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Roman Civilization

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What determined the rights/lack of rights for a woman in Rome?

a)

if they were a citizen or not

b)

the social class of their husband

c)

if their husband served in the military

d)

Women never had any rights

2.

Why did coins in Rome lose value?

a)

There were too many of them

b)

People started trading instead

c)

There was less gold in them

d)

Rome was too rich

3.

What group/groups were ultimately responsible for conquering Rome?

a)

The Persians

b)

Germanic tribes

c)

Egypt

d)

The Mongols

4.

What was the biggest threat to ancient Rome/

a)

Fire

b)

Floods

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Hurricanes

5.

What was NOT a reason for the collapse of the Roman Empire?

a)

Wealthy stopped paying taxes

b)

Farmers grew fewer crops

c)

Natural disasters hit Rome

d)

Poor leadership

6.

A disease that spreads quickly

a)

Inflation

b)

Plague

c)

Ode

d)

Cystic Fibrosis

7.

Political changes

a)

reform

b)

inflation

c)

currency

d)

plague

8.

Open place that served as a marketplace and public square

a)

mosaic

b)

regent

c)

forum

d)

rhetoric

9.

A slave warrior that fought animals and people in public arenas

a)

regent

b)

gladiator

c)

Odocer

d)

barbarian

10.

Rapicly increasing prices

a)

regent

b)

deflation

c)

anatomy

d)

inflation

11.

Roman slave that led a two-year revolt against the Romans

a)

Odacer

b)

Diocletian

c)

Theodosius

d)

Spartacus

12.

Curved ceiling

a)

vault

b)

high bar

c)

Zama

d)

Arched

13.

Public speaking

a)

rhetoric

b)

monologue

c)

Aside

d)

Soliloquy

14.

Exchange of goods without using money

a)

inflation

b)

deflation

c)

barter

d)

reform

15.

"Father of the family" had complete control over the family

a)

Gladiator

b)

Paterfamilias

c)

grandpapa

d)

Uncle

16.

The study of the human body

a)

geometry

b)

geology

c)

anatomy

d)

analogy

17.

Which would be inflation

a)

1983 gas costs 1.79; 2008 gas costs 3.15

b)

1956 gas costs $0.75; 1993 gas costs $1.75

c)

2001 gas costs $1.10; 2002 gas costs $3.50.

d)

1998 movie ticket costs $6; 2018 movie ticket costs $8

18.

Chief Roman god

a)

Pluto

b)

Vulcan

c)

Zeus

d)

Jupiter

19.

Roman god of war

a)

Ares

b)

Mars

c)

Pluto

d)

Venus

20.

Biggest advantage to using currency

a)

currency is easier to carry

b)

currency has same value to everyone

c)

currency makes rich people richer

d)

currency was hard to find