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Roman Republic Growing Pains

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This group was part of the lower or middle class. Common people.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Slaves
d)
Priests
2.
Representatives from the Plebeian class that were elected to protect Plebeian interests.
a)
Consuls
b)
Slaves
c)
Plebeians
d)
Tribunes
3.
What term describes an action taken by a leader in which they say no to a law?
a)
consul
b)
legion
c)
tribune
d)
veto
4.
What does Republic mean?
a)
Common people in Rome.
b)
A form of government with elected leaders,
c)
Wars fought in Rome.
d)
A person trained to fight.
5.
In times of crisis, what did the Roman Republic do differently?
a)
They elected new Senate members who took full control of the government.
b)
They allowed the army to run the country.
c)
They selected a dictator to rule with absolute power for a short time.
d)
They elected a king to permanently take control.
6.

In the early republic, plebeians had to serve in the army and pay taxes but still had no power in the government. They were frustrated and

a)

many plebeians went on strike and refused to fight in the Roman army.

b)

made themselves members of the legislature.

c)

elected a consul to rule them.

d)

were very poor.

7.

Because the patricians became scared that the plebeian protests were turning violent, and they knew they needed the plebeians

a)

so they let them be patricians.

b)

so they allowed them to have their own body of representatives.

c)

so they allowed them to veto any decision.

d)

so they made them consuls.

8.

Plebeians were allowed to have their own body of representatives'called the

a)

Council of Patricians

b)

Council of Plebs

c)

Council of Consuls

d)

Council of Senators

9.

The Council of Plebs elected officials called

a)

tribunes

b)

tributaries

c)

tribulations

d)

triumvirate