WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were wealthy landowners called who made up Rome's ruling class?
a)
Plebeians
b)
Patricians
c)
Monarchs
d)
Aristocrats
2.
What commoners such as artisans shopkeepers, and owners of small farms were called
a)
Aristocrats
b)
Patricians
c)
Monarchs
d)
Plebeians
3.
In what way did plebeians not have the same rights as patricians?
a)
Could not veto laws and could not own a slave
b)
Could not marry patricians and could not serve in a government office
c)
Could not veto laws and could not own land
d)
Could not work with a patrician and could not borrow money
4.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
a)
Consuls
b)
Praetors
c)
Tribunes
d)
Senators
5.
What does a consul's right to reject each other's decisions called?
a)
Tax
b)
Veto
c)
Oversee
d)
Affirm
6.
Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the
a)
Forum
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Senate
7.
Why did the Plebeians think they should have equal rights?
a)
They fought in the army and paid taxes
b)
They fought in the army and built temples
c)
They worshipped the gods and paid taxes
d)
They fought in the army and worked at the Forum
8.
The complex structure of Roman government to limit the power of any one group or persons is called a system of
a)
Checks and balances
b)
Checks and penalties
c)
Checks and denarii
d)
Checks on power
9.
Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Mark Antony
c)
Scipio
d)
Caesar Augustus
10.
What was the name for the large, open, market in the center of town?
a)
Agora
b)
Forum
c)
Market
d)
Mercado
11.
The wealthy landowners and ruling class had which name?
a)
Patricaians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Tribunes
d)
Slaves
12.
The Roman legal system was called the Law of the what?
a)
12 Tables
b)
14 Tablets
c)
Bronze Plaques
d)
Republic
13.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
14.
Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?
a)
Romulus & Remus
b)
Zeus & Hera
c)
Ronulus & Roman
d)
Bill & Ted
15.
What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
a)
Naples
b)
Florence
c)
Rome
d)
Pompeii
16.
What is a gladiator?
a)
men who fought against one another or against large animals as a form of entertainment for others.
b)
a panel of ordinary people who, in many democracies, take part in cases that are brought to trial.
c)
a place for the public to gather to hear speeches, shop, worship at temples, and mingle with friends.
d)
a form of government in which people elect leaders, called representatives, to stand in for them.
17.
What is a jury?
a)
an artificial waterway designed to carry water from one place to another.
b)
a large group of territories and people who are ruled by a single sovereign leader or nation.
c)
a panel of ordinary people who, in many democracies, take part in cases that are brought to trial.
d)
A tax is a required payment of money to the government at regular intervals.
18.
What were the names of the people who fought to the death in the Colosseum?
a)
senators
b)
spectators
c)
gladiators
d)
kings
19.
Which ancient civilization influenced Roman religion the most?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
Nubia
d)
Greece
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