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Life of the People in Ancient Rome

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The quality of life in the Roman Empire depended on a person's___________in society.

a)

house

b)

clothing

c)

role

d)

hairstyle

2.

The "Pax Romana" is Latin for

a)

a pact between Rome and Greece

b)

Roman peace

c)

Roman packets

d)

Roman places

3.

The wealthy citizens

a)

had huge well-decorated houses

b)

had slaves

c)

had servants

d)

all of the answers are correct

4.

The largest class of people living in Rome were

a)

the wealthy who lived in large houses

b)

the average citizen who did well

c)

the slaves who lived in wealthy houses

d)

the poor who lived in poverty

5.

In Rome the oldest male was known as

a)

Caesar

b)

Patriarch

c)

Father

d)

Patrician

6.

Poverty means that the people were

a)

pretty well off and had no needs

b)

wealthy and had no needs

c)

part of the upper class

d)

not wealthy and considered poor

7.

The Patriarch

a)

had the right to make all major decisions for the family

b)

could run the entire country without being elected

c)

had the right to be a landowner

d)

had to do what his wife and children said to do

8.

The wife of the Patriarch

a)

had more rights than the Patriarch

b)

was expected to manage the household

c)

could be a politician and run for office

d)

never gained rights

9.

Mediterranean foods included

a)

grain, grapes and canola oil

b)

grain, cereal and soybeans

c)

grain, grapes and olives

d)

salad and cheese

10.

The biggest part of the meal was

a)

olives

b)

grapes

c)

bread

d)

grape juice

11.

Everyone in Rome wore a toga

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A symbolic color of the Emperor was

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

blue

d)

purple

13.

The baths were used

a)

to take a bath and to learn Latin

b)

as a place to socialize, exercise, read, relax

c)

as a place to hold elections

d)

to hold religious services

14.

The water for baths came form the

a)

lakes

b)

aqueducts

c)

rivers

d)

streams

15.

The most important purpose of the baths were

a)

getting clean from hard work

b)

social gatherings

c)

relaxing in a spa-like atmosphere

d)

vacations