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Roman Republic Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the "barbarian" civilization that occupied what is now Italy prior to the Romans?

a)

The Huns

b)

The Greeks

c)

The Mongols

d)

The Vikings

e)

The Etruscans

2.

What river went through Rome and brought water to the city?

a)

The Tigress

b)

The Mississippi

c)

The Tiber

d)

The Euphrates

e)

The Congo

3.

What is a "magistrate" most like in our society?

a)

A Lawyer

b)

A Judge

c)

A Teacher

d)

A Construction Worker

e)

A Swimmer

4.

What kind of government did the Romans have in the early years of their society?

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Communism

d)

Anarchy

e)

Socialist

5.

If you were just an average Roman citizen, not a slave and not wealthy, you were called a:

a)

Loser

b)

Plebian

c)

Consul

d)

Tiger

e)

Praying Mantis

6.

Rome's government was run by consuls and:

a)

A Senate

b)

A House of Representatives

c)

A Parliament

d)

A Soviet

e)

A President

7.

A Patrician was:

a)

A Slave

b)

A Middle Class Person

c)

A Rich and Wealthy Person

d)

A Merchant

e)

A Wizard

8.

A Gladiator was a person who did what?

a)

Engineered Roads

b)

Fought in an Arena

c)

Dug Canals

d)

Constructed Temples

e)

Ruled in the Senate

9.

To veto something is to:

a)

Make it a law

b)

Strike down a proposed law

c)

Add more information to a law

d)

Propose a law to the Senate

e)

Strike a barbarian with a sword

10.

A consul is most like what modern person?

a)

An NFL quarterback

b)

A doctor

c)

A president

d)

A judge

e)

A teacher

11.

The Punic Wars were between Rome and

a)

Greece

b)

Carthage

c)

England

d)

China

e)

Egypt

12.

The Roman Assembly is most similar to what in the United States?

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The Senate

c)

The White House

d)

The Pentagon

e)

The Statue of Liberty

13.

What society has very similar, if not the exact same gods as the Romans?

a)

The Chinese

b)

The Egyptians

c)

The Greeks

d)

The Mesopotamians

e)

The Indians

14.

The Etruscans are most closely linked to what group of people?

a)

The Huns

b)

The Romans

c)

The Chinese

d)

The Egyptians

e)

The Greeks

15.

Eventually Rome would become an empire, but before that they were a:

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Democracy

e)

Theocracy