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WorksheetsThe Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which river runs through the heart of Rome?
a)
Tiber
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Amazon
2.
What were the names of the mythical brothers who were raised by a wolf and whose argument led to the formation of Rome?
a)
Romulus and Remus
b)
Caesar and Pompey
c)
Antony and Cleopatra
d)
Octavian and Archimedes
3.
Two other great civilizations influenced the development of Roman culture. What civilizations were these?
a)
Greeks and the Egyptians
b)
Etruscans and the Latins
c)
Persians and the Greeks
d)
Greeks and the Etruscans
4.
What is the name of a government where the people choose their own leaders?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Republic
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny
5.
What do we call groups of Roman soldiers who were organized into units of about 5,000 men? (These smaller groups were easier to control than the Greek Phalanx)
a)
Legions
b)
Columns
c)
Formations
d)
Battalions
6.
This system gave some conquered peoples, especially other Latins, full Roman citizenship.
a)
The Latin League
b)
The Roman Confederation
c)
The Delian Legue
d)
The Roman Coucil
7.
This Roman social class was made up of wealthy, landowning citizens who were in charge of running most of the government.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Caesars
d)
Etruscans
8.
This Roman social class was made up of poor, workers who were mostly excluded from government affairs.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Etruscans
d)
Carthaginians
9.
Two patrician men headed the government. They were administrators and army leaders. What was their title?
a)
Consul
b)
Plebeian
c)
Praetor
d)
Caesar
10.
These Roman officials served as judges and interpreted the laws.
a)
Praetors
b)
Plebeians
c)
Consuls
d)
Tribunes
11.
A group of 300 patrician men who served as law-makers for Rome. They served for life and advised the consuls.
a)
The Senate
b)
The Praetors
c)
The Tribunes
d)
The Council
12.
This was a Roman government official who job was fix a specific problem with authority that was above the law. He was expected to hand power back to the people when his job was done.
a)
Dictator
b)
Tyrant
c)
Consul
d)
Praetor
13.
The idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country.
a)
Civic Duty
b)
Republican Pride
c)
Cultural Diffusion
d)
Class Warfare
14.
Rome's first set of written laws which became the foundation of all future Roman laws.
a)
the 12 Tables
b)
The Roman Constitution
c)
The 10 Commandments
d)
The 13 Steps
15.
The idea that laws apply equally to all people, regardless of their wealth or social status.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Dictate of Caesar
c)
Mark of the Praetor
d)
Lawyer's Equity
16.
These two civilizations fought in the Punic Wars over the course of about 120 years.
a)
Greece and Rome
b)
Rome and Italy
c)
Rome and Etruria
d)
Carthage and Rome
17.
The First Punic War was fought over control of this island off the coast of Italy. It was a major trading hub for the Carthaginian Empire.
a)
Sicily
b)
Corsica
c)
Crete
d)
Sardinia
18.
During the Second Punic War, this Carthaginian General crossed the Alps and attacked the Romans with WAR ELEPHANTS!
a)
Hannibal
b)
Scipio
c)
Sulla
d)
Caesar
19.
This Roman General led his forces into Carthage and destroyed it, ending the Punic Wars and the Carthaginian Empire.
a)
Sulla
b)
Scipio
c)
Caesar
d)
Octavian
20.
Which of these was not a problem facing the Roman republic after the Punic Wars?
a)
Food Shortages
b)
Small farmers couldn't find work
c)
Overcrowding in the city
d)
Patricians were losing control of the government
21.
Large farming estates which Patricians used to put small farms out of business.
a)
Latifundia
b)
Triumvirate
c)
Etruscans
d)
Aguamenti
22.
A political group of three people who share equal power.
a)
Triumvirate
b)
Triskelion
c)
Trisket
d)
Triangular Partnership
23.
A Roman general who marched his army across the Rubicon River and into Rome, naming himself "Dictator for Life."
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Marc Antony
c)
Pompey
d)
Octavian
24.
Which of these was NOT a policy which made Julius Caesar popular with the poor?
a)
He gave citizenship to many people living in Roman territories.
b)
He created jobs for the unemployed.
c)
He ordered landowners using slave labor to hire more free workers.
d)
He increased the power of the Senate.
25.
How did Julius Caesar die?
a)
He was stabbed to death on the floor of the Roman Senate by several senators.
b)
He died in battle fighting the Britons
c)
He died in his sleep on the Ides of March.
d)
He died from disease, contracted in Gaul.
26.
This person formed an alliance with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and fought for control of Rome after Caesar's death.
a)
Marc Antony
b)
Octavian
c)
Augustus
d)
Pompey
27.
This person defeated Antony and Cleopatra and became the first emperor of Rome.
a)
Octavian
b)
Pompey
c)
Crassus
d)
Sulla
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