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Rome

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
2.
What kind of government did ancient Rome have?
a)
monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
direct democracy
d)
representative democracy
3.
What is the name of the amphitheater/arena which still stands today in Rome?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Parthenon
c)
aqueduct
d)
city-state
4.
What do we call the trained fighters in ancient Rome?
a)
slaves
b)
gladiators
c)
Olympians
d)
gods
5.
Who did the Romans believe controlled everything?
a)
gods and goddesses
b)
emperor
c)
kings
d)
senators
6.
The Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.
a)
praised
b)
worshipped
c)
persecuted
d)
taxed
7.
A system in which a small and powerful group controls the government.
a)
dictatorship
b)
democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
autocracy
8.
This is done by the president to strike down a proposed law is called
a)
a latifundia
b)
a tribune
c)
a veto
d)
a conquest
9.
He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Ceasar Augustus
c)
Constantine
d)
Sparticus 
10.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
11.
Which society was the first to practice democracy?
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Carthage
d)
America
12.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
13.
Why was rome so successful?
a)
Allowed conquered people to be citizens
b)
Worshipped their prisoners
c)
Alexander the Great was a general
d)
Women and slaves could vote
14.
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
mercenary
15.
A person elected to rule the Roman Republic for a short period in time of emergency
a)
emperor
b)
king
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
16.
What was Roman law based on?
a)
revenge
b)
inequality
c)
fairness
d)
absolute rule
17.
Augustus was Julius Caesar's
a)
nephew
b)
son
c)
brother
d)
grandson
18.
Why did the Romans create the republic?
a)
So they would not have a king in control.
b)
To defend themselves.
c)
So that every person could be a citizen.
d)
So that judges could make laws.
19.
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
20.

Why was Rome's geographic setting important?

a)

Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.

b)

Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world.

c)

It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.

d)

Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.

21.
Which emperor wanted to share power with the senate?  Hint: he controlled the time known as Pax Romana?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Caligula
c)
Augustus
d)
Diocletian
22.
Which area was NOT a part of the Roman Empire?
a)
North Africa
b)
Russia
c)
Britain
d)
Gaul
23.
What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
a)
Naples
b)
Florence
c)
Rome
d)
Pompeii
24.

Italy looks like a _________ and is a ___________.

a)

boot, boot

b)

flower, peninsula

c)

boot, peninsula

d)

hand, island

25.

Augustus was the first ____________ of Rome.

a)

dictator

b)

general

c)

emperor

d)

Ms. McMillan

26.

Caesar conquered _________ before returning to Rome.

a)

Gaul

b)

Egypt

c)

Carthage

d)

Greece

27.

Which language was most widely used in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Hebrew

d)

Byzantine

28.

All Roman citizens had __________.

a)

marble palaces

b)

right to a trial

c)

free wine

d)

no taxes

29.

A war between two groups within a country is called a

a)

battle

b)

argument

c)

civil war

d)

scrimmage

30.

Rome had two _________ to keep balance, so they could veto the other's plans.

a)

consuls

b)

plebeians

c)

senators

d)

kings

31.
Who won the Punic Wars in order of their victories?
a)
Carthage, Rome, Rome
b)
Rome, Carthage, Carthage
c)
Carthage, Carthage, Carthage
d)
Rome, Rome, Rome
32.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
33.
Hannibal surprised the Romans by
a)
attacking their shipping routes. 
b)
launching an amphibious assault on Sicily.
c)
marching his army from Spain to Italy over the Alps.
d)
blockading Italy with the Carthaginian navy.
34.
Rome finally found a leader who was equal to Hannibal during the 2nd Punic War.
a)
 Scipio Africanus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Hamilcar Barca
d)
Cicinnatus
35.
The image most likely takes place during the ______ Punic War.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
36.
How many Punic Wars were there?
a)
Two
b)
Three
c)
Four
d)
Five
37.
What type of animal with which mountain range is associated  with the Second Punic War?
a)
Mountain goats and the Alps.
b)
Elephants and the Apennines
c)
Elephants and the Alps
d)
Lions and the Pryenees
38.
Which of the following men was NOT part of the first Triumvirate?
a)
Brutus
b)
Caesar
c)
Crassus 
d)
Pompey
39.
Octavius was
a)
a conspirator
b)
Caesar's nephew
c)
Brutus's son
d)
a senator
40.
Rome began as a small farming village by a river called . . .
a)
Tiber
b)
Yangtze
c)
Nile
d)
Danube
41.
The Roman Republic was ruled by the . . .
a)
Dictator
b)
Kings
c)
Senate
d)
Union
42.
Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Pantheon
c)
Circus Maxiums
d)
Forum
43.
The Pax Romana was
a)
A program to give land to the poor
b)
A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars
c)
Period of peace and prosperity
d)
The leader of the senate
44.
Toward the end of the Roman Empire, what caused a decrease in the use of coined money?
a)
the coins were made from cheaper materials
b)
the Romans were unable to make as many coins
c)
the emperors shown on the coins were no longer popular
d)
the Romans began using paper forms of money
45.
How did the use of standard currency, or coins, help the economy of the Roman Empire?
a)
people would trade for Roman coins even if they did not want Roman goods
b)
most other cultures did not understand what the purpose of coined money was
c)
coins had more uses in the ancient world than many other trade items
d)
the Romans used coins to represent loans when they could not afford goods
46.
How was the Roman Empire able to support its armies and public services?
a)
the army was largely made up of volunteers
b)
taxes were placed on people who had been conquered
c)
Rome forced its citizens to work without payment
d)
the army and services were funded by private citizens
47.
The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire grouped their soldiers into organized military units. The military unit was called a
a)
squadron
b)
horde
c)
legion
d)
phalanx
48.
Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...
a)
senators to get to the Senate.
b)
Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
c)
merchants to travel safely.
d)
slaves to travel into the countryside.
49.
What material did the Romans invent that helped their structures last?
a)
volcanic rock
b)
asphalt
c)
cement
d)
lime
50.
Why was the Law of Twelve Tables an important step?
a)
Rome had no laws before that time
b)
they gave plebeians citizenship for the first time
c)
they made laws public for all citizens to read
d)
they gave plebeians more rights than patricians
51.
In order to have representation of various people in Rome, which three groups were created in the government?
a)
Christians, Jews, Muslims
b)
Senate, House of Representatives, Executive
c)
Brahmins, Vaisyas, Sudras.
d)
Senate, tribunes, magistrates
52.
In times of crisis, what did the Roman Republic do differently?
a)
They elected new Senate members who took full control of the government.
b)
They allowed the army to run the country.
c)
They selected a dictator to rule with absolute power for a short time.
d)
They elected a king to permanently take control.
53.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the reasons that the plebeians demanded reforms in the republican government?
a)
Plebeians could take no part in the Roman government.
b)
They were slaves with no rights at all.
c)
The patricians couldn’t hold public office.
d)
The patricians shared wealth with only a few upper class plebeians.
54.
In the early years of the Republic, who did the real power belonged to?
a)
the Roman king
b)
the patricians
c)
the plebeians
d)
the generals
55.
The nobles (rich powerful people) in Roman society were called -
a)
Latins
b)
tribunes
c)
plebeians
d)
patricians
56.

Which Roman leader was assassinated by his friends in the Senate? His death is often described as "being stabbed in the back."

a)

Flavian

b)

Trajan

c)

Caligula

d)

Julius Caesar

57.

Which Roman emperor is responsible for using Christians as candles for his garden parties and forcing them to fight lions in the Colosseum?

a)

Claudius

b)

Augustus

c)

Nero

d)

Trajan

58.
Which emperor famously built a wall in Britain?
a)
Hadrian
b)
Vespasian
c)
Domitian
d)
Claudius
59.

This emperor heavily taxed Rome and killed his mother and wife.

a)

Nero

b)

Vespasian

c)

Elagabalus

d)

Trajan

60.

He persecuted and killed many Christians who he blamed for starting the Great Fire in the city of Rome.

a)

Nero

b)

Caligula

c)

Vespian

d)

Domitian

61.

How many soldiers were in a legion?

a)

60-120

b)

500

c)

3000-6000

d)

10,000

62.

What did Legionaries receive after serving for 25 years and retiring?

a)

free meals for life

b)

a bag of gold

c)

free education

d)

land

63.

Non-citizens who were allowed to join the army were called...

a)

auxiliaries

b)

hoplites

c)

legionaries

d)

centurions

64.

What was Hannibal's plan of attack during the Second Punic War?

a)

cross the Alps and attack Rome from the North

b)

attack Italy from the island of Sicilty

c)

cross the Mediterranean to attack the city of Rome from the sea.

d)

lure the Romans to New Carthage

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