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ROME

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its

a)

central location and climate.

b)

isolation.

c)

plentiful rainfall and thick forest.

d)

rugged mountains.

2.

Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of

a)

Athens

b)

Latium

c)

Rome

d)

Sicily

3.

The Etruscans were skilled in.

a)

Building aqueducts.

b)

gymnastics.

c)

making pottery.

d)

metalworking,

4.

The Romans overthrew which group and set up the republican form of government?

a)

Etruscans

b)

Latins

c)

Greeks

d)

Tarquins

5.

They were brothers who fought to bring forms to early republic.

a)

the Marcus brothers

b)

Pompey and Crassus

c)

Maria and Sulla

d)

The Gracchus brothers

6.

Rome's lower classes saw Julius Caesar as a

a)

Bad leader

b)

Hero

c)

landowner

d)

priest

7.

One reform of Julius Caesar's still in effect today is.

a)

economy that ends the use of slave labor.

b)

Military-run government.

c)

public jobs program.

d)

12 month calendar.

8.

The members of Rome's Second Triumvirate were Lepidus, Athony, and

a)

Cincinnatus

b)

Cicero

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Octavian

9.

The political leader Cicero called for a limited representative government and was against

a)

citizenship rights.

b)

dictators

c)

republican government

d)

the Greeks

10.

The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the

a)

artisans

b)

patricians

c)

plebeians

d)

shopkeepers

11.

in 494 B.C. what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights?

a)

burned government buildings

b)

moved to another country

c)

stopped paying taxes

d)

went on strike

12.

The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was

a)

Cincinnatus

b)

Remus

c)

Livy

d)

Romulus

13.

Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome's first code of law was called the

a)

Forum

b)

Rule of Law

c)

New Roman Law

d)

Twelve Tables

14.

Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

a)

Carthage

b)

Sicily

c)

Greece

d)

the Phoenicians

15.

Hadrian was a good emperor who helped improve Roman cities.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

During the "Pax Romana" Rome experienced a serious decline in power.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Augustus created a permanent professional army to protect the empire.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The "five good emperors" saw economic growth.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Nero was a gentle and kind Julio-Claudian emperor.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The reign of Augustus began a long era of

a)

civil war

b)

conflict

c)

discontent

d)

peace and prosperity

21.

This cruel emperor murdered many people and appointed his hoarse as consul.

a)

Caligula

b)

Claudius

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Tiberius

22.

Emperor Vespasian began construction of this Famous sporting site.

a)

The aqueduct

b)

Hadrian's Wall

c)

Mount Vesuvius

d)

The Colosseum

23.

Under the emperor Trajan, the Roman European boundaries were set at

a)

Britain in the northwest and Mesopotamia in the east.

b)

Britain in the east and Mesopotamia in the northeast.

c)

Ireland in the northeast and Mesopotamia in the west.

d)

Ireland in the east and Mesopotamia in the northwest.

24.

The most important element in Rome's strong economy was

a)

agriculture

b)

glassmaking

c)

Metalworking

d)

pottery

25.

Many Etruscan frescoes show people enjoying music or dance.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Civic duty means that citizens have a responsibility to their own country.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Roman soldiers were poorly trained and disciplined.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The heel of Italy's boot shape points to Sicily.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Augustus rebuilt many of Rome's buildings in marble to reflect its greatness.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The United states have adopted a lot of its government's laws and ideas from the Roman Empire.

a)

True

b)

False