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Ancient Rome (Chapter 10)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mythical hero who fled fallen city of Troy for Italy in a journey chronicled in Virgil's Aeneid; Rome's history begins with him

a)

Romulus

b)

Remus

c)

Aeneas

d)

Odysseus

2.

Mythical twin brothers who are said to have founded Rome

a)

Cain and Abel

b)

Michael and Keagan

c)

Romulus and Remus

d)

Aeneas and Odysseus

3.

This brother killed the other brother, named Rome after himself and became the first king

a)

Remus

b)

Romulus

4.

A government led by rulers elected by the citizens

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Tyranny

d)

Dictatorship

5.

A ruler with absolute power, elected during time of war

a)

Queen

b)

Dictator

c)

President

d)

Head of Life

6.

Famous dictator who chose not to retain his power

a)

Romulus

b)

Remus

c)

Cincinnatus

d)

Crassus

7.

Rome's common people, including artisans, craftsmen, and traders

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

8.

wealthy, noble people of Rome

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

9.

Officials elected to fulfill specific duties for the city

a)

Presidents

b)

Senate

c)

Magistrates

10.

Most powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic

a)

Senate

b)

Plebeians

c)

Consuls

11.

A powerful group of wealthy citizens who advised elected officials

a)

Magistrates

b)

Consuls

c)

Generals

d)

Senate

12.

Veto means

a)

to allow

b)

to make happen

c)

to forbid or prohibit

d)

to say hello

13.

Language spoken by the ancient Romans

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Phoenician

d)

Latin

14.

A method of balancing power

a)

Voting

b)

Debates and Discussion

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Forum and Agora

15.

Rome's public meeting place

a)

Agora

b)

Forum

c)

Central Park

d)

Roman Senate

16.

Where Rome's richest people lived

a)

Palatine Hill

b)

Capitoline Hill

c)

Plains of Latium

d)

Mount Vesuvius

17.

Responsibility to ensure the prosperity of the city

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Civic Duty

c)

Forum

d)

Tripartite

18.

A government with three parts

a)

Monarchy

b)

Tripartite

c)

Dual parties

d)

Triple Threat

19.

Groups of 6,000 soldiers

a)

Legion

b)

Century

c)

Platoon

d)

Praetorian Guard

20.

The Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome and _______________

a)

Alexandria

b)

Sicily

c)

Greece

d)

Carthage

21.

Brilliant Carthaginian general who attacked Rome

a)

Hamilcar

b)

Hanibal

c)

Spartacus

d)

Gaius Marius

22.

General who tried to solve unemployment by inviting poor people to the army, creating a force more loyal to him than to Rome

a)

Hannibal

b)

Gaius Marius

c)

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

d)

Spartacus

23.

Rival of Marius who raised his own army to defeat Marius and take control of Rome

a)

Hannibal Barca

b)

Gaius Lucius

c)

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

d)

Spartacus

24.

Slave and former gladiator who led an uprising of slaves

a)

Marius

b)

Hannibal

c)

Spartacus

d)

Sulla

25.

The Senate would choose two of these to run the Senate for a year. They would not do it again for 10 years.

a)

Magistrates

b)

Senators

c)

Dictators

d)

Consuls

26.

Following the Conflict of the Orders, the Tribune of the Plebs was created to represent Plebeian interests in the _______________

a)

Consuls

b)

Legislature

c)

Senate

d)

Tribunes

27.

Early set of Roman Laws that were written down and displayed in the forum

a)

Law of the Forum

b)

Law of the Twelve Tables

c)

Law of Rome

d)

Law of the Senate

28.

Winner of the First Punic War

a)

Carthage

b)

Rome

29.

Winner of the Second Punic War

a)

Carthage

b)

Rome

30.

Winner of the Third Punic War

a)

Carthage

b)

Rome

31.

In geographic terms Italy is,

a)

an island

b)

a peninsula

c)

a mountain range

d)

a continent

32.

In what way was the Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

They were both written on bronze tablets

b)

They both were written to protect people's rights

c)

They both were written more than 1,000 years ago

d)

They both were written to protect the rights of the wealthy.

33.

The center of ancient Rome was the

a)

Palatine Hill

b)

Forum

c)

temple

d)

Capitoline Hill

34.

One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans

a)

needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean

b)

were becoming wealthier

c)

wanted to get metal goods and slaves from other areas

d)

produced more food than they could consume

35.

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

a)

Sulla named himself dictator

b)

Marius gained political power through his loyal army troops

c)

Spartacus led slaves to rise up and demand freedom

d)

Romans caught executed 6,00 rebellious slaves.

36.

In terms of importance to Rome's growth, which effect of Italy's climate would you rank first?

a)

It prevented others from attacking Rome

b)

It provided Romans with a large food supply

c)

It allowed people to travel across the country

d)

It made it possible for people to work outside.

37.

Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened if the Roman nobles had not overthrown their last king?

a)

Rome would have had more kings after him

b)

The king would have eventually become less cruel

c)

Rome would have become a republic anyway

d)

The Roman nobles would have left the city.

38.

Romans who were magistrates and Romans who took part in assemblies were similar because both

a)

could hold office for life

b)

had the power to veto decisions

c)

had power over all citizens

d)

could serve for only one year

39.

Many nearby countries declared war on Rome because they

a)

were threatened by Rome's power

b)

wanted to control Rome's military

c)

were allied with Carthage

d)

wanted to force Rome to trade with them

40.

What was the most important effect the killing of the Gracchus brothers had on Roman politics?

a)

Romans saw that violence could be used as a political weapon

b)

Lucius Cornelius Sulla named himself dictator

c)

The Romans formed a tripartite government

d)

The government decided to give farms to poor Romans

41.

Which general led an attack on Rome in 218 BC?

a)

Aeneas

b)

Marius

c)

Hannibal

d)

Sulla

42.

Which of the following happened first?

a)

Rome's laws were written down on 12 bronze tablets

b)

Citizens complained about laws they did not know existed

c)

Laws were established by the patrician officials in Rome

d)

Roman laws were displayed in public meeting places

43.

What role does the system of checks and balances play in the United States?

a)

It is kind of a constitution

b)

It controls the banking system

c)

It guarantees that every gets a vote

d)

It prevents each branch from overpowering the others.

44.

Rome's final three kings were

a)

Latin

b)

Etruscan

c)

Phoenician

d)

Italian

45.

When Romans conquered __________________ they adopted much of the culture of the people living there.

a)

Sicily

b)

Carthage

c)

Greece

d)

Spain