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Ancient Rome Test Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What location matches letter L?

a)

Po River

b)

Roma River

c)

Tiber River

d)

Sicily

2.

Which letter matches the Ionian Sea?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

There is no letter matching it- it doesn't exist, Mrs. Selders.

3.

Which letter matches Sicily?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Z

4.

The emperor who acted a little crazy and named his horse a consul was...

a)

Caligula

b)

Brutus

c)

Herod

d)

Emperor Sponge Bob of Squarepants Land

5.

Marc Antony's speech after Caesar died, proving that he really WAS a good friend, started...

a)

"Friends, Romans, Citizens"

b)

"Friends, Losers, Mean People"

c)

"Friends, Pals, Bros"

d)

"Friends, Romans, Countrymen"

6.

A type of government in which citizens who have the right to vote get to pick their leaders (very similar to a true democracy) is called...

a)

democracy

b)

republic

c)

consul

d)

Selderocracy

7.

Someone who chooses to die for a cause that they very strongly believe in is called a...

a)

disciple

b)

martyr

c)

republic

d)

Roman

8.

What were three things that the Romans adopted from the Etruscans?

a)

gods, money, battle strategies

b)

togas, gods, money

c)

togas, gods, Greek alphabet

d)

Justin Timberlake music, Snapchat, togas

9.
Romulus and Remus's parents were Princess Rhea Silvia and...
a)
Amulius
b)
Ares, the Roman god of war
c)
Numitor
d)
Mars, the Roman god of war
10.
Which of the following statements describe the patricians? 
a)
They grew wealthy because of Rome's conquests. 
b)
They were the ordinary citizens of Rome.
c)
They didn't trust the senators at all!
d)
All of the above are correct.
11.
The Roman empire was divided into smaller areas of territory called...
a)
republics
b)
provinces
c)
consuls
d)
plebeians
12.
This group of people had a strong belief that they should be more respected in Rome and be treated fairly. 
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
13.
What vocabulary word is best illustrated here?
a)
consul
b)
republic
c)
veto
d)
plebeian
14.
Which emperor was ruthless and killed at least 3 of his family members? 
a)
Nero
b)
Caligula
c)
Hadrian
d)
Octavian
15.
Which island on the map is furthest North?
a)
Sicily
b)
Corsica
c)
Sardinia
d)
Seldernia
16.

In a republic, the name of the two people who made the final decisions on major issues were called...

a)

kings

b)

aristocrats

c)

consuls

d)

Mrs. Selders and Mrs. O'Connell

17.
What is our old vocabulary word which describes how the Etruscans ruled Rome?
a)
republic
b)
aristocracy
c)
democracy
d)
monarchy
18.
Which of the following answers is NOT a reason why Rome was originally considered a "good" place to live? 
a)
Hills made it easy to defend themselves.
b)
They were in the north of the Mediterranean Sea. 
c)
Soil was fertile.
d)
They had a good source of water with the Tiber River.
19.

The first emperor of Rome was...

a)

Augustus Julius

b)

Hadrian

c)

Mr. Selders

d)

Octavian

20.
Who was Caesar's "best friend" who was behind the assassination plan all along?
a)
Brutus
b)
Marc Antony
c)
Julius
d)
Mrs. Selders
21.

What does the Ides of March mean?

a)

Beware of March!

b)

15th of March

c)

Holy moly! It's March already!

d)

10th of March

22.

If Justin Bieber were at the gladiator games, what is he showing that he wants to happen to the gladiator?

a)

Justin Bieber wants the gladiator to live.

b)

Justin Bieber wants the gladiator to die.

c)

Justin Bieber wants to be the gladiator next.

d)

Justin Bieber wants to sing a song at halftime of the games.

23.

Which of the following is NOT something Nero would do to the Christians?

a)

crucify them

b)

send them to fight wild animals in the Colosseum

c)

enjoy watching them be sent to their death

d)

give them presents and free housing

24.

Which of the following was NOT a reason why Rome eventually fell?

a)

slave revolts

b)

weak, corrupt leaders

c)

the large size of the empire

d)

serious economic problems like inflation

25.

The gladiator who was called the "bulldozer".

a)

retarius

b)

hoplomacus

c)

selderian

d)

mcmahonmillo

26.

The gladiator who was famous for catching opponents ruthlessly in a net before moving in for the kill.

a)

murmillo

b)

fishermanio

c)

messiah

d)

retarius

27.

The Roman achievement that helped move water over long distances across the empire is called...

a)

concrete

b)

aqueduct

c)

The Colosseum

d)

toga

28.

Roman goddess of wisdom

a)

Juno

b)

Jupiter

c)

Minerva

d)

Mrs. Selders

29.

Roman god of the Underworld. Same as Hades

a)

Hades

b)

Pluto

c)

Apollo

d)

Tritan

30.

Which Roman goddess would help Mickey and Minnie?

a)

No one- they're hopeless. ;)

b)

Juno

c)

Caligula

d)

Venus