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WorksheetsRome Section 2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the Etruscans and the
a)
Chinese
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Mesopotamians
2.
In 509 BC, the Romans rebelled against what people and monarchy and set up a new type of government?
a)
Carthaginians
b)
Egyptians
c)
Greeks
d)
Etruscans
3.
What is a form of government called in which the leader is put into office by citizens with the right to vote?
a)
Republic
b)
Monarchy
c)
Empire
d)
Theocracy
4.
What were wealthy landowners called who made up Rome's ruling class?
a)
Plebeians
b)
Patricians
c)
Monarchs
d)
Aristocrats
5.
What commoners such as artisans shopkeepers, and owners of small farms were called
a)
Aristocrats
b)
Patricians
c)
Monarchs
d)
Plebeians
6.
Who could be a Roman citizen?
a)
Only patrician men
b)
Only plebeian men
c)
Both patrician and plebeian men
d)
Both patrician and plebeian women
7.
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
8.
Whose job was to make sure the plebeians' concerns were brought to the government's attention?
a)
Praetors
b)
Consuls
c)
Tribunes
d)
Patricians
9.
How did the Plebeians convince the Patricians they should have more rights?
a)
They refused to serve in the army and left the city to set up their republic
b)
They set up their own army and fought the Patricians
c)
They sailed to Greece and started a new Roman colony
d)
They joined the Carthaginians and fought against Rome
10.
Who could rule with absolute power for a short period of time during a crisis?
a)
King
b)
Senator
c)
Dictator
d)
President
11.
What were the three forms of government that Rome had?
a)
Oligarchy, democracy, theocracy
b)
Monarchy, republic, empire
c)
Monarchy, democracy, republic
d)
Theocracy, monarchy, empire
12.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
13.
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
14.
Which of the following was NOT part of the government during the Roman Republic?
a)
Assemblies
b)
Senate
c)
Congress
d)
Consuls
15.
The city of Rome is located on the ___ River.
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Indus
d)
Tiber
16.
Which letter on the map shows the location of Rome?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
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