WorksheetsUnit Test: Rome & Athens
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Form of government found in Athens, it comes from two Greek words Demos meaning people and Kratos meaning rule.
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
2.
Type of government when a small group has the power to make decisions for the entire society. This replaced monarchies in Athens but it was replaced by Tyrannies because people were unhappy with the ruling class.
a)
Tyranny
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
3.
What is a system of government in which a leader seizes power by force and rules single handedly. He usually has absolute or total power and/or authority and rules through fear. This type of leader replaced Oligarchies in Athens because these dictator type leaders promised to make life better for Athenians.
a)
Tyranny
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
4.
Type of government where a king or queen rules. This was the first form of Athenian government, they did not last because kings needed help protecting the polis. Nobles demanded to share power in exchange for their help.
a)
Tyranny
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
5.
A landowning noble who rules with other nobles as an oligarchy.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Citizen
c)
Soldier
d)
Aristocrat
6.
Athens was the birthplace of what kind of political system?
a)
Democracy
b)
Aristocracy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
7.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
8.
Every citizen votes on all important decisions.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Indirect Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
I was picking my nose when we discussed this!
9.
What type of Democracy is it when each citizen has 1 vote each
a)
Limited Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Full Democracy
10.
What does "direct democracy" mean?
a)
That people vote on laws themselves, without representatives
b)
That only certain people can serve on juries and hold office
c)
That people who've committed crimes can't vote
d)
That state legislatures elect representatives, not the people themselves
11.
Which Athenian philosopher was the student of Plato and used observation and logic to study nature creating the first field of science?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Copernicus
12.
According to Aristotle, which is NOT a good type of government to balance power between two extremes of slavery by a single person or small minority group or slavery by a large group or majority?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Aristocracy
c)
Mob Rule
d)
Democracy
13.
Which Classical Civilization was a republic that elected governmental leaders?
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Egypt
d)
Mesopotamia
14.
What was the legislative branch of Rome's government?
a)
Executive and Parliament
b)
Two Assemblies and Senate
c)
Senate and House of Representatives
d)
Monarchy and Nobles
15.
Which part of Rome's government was made up the poor known as the commoners or plebians?
a)
Senate
b)
Assemblies
c)
Judiciary
d)
Consuls
16.
What were the two branches of Rome's government?
a)
Executive and Parliament
b)
Consuls and Senate
c)
Senate and House of Representatives
d)
Monarchy and Nobles
17.
Which branch of Rome's government were the lawmakers and made up of wealthy landowners known as patricians?
a)
Senate
b)
Assemblies
c)
Executives
d)
Consuls
18.
Which branch of Rome's government was made up of two officials and were in charge of the military and the government also known as the Executive branch?
a)
Senate
b)
Assemblies
c)
Executives
d)
Consuls
19.
Rome's written set of laws were called..
a)
the Constitution
b)
the Magna Carta
c)
the Twelve Tables
d)
the Code of Hammurabi
20.
The Senate was made up of the ____ citizens of Rome. They ____ the city's leaders.
a)
poor; collaborated with
b)
rich; collaborated with
c)
rich; advised
d)
poor; advised
21.
A council of wealthy Romans that were powerful and advised the city's leaders.
a)
Tribunes
b)
Consuls
c)
Plubius
d)
Senate
22.
What did the Consuls control
a)
Government
b)
The Romans
c)
Army
d)
All of these answers
23.
In times of crisis, what did the Roman Republic do differently for a maximum of 10 years until Julius Caesar?
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.
24.
The two most powerful magistrates who led the army and ran the city were called -
a)
consuls
b)
senators
c)
tribunes
d)
plebeians
25.
The law of 12 tables was important primarily because it
a)
was the first Roman law that was written down.
b)
resembles the American Declaration of Independence.
c)
Resembles the American Constitution.
d)
Abolished the distinction between patricians and Plebeians.
26.
Which is NOT correct about Roman laws?
a)
They were publically displayed.
b)
They provided for basic citizen protections.
c)
They were more fairly administered than laws in Greece.
d)
They were replace by the 10 Commandments
27.
What did Justinian's Code of Laws (12 Tables) establish in Rome?
a)
A Bill of Rights
b)
A government that protected "Life, Liberty, and Property"
c)
"A government of laws, not of men"
d)
"The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth"
28.
Which of the following best describes the world's first democracy in Athens?
a)
Citizens elected representatives to make decisions.
b)
Only free men could speak in the Assembly.
c)
Widows replaced their dead husbands in the Assembly.
d)
Citizens supported oligarchs, who made decisions.
29.
Where did Direct Democracy begin?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Corinth
d)
Troy
30.
In what way were the Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables of Rome by Justinian 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
31.
How did Athenian democracy differ from Roman republicanism?
a)
In Athens, slaves and women were not allowed to vote; inRome, they were
b)
In Rome, people elected an emperor; Athens had noemperor
c)
In Rome, landowners were not allowed to vote; in Athens,they were
d)
In Athens, people voted on laws themselves; in Rome,people elected representatives in a Senate
32.
Which of the following was the birthplace of democracy?
a)
Sparta
b)
Thebes
c)
Greece
d)
Athens
33.
What type of government elects its leaders?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Tyranny
34.
Which Classical Civilization was a republic that elected governmental leaders as Senators?
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Egypt
d)
Mesopotamia
35.
Who said "All things in moderation?"
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Alexander the Great
36.
Which is NOT one of the landforms that Rome was built on?
a)
Seven Hills
b)
Tiber River
c)
the Coast
d)
Nile River
37.
The ruling aristocratic family members of early rome and based on the legend of Romulus and Remus was the
a)
Grecians
b)
Corinthians
c)
Etruscans
d)
Gauls
38.
Which was NOT one of the developments of the Romans?
a)
Roads
b)
Hoplite
c)
Walls
d)
Aqueducts
39.
What is the meaning of the symbol of the Roman Empire called the Fascesk that had its origins in Etruscan civilization?
a)
panem and circenses
b)
war and peace
c)
unity, power, and authority
d)
peace, love, and rock and roll
40.
Just for fun: How is the image in this picture different from the Roman Fasces? (Not on the test.)
a)
Its based on Roman Fasces
b)
Its based on Greek Olive Branch
c)
Its in the House of Representatives
d)
All are correct
41.
Spread of the beliefs and social activities of one culture to different ethnicities, religions, nationalities, etc.
a)
Cultural assimilation
b)
Cultural segregation
c)
Cultural diffusion
d)
Cultural isolationism
42.
Who did not have the right to vote in Rome?
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebians
c)
Male Farmers
d)
Women and Slaves
43.
How did a Roman citizen become socially mobile and move up to the Patrician class in Roman society?
a)
patronage by buying a political office
b)
nominated by local citizens
c)
served 10 years in the Roman army
d)
inherited by marrying into a patrician family
44.
What is selling a political position or job to the highest bidder?
a)
payola
b)
auctioning
c)
bribary
d)
patronage
45.
Which was the biggest form of political corruption in Rome?
a)
dodging the draft
b)
patronage
c)
bribery
d)
exiles
46.
During the empire of Rome, what was the most common method of replacing emperors?
a)
voting
b)
divine right
c)
assassination
d)
lineage by inheritance
47.
Which emperor was assassinated by his friend Brutus by stabbing him in the back by conspiring with the Roman Senate?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Caesar Augustus
c)
Pompeii
d)
Mark Antony
48.
Which emperor began the "Pax Romana?"
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Caesar Augustus
c)
Pompeii
d)
Mark Antony
49.
What does "Pax Romana" mean?
a)
Spaghetti and Meatballs
b)
Rome and Greece
c)
Peace and Prosperity
d)
Roman Peace
50.
During which time period did the "Pax Romana" reach its height?
a)
Etruscan Rule
b)
Roman Republic
c)
Roman Empire
d)
Decline of Rome
51.
Which was NOT a reason for the all of Rome?
a)
Invasion of the Barbarians
b)
Heavy taxes and a shrinking middle class
c)
Government corruption
d)
Population increase
52.
Which military general violated Roman law by crossing the Rubicon River to seize control of Rome and became Rome's most notorious tyrant?
a)
Diocletian
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Caesar Augustus
d)
Tiberius
53.
Who said "Veni, Vidi, Vici" which means "I came, I saw, I conquered?"
a)
Diocletian
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Caesar Augustus
d)
Tiberius
54.
Who was the emperor of Rome when Jesus Christ was born?
a)
Diocletian
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Caesar Augustus
d)
Tiberius
55.
Who was the emperor of Rome when Jesus Christ was crucified?
a)
Diocletian
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Caesar Augustus
d)
Tiberius
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