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Roman Republic Ch.10

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As time passed, the _________ became more powerful and took control of the city's finances.

a)

Senate

b)

Consuls

2.

Rome's last three kings were _____________.

a)

Latin

b)

Etruscan

3.

according to legend, Aeneas came to Rome from __________

a)

Troy

b)

Greece

4.

When the Romans conquered ___________, they adopted much of the culture of the people who lived there.

a)

Greece

b)

carthage

5.

Rome fought the Punic Wars against _________.

a)

Carthage

b)

Gaul

6.

Rome's early history is well documented by written records.

a)

F

b)

T

7.

The Roman forum was symbolic of the public nature of Roman Society.

a)

T

b)

F

8.

Many of Italy's ancient cities were built on top of hills.

a)

T

b)

F

9.

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus want to help the people of Rome.

a)

T

b)

F

10.

Rome's government included offices that could only be held by plebeians.

a)

T

b)

F

11.

The Greeks were deeply influenced by the culture of the Romans who conquered them.

a)

F

b)

T

12.

Consisting of three parts

a)

tripartite

b)

veto

c)

legions

d)

consuls

13.

Rome's most powerful magistrates

a)

consuls

b)

patricians

c)

Senate

d)

Dictators

14.

Rome's public meeting place

a)

forum

b)

republic

c)

plebeians

d)

tripartite

15.

Rome's common people

a)

plebeians

b)

patricians

c)

Senate

d)

consuls

16.

Rulers with almost absolute power

a)

dictators

b)

patricians

c)

plebeians

d)

consuls

17.

Groups of soldiers

a)

legions

b)

republic

c)

senate

d)

forum

18.

The reason something is done

a)

purpose

b)

checks and balances

c)

legions

d)

tripartite

19.

Council of wealthy and powerful romans who advised the city's leaders

a)

Senate

b)

Consuls

c)

forum

d)

legions

20.

Noble, powerful citizens of Rome

a)

patricians

b)

plebeians

c)

forum

21.

A government in which people elect their leaders

a)

republic

b)

dictator

c)

tripartite

22.

What event after 88 BC had the most important effect on the Roman republic's government?

a)

Sulla Named himself dictator

b)

Spartacus led slaves to rise up and demand freedom

23.

Many nearby countries declared war on Rome because they ...

a)

were threatened by Rome's power.

b)

were allied with Carthage

c)

wanted to force Rome to trade with them

24.

In what way was the Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

They both were written to protect people's rights

b)

Woth were written to protect the rights of the wealthy

c)

They both were first written on bronze tablets

25.

One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans

a)

needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean

b)

wanted to get metal goods and slaves from other areas

c)

were becoming wealthier and had more money to spend

26.

The center of life in ancient Rome was the

a)

Forum

b)

Palatine Hill

c)

Temple

d)

Capitoline Hill

27.

Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened if the Roman nobles had not overthrown their last king?

a)

Rome would have had more kings after him

b)

The Roman nobles would have left the city

c)

Rome would have become a republic anyway

28.

Roman Magistrates and Romans who took part in assemblies were similar because both

a)

could serve for only one year

b)

had power over all citizens

c)

could hold office for life

29.

In terms of importance to Rome's growth, which effect of Italy's climate would you rank first?

a)

It provided Romans with a large food supply

b)

It prevented otthers from attacking Rome

30.

In geographic terms, Italy is

a)

a peninsula

b)

a continent

c)

a mountain range

d)

an island

31.

What role does the system of checks and balances play in the U.S. Government?

a)

It prevents each branch from overpowering the others

b)

It is a kind of constitution

c)

It controls the banking system

32.

What was the most important effect the killing of the Gracchus brothers had on Roman politics

a)

Romans saw that violence could be used as a political weapon

b)

The Romans formed a tripartite government

c)

Lucius Cornelius Sulla named himself dictator

33.

Tiberius Gracchus wanted to create _________ for poor Romans

a)

farms

b)

houses

34.

_________________ led thousands of slaves in a revolt against Rome

a)

Spartacus

b)

Sulla

35.

according to legend, Aeneas united with the ________ to conquer Italy

a)

Latins

b)

Etruscans

36.

Hannibal's capture of the city of Rome ended the Punic Wars

a)

F

b)

T

37.

Gaius Marius insisted that only Romans who owned property could join the army

a)

F

b)

T

38.

After a large slave rebellion, 6,000 slaves were set free as a gesture of good will

a)

F

b)

T

39.

The two major mountain ranges that run through Italy are the Alps and the ____________

a)

Apennines

b)

Vesuvius

c)

Aeneans

d)

Etruscans

40.

according to Roman Legends, Rome's founders descended from __________

a)

Aeneas

b)

Romulus

c)

Cincinnatus

d)

Remus

41.

Under Rome's tripartite government, the most powerful elected officials were

a)

judges

b)

tribunes

c)

senators

d)

magistrates

42.

Which general led an attack on Rome in 218 BC ?

a)

Hannibal

b)

Sulla

c)

Marius

d)

Aeneas

43.

Which of the following predictions best describes what might have happened if Roman laws were not written down?

a)

Citizens would have broken laws without knowing it

b)

Romans would have stopped going to the forum