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Ancient Rome Review practice to Refresh our memory

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of government did ancient Rome have?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

A Republic

c)

Senate

d)

Dictatorship

2.
The Twelve Tables explained the legal rights of which two groups of Romans?
a)
Greeks and Romans
b)
bishops and magistrates
c)
plebeians and patricians
d)
consuls and rabbis
3.

Who are the wealthy ruling class of Rome

a)

Patrician

b)

Empire

c)

Plebeian

d)

Republic

4.

Who were the “common” people, ordinary citizen?

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Empire

5.

What twin brothers are the legendary beginnings of Rome based on?

a)

Alexander and Pericles

b)

Romulus and Remus

c)

Julius and Brutus

d)

Hannibal and Scipio

6.

What were the laws of Rome called?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Twelve Tables

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

The Torah

7.
Who were the poor common people with little say in the government in the early Roman republic?
a)
Patricians
b)
Consuls
c)
Plebeians
d)
Tribunes
8.
What is a republic?
a)
A government with at least 3 branches
b)
A government in which people elect representatives
c)
A democratic government
d)
A government with no leaders
9.
What was the importance of the "Twelve Tables"?
a)
Romans finally had a place to eat
b)
These Roman laws gave women equal right
c)
Roman leaders could not force citizens to serve in the army
d)
Roman laws were written down for all to see
10.

Roman society was divided into

a)

consuls and senators.

b)

peasants and shopkeepers.

c)

patricians and plebeians.

d)

priests and government officials.

11.

Which statement accurately describes patricians?

a)

They were upper-class citizens who owned the most valuable land.

b)

They were not allowed to be priests or government officials.

c)

They had little voice in the government.

d)

They were mostly laborers, craftspeople, shopkeepers, and peasants.

12.

Why did the plebeians revolt against the Patricians?

a)

to gain more political rights

b)

to gain the freedom to leave Rome

c)

to protest against war with neighboring tribes

d)

to demand that patricians do their work

13.

Why did plebeians demand that laws be written down?

a)

to start a law school for Roman citizens

b)

to make it easier for plebeians to veto them

c)

to provide schoolbooks for their children to study

d)

to prevent patricians from changing them at will

14.
________________ were mostly peasants, laborers, craftspeople, and shopkeepers.
a)
Plebeians
b)
Patricians
c)
tribunes
d)
consuls
15.
The center of most of the important public activities of the city Rome and its empire was called
a)
The Forum
b)
Town Square
c)
Times Square
d)
The Center of Town
16.
The idea that people should live according to a set of agreed-upon laws is known as
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The ten commandments
c)
The Constitution
d)
The rule of law
17.
Roman families were paterfamilias, which meant the household was run by the
a)
Mother of the family
b)
Father of the family
c)
Oldest member of the family
d)
Children
18.
While many wealthy Romans ate large feasts at dinnertime, poor Romans ate at fast food establishments called
a)
The Colisseum
b)
Sistine Chapel
c)
Thermopolia
d)
The forum
19.
If a wealthy Roman family did not approve of their baby because it was not strong or healthy enough, it would be
a)
Given up for adoption
b)
Left outside to die or become a slave
c)
Taken to the hospital for a checkup
d)
Raised by the families' slaves
20.

Boys and girls of wealthy families were tutored by their fathers until the age of 6, afterwards

a)

Both went off to schools

b)

Girls went to school while boys got jobs

c)

Only wealthy boys were permitted to attend further education

d)

Only poor boys and girls received an education

21.
An example of the rule of law in action was that
a)
The emperor had to obey the Senate.
b)
Senators carried an ax to protect themselves.
c)
The punishments were the same for rich and poor.
d)
Any Roman could accuse someone of a crime.
22.

Foreigners who lived in the Roman Empire were allowed to practice other religions as long as

a)

They paid taxes for it

b)

Kept it out of public places

c)

It did not encourage disloyalty to the emperor

d)

Didn't try to recruit others to practice their religion

23.

Poor Romans ate

a)

food cooked in their kitchens.

b)

food cooked in thermopolia.

c)

fancy foods such as snails.

d)

the same foods as the wealthy.

24.

What was one feature of housing for the poor in Rome?

a)

apartment buildings

b)

mosaics

c)

an indoor pool

d)

an atrium

25.

The Roman Empire surrounded which sea?

a)

Caribbean

b)

South China

c)

Caspian

d)

Mediterranean

26.
This charm, given to newborn babies, was used to chase away evil spirits.
a)
Bulla
b)
Four Leaf Clover
c)
Rabbit's Foot
d)
Lucky Charm

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