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Rome Ch. 10

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Italy and early Rome were on a landform known as a....

a)

Peninsula

b)

Mesa

c)

Mountain

d)

Cirque

2.

The twin brothers who founded Rome were...

a)

Rhyme and Reason

b)

Marius and Sulla

c)

Tiberius and Gaius

d)

Romulus and Remus

3.

Early Rome was seen as a ...

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

4.

Dictators were...

a)

people who ruled with complete power

b)

allowed to rule for 6 months at a time

c)

often in charge during times of war

d)

all of the above

5.

After war, Cincinnatus wanted to

a)

conquer Spain

b)

return to his farm

c)

rule over the Senate

d)

expand the empire further

6.

Common folk like farmers and merchants were known as...

a)

ptolemnians

b)

patricians

c)

plebians

d)

phoenicians

7.

Patricians were most likely...

a)

from a rich and wealthy family

b)

to be elected to office

c)

to be chosen to run Rome

d)

all of the above

8.

A magistrate was...

a)

in charge of the farms

b)

a wealthy merchant

c)

an elected official

d)

lower in society

9.

Shared power was held by two...

a)

consuls

b)

dictators

c)

presidents

d)

tyrants

10.

Wealthy Romans that advised city leaders...

a)

Plebeian Party

b)

Tribune

c)

Slaves

d)

Roman Senate

11.

Another word for VETO would be...

a)

allow

b)

encourage

c)

stop or prohibit

d)

support

12.

The language of the Romans was...

a)

Romanische

b)

Latin

c)

Greek

d)

Norse

13.

Choose all that apply - Checks and Balances...

a)

are still in use today in our government

b)

help balance out power

c)

is for balancing a checkbook

d)

kept power fair between parts of the government

14.

The 12 tables were kept in the...

a)

Forum

b)

Jails

c)

Palace

d)

Coliseum

15.

The Forum was...

a)

a gathering place and the heart of the city

b)

unknown and quiet

c)

unimportant to most Romans

d)

part of the sewage system

16.

Legions were

a)

part of the military

b)

groups of 6,000 soldiers

c)

helped Rome win and conquer

d)

All of the above

17.

During the Punic Wars... (pick 2)

a)

Hannibal used Elephants to take down his enemies

b)

Gaul fought everybody (silly Gaul)

c)

Rome fought Gaul

d)

Carthage fought Rome

18.

The great military leader, Hannibal, was from _______________

a)

Rome

b)

Carthage

c)

India

d)

The Alps

19.

Marius wanted....

a)

the poor to join the army

b)

to downsize the army

c)

have Roman warriors fight each other

d)

to rule over the poor

20.

Sulla...

a)

wanted equality for all

b)

never came to power

c)

was the nephew of Romulus

d)

hated Marius and fought a civil war against him

21.

The Roman forum was symbolic of the public nature of Roman Society.

a)

T

b)

F

22.

Many of Italy's ancient cities were built on top of hills.

a)

T

b)

F

23.

Consisting of three parts

a)

tripartite

b)

veto

c)

legions

d)

consuls

24.

Rome's most powerful magistrates

a)

consuls

b)

patricians

c)

Senate

d)

Dictators

25.

Rome's public meeting place

a)

forum

b)

republic

c)

plebeians

d)

tripartite

26.

Rome's common people

a)

plebeians

b)

patricians

c)

Senate

d)

consuls

27.

Rulers with almost absolute power

a)

dictators

b)

patricians

c)

plebeians

d)

consuls

28.

________________ had the power to veto actions by other government officials.

a)

Tribnes

b)

Senators

29.

Noble, powerful citizens of Rome

a)

patricians

b)

plebeians

c)

forum

30.

Many nearby countries declared war on Rome because they ...

a)

were threatened by Rome's power.

b)

were allied with Carthage

c)

wanted to force Rome to trade with them

31.

What event after 88 BC had the most important effect on the Roman republic's government?

a)

Sulla Named himself dictator

b)

Spartacus led slaves to rise up and demand freedom

32.

One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans

a)

needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean

b)

wanted to get metal goods and slaves from other areas

c)

were becoming wealthier and had more money to spend

33.

In geographic terms, Italy is

a)

a peninsula

b)

a continent

c)

a mountain range

d)

an island

34.

What role does the system of checks and balances play in the U.S. Government?

a)

It prevents each branch from overpowering the others

b)

It is a kind of constitution

c)

It controls the banking system

35.

_________________ led thousands of slaves in a revolt against Rome

a)

Spartacus

b)

Sulla

36.

Gaius Marius insisted that only Romans who owned property could join the army

a)

F

b)

T

37.

A text book is an example of a _______ source.

a)

secondary

b)

primary

38.

The two major mountain ranges that run through Italy are the Alps and the ____________

a)

Apennines

b)

Vesuvius

c)

Aeneans

d)

Etruscans

39.

______ were elected by the plebeian assembly.

a)

Tribunes

b)

Senators

40.

Tiberius Gracchus wanted to create _____ for poor Romans.

a)

farms

b)

houses

41.

Gaius Marius insisted that only Romans who own property could join the army.

a)

True

b)

False