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Rome

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded Rome?

a)

Romulus

b)

Remus

c)

Aeneas

d)

Carthage

2.

What was one of the countries that helped Rome become a city (by offering its cultures)

a)

United States of America

b)

Rome

c)

Greece

d)

Australia

3.

What was one way the Etruscans affected Roman culture?

a)

Architecture

b)

Farming

c)

Legends

d)

Religion

4.

How was the Roman Army organized (least to greatest)?

a)

Division-Legion-Unit

b)

Legion-Unit-Division

c)

Unit-Legion-Division

d)

Unit-Division-Legion

5.

What were some of the duties of a legionary?

a)

Serve food and drinks to the king

b)

To party all day and night

c)

To kill everyone (literally everyone)

d)

To create a fort and carry out complicated instructions

e)

To build the walls of Rome and build every single building in the city

6.

Why was the Roman army successful

a)

They put in absolutely no work and effort

b)

They were stubborn, and their army was well fortified and organized

c)

They were mean to other countries

d)

They were stubborn, and resorted to not killing anyone at the end of battles

7.

During the Punic Wars, what country was Rome battling against?

a)

Rome (it was a civil war)

b)

Carthage

c)

Hannibal

d)

Punice

8.

After the First Punic War, what was one of the pieces of land that Rome got after winning?

a)

Italy

b)

United States of America

c)

Sicily

d)

Carthage

9.

During the Second Punic War, what was the name of the general of Carthage?

a)

Carthage

b)

Hannibal

c)

Jupiter

d)

Romulus

10.

During the Third Punic War, what was the goal of the Roman army?

a)

Surrender

b)

Defeat Carthage once and for all

c)

Die

d)

Give Carthage all Roman land captured during the Punic Wars

11.

When did the First Macedonian War occur?

a)

During the First Punic War

b)

During the founding of Rome

c)

During the Second Punic War

d)

During the Third Punic War

12.

True or False: After the First Macedonian War, the Romans invaded Macedonia.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How did Julius Caesar die?

a)

Old Age

b)

Hurted

c)

Stabbed

d)

In Battle

14.

Who killed Julius Caesar?

a)

Hannibal

b)

The Senate

c)

His own army

d)

Citizens of the city

15.

What were some big problems in Rome after the Punic Wars?

a)

Slave Revolts

b)

Carthage

c)

The Senate

d)

Poor Farmers

16.

What did government do to solve the problem of the poor farmers?

a)

They killed them

b)

They took land from the rich and gave it to the poor

c)

They gave them money

d)

They took land from the poor and gave it to the rich

17.

What did the military do to solve the problem of poor farmers?

a)

They killed them

b)

They asked them to serve in government

c)

They sold them to slavery

d)

They enlisted them to the army

18.

Who were the patricians?

a)

Poor people, who made up about 95% of the population

b)

The Senate

c)

Rich people, who made up about 5% of the population

d)

Rich people, who made up about 95% of the population

19.

Who were the plebeians?

a)

Poor people, who made up about 95% of the population

b)

Poor people, who made up about 5% of the population

c)

Rich people, who made up about 5% of the population

d)

Rich people, who made up about 95% of the population

20.

Why did the plebeians rebel?

a)

They tried to convince the patricians to make a restaurant, and they said no!

b)

They made up 95% of the population, and they were STILL ignored!

c)

They wanted to show the patricians that they were good at fighting!

d)

They wanted to move to a different country, but the patricians said no!

21.

Who did the Etruscan king favor to make his decisions?

a)

Patricians

b)

The army

c)

Plebeians

d)

France

22.

What is one thing that the plebeians had to do which was unfair?

a)

Rebel

b)

Fight in wars even when they didn't know why they were even fighting

c)

Go to jail

d)

Make up 95% of the population

23.

What is the conflict of orders?

a)

Food fights in the Senate

b)

Mini battles with the patricians vs the plebeians

c)

Another term for the Punic Wars

d)

Another term for the Macedonian Wars

24.

What was the Senate?

a)

The king

b)

A group of people who made important decisions in Ancient Rome

c)

Caesar

d)

Two rulers that led Ancient Rome

25.

What were the Twelve Tables?

a)

Tablets that contained the laws of Rome

b)

Tables that were used for ceremonial eating

c)

The Senate

d)

Tables that were used during Senate meetings

26.

Who were the Consuls?

a)

Carthage generals

b)

Two leaders that ruled Ancient Rome

c)

A group of people who made important decisions in Ancient Rome

d)

Caesar

27.

What was the Council of Plebs?

a)

Two leaders that ruled Ancient Rome

b)

A plebeian law-making body

c)

The Senate (before they were called the Senate)

d)

A patrician law-making body