WorksheetsChapter 11 Rome Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A form of government in which its citizens vote for its leader
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Republic
d)
Dictatorship
2.
a people that played a major role in shaping Roman civilization
a)
Apennines
b)
Etruscans
c)
Roman Confederations
d)
Klingons
3.
a mountain range that runs the length of Italy
a)
Apennines
b)
Rockies
c)
Appalachians
d)
Himalayas
4.
a group of 6,000 Roman soldiers
a)
Battalion
b)
Regiment
c)
Platoon
d)
Legion
5.
Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its
a)
central location and climate.
b)
isolation
c)
plentiful rainfall and thick forests
d)
rugged mountains.
6.
Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of
a)
Athens.
b)
Latium.
c)
Rome
d)
Sicily.
7.
The Etruscans were skilled in
a)
building aqueducts.
b)
gymnastics.
c)
making pottery
d)
metalworking.
8.
a ruler with complete control over the state
a)
dictator
b)
patrician
c)
plebeian
d)
Scipio
9.
Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War
a)
McArthur
b)
Patton
c)
Scipio
d)
Bradley
10.
the Latin word for “I forbid”
a)
dictator
b)
patrician
c)
plebeian
d)
veto
11.
an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm
a)
dictator
b)
patrician
c)
plebeian
d)
Scipio
12.
a wealthy landowner
a)
dictator
b)
patrician
c)
plebeian
d)
Scipio
13.
The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the
a)
artisans.
b)
patricians.
c)
plebeians.
d)
shopkeepers.
14.
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
15.
The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was
a)
Cincinnatus.
b)
Livy.
c)
Remus.
d)
Romulus.
16.
Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome’s fi rst code of law was called the
a)
Forum.
b)
New Roman Law.
c)
Rule of Law.
d)
Twelve Tables.
17.
Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
a)
Carthage
b)
Greece
c)
Sicily
d)
the Phoenicians
18.
a large farming estate
a)
Actium
b)
latifundia
c)
triumvirate
d)
plantation
19.
a senator who planned to kill Julius Caesar
a)
Brutus
b)
Gluteus Maximus
c)
Bob Corker
d)
Pelosi
20.
military hero and Rome’s most famous leader
a)
Caligula
b)
Nero
c)
Julius Cesar
d)
Hannibal
21.
They were brothers who fought to bring reforms to the early Republic
a)
the Marcus brothers
b)
Marius and Sulla
c)
Pompey and Crassus
d)
the Gracchus brothers
22.
Rome’s lower classes saw Julius Caesar as a
a)
bad leader.
b)
hero.
c)
landowner.
d)
priest.
23.
One reform of Julius Caesar’s still in effect today is the
a)
economy that ends the use of slave labor.
b)
military-run government.
c)
public jobs program.
d)
12-month calendar
24.
The members of Rome’s Second Triumvirate were Lepidus, Antony, and
a)
Cincinnatus.
b)
Cicero.
c)
Cleopatra.
d)
Octavian.
25.
Hadrian was a good emperor who helped improve Roman cities.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
During the “Pax Romana,” Rome experienced a serious decline in power.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Augustus created a permanent professional army to protect the empire.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The “five good emperors” saw economic growth.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Nero was a gentle and kind emperor.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The reign of Augustus began a long era of
a)
civil war.
b)
conflict.
c)
discontent.
d)
peace and prosperity.
31.
This cruel emperor murdered many people and appointed his horse as consul.
a)
Caligula
b)
Claudius
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Tiberius
32.
Emperor Vespasian began construction of this famous Roman sporting site.
a)
Hadrian’s Wall
b)
Mount Vesuvius
c)
the aqueduct
d)
the Colosseum
33.
Under the emperor Trajan, the Roman 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 west.
d)
Ireland in the east and Mesopotamia in the northwest.
34.
The most important element in Rome’s strong economy was
a)
agriculture.
b)
glassmaking.
c)
metalworking.
d)
pottery.
35.
Civic duty means that citizens have a responsibility to their country.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Roman soldiers were poorly trained and disciplined.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The heel of Italy’s boot shape points to Sicily.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Augustus rebuilt many of Rome’s buildings in marble to reflect its greatness.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
started when Rome fought for control of Sicily
a)
First Punic War
b)
Third Punic War
c)
World War II
d)
Civil War
40.
Etruscan wall paintings
a)
grafitti
b)
frescoes
c)
murals
41.
Legend about the founding of Rome by Virgil
a)
Sulla
b)
frescoes
c)
Aeneid
d)
Narnia
42.
Rome finally destroyed Carthage
a)
First Punic War
b)
Second Punic War
c)
Third Punic War
d)
Wrestlemania
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