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Early Roman Heroes

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Last of Rome's kings exiled in 509 BCE for his vile crimes, including executing many senators

a)

Romulus

b)

Horatius

c)

Tarquinius Superbus

d)

Cincinnatus

2.

Tiber

a)

the river flowing through Rome

b)

an Etruscan king

c)

a Roman historian

d)

the king's scribe

3.

Lars Porsenna

a)

an enemy king who attacked Rome

b)

the man who defended Rome by single-handedly guarding the bridge against an attacking army

c)

the historian who told stories of patriotic Romans

d)

got the nickname "Lefty" by burning off his right hand

4.

Mucius Scaevola

a)

the historian who told stories of patriotic Romans

b)

got his nickname "Lefty" by burning off his right hand

c)

an enemy king who attacked Rome

d)

the man who defended Rome by single-handedly guarding the bridge against an attacking army

5.

Cincinnatus

a)

defended Rome by single-handedly guarding the bridge against attacking army

b)

led Roman hostages to swim across the Tiber back to the safety of Rome

c)

the enemy king's scribe

d)

Roman farmer & military leader whose pietas inspired our country's first president

6.

Which Roman hero led other hostages to escape across the Tiber?

a)

Cloelia

b)

Cincinnatus

c)

Horatius

d)

Mucius

7.

Who was honored with an equestrian statue (figure on horseback) in the Forum?

a)

Cincinnatus

b)

Mucius

c)

Cloelia

d)

Horatius

8.

The definition of pietas is...

a)

heroism

b)

bravery in battle

c)

hunger for wealth and power

d)

devotion to gods, country, and family

9.

Held off the attacking Etruscan army single-handedly at the bridge to Rome.

a)

Mucius

b)

Cloelia

c)

Horatius

d)

Cincinnatus

10.

Stealthily entered the enemy camp on a mission to assassinate their king.

a)

Cloelia

b)

Cincinnatus

c)

Horatius

d)

Mucius

11.

Laid siege to Rome in an attempt to destroy the new republic and restore the monarchy.

a)

Mucius

b)

Romulus

c)

Lars Porsenna

d)

Tarquinius Superbus

12.

Great general who was named dictator by the Senate for 6 months in order to rescue a Roman army that had been surrounded by Rome's warring neighbors.

a)

Cincinnatus

b)

Horatius Cocles

c)

Mucius Scaevola

d)

Lars Porsenna

13.

Informed the leader of the army besieging Rome that he was just one of many Romans intent on assassinating the enemy king.

a)

Cincinnatus

b)

Mucius Scaevola

c)

Lars Porsenna

d)

Horatius

14.

Prayed to Father Tiber to "receive this soldier into your kind waters".

a)

Cloelia

b)

Mucius Scaevola

c)

Horatius Cocles

d)

Cincinnatus

15.

Legendary Roman woman who treasured her sons over gold and jewels.

a)

Porsenna

b)

the wife of Cincinnatus

c)

Cloelia

d)

Cornelia

16.

Swam across the Tiber through a shower of spears to reach the safety of Rome.

a)

Cloelia

b)

Horatius

c)

Cloelia and Lars Porsenna

d)

Cloelia and Horatius

17.

Which Roman do you believe is the most heroic?

a)

Cloelia

b)

Horatius Cocles

c)

Cincinnatus

d)

Mucius Scaevola

18.

After serving as commanding general during the revolution and then as our nation's first president, but refusing a second term so that he could return to his farm, George Washington was known as "The American ___"

a)

Mucius Scaevola

b)

Cincinnatus

c)

Horatius

d)

Cloelia