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Rome Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rome was built along the ______________ river.

a)

Thames

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Tiber

2.

Who was stabbed in the senate on the 15th of March

a)

Pompey

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Mark Anthony

d)

Octavian

3.

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

a)

True

b)

False

4.

These laws served as the foundation for all future Roman laws.

a)

Consul Laws

b)

Tribunes

c)

Veto Laws

d)

Twelve Tables

5.

What was the Pax Romana

a)

Law to secure Rome's Borders

b)

Longest War In Roman History

c)

200 years of peace and prosperity

d)

Years after Nero died when Rome erupted into violence

6.

How many branches of government did Rome have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

1

d)

2

7.

_____________ were freed slaves who over the centuries joined the Plebeian class.

a)

Imperator

b)

Dictators

c)

Patricians

d)

Liberti

8.

The Romans were famous for building ________ and ________

a)

Aqueducts and Roads

b)

Pyramids and Castles

c)

Ziggurats and Roads

d)

Aqueducts and Ships

9.

How did the location of Constantinople help it become a wealthy city?

a)

It was located between Egypt and Spain, where many voyages took place.

b)

It was located between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea and was important center for trade

c)

It was located in Italy where there are many wealthy people.

d)

It was located in Corsica next to Sardinia, gold capital of the world

10.

All people the Romans enslaved were unskilled and uneducated

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is rhetoric?

a)

The art of creating a large picture using tiny tiles.

b)

The art of sculpting gladiators

c)

The art of public speaking

d)

The art of governing well

12.

The heel of Italy's boot shape points towards Sicily?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Who introduced reforms, or political changes to make things better.

a)

Patrician

b)

Diocletian

c)

Caesar

d)

Octavian

14.

Roman soldiers were

a)

aggressive and chaotic

b)

young and inexperienced

c)

small and not effective

d)

well trained and disciplined

15.

How did Rome contribute to the development of world languages?

a)

The language of the Romans, which was Latin, influenced other languages like Italian, French and Spanish.

b)

Roman leaders made Latin the official language of the Roman Empire.

c)

Latin, spoken only in Italy and Portugal, so it did not spread to other parts of the world

d)

It made few contributions because everyone spoke a different language.

16.

Where did Rome get their silk, spices and jewels from?

a)

Ships from Spain

b)

Silk Road

c)

Traders from Northern Europe.

d)

They got it from the inside their Empire

17.

What was one of Justinian’s lasting contributions to future civilizations?

a)

Created simpler and better code of laws.

b)

He defended his large empire.

c)

Prevented lower classes from marrying nobles

d)

Provided money to the army.

18.

Who was Rome's first emperor? ( Would later change his name)

a)

Antoninus Pius

b)

Hadrian

c)

Hannibal

d)

Octavian

19.

What happened in the 3rd Punic War?

a)

Rome lost a great deal of land

b)

Rome finally destroyed Carthage

c)

Rome made peace with Carthage

d)

Rome gained Egypt and France

20.

Name the legend of the founding of Rome written by Virgil

a)

The Odyssey

b)

Epic of Gilgamesh

c)

Aeneid

d)

Land Before Time

21.

What 3 factors led to the division of the Roman Empire?

a)

Social problems, declining economy, Rome divides

b)

Declining economy, Rome divides, the King dies

c)

The emperor lost control, Germans invade, social problems

d)

Weak Roman government, social problems and declining economy

22.

Because Roman soldiers and foreign invaders disrupted trade . . .

a)

the emperor fell from power.

b)

the citizens revolted

c)

there were food shortages and high prices.

d)

farmers and merchants sold more goods.

23.

In Rome women could own property and run businesses however they could not________

a)

Go to the theater or dine out

b)

Vote

c)

Have a private tutor

d)

Travel outside of Rome