them.
Reset
