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WorksheetsRoman Republic
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who first ruled early Rome?
Etruscan kings
Roman senators
military consuls
plebeian committees
According to legend, events on a visit to the oracle at Delphi determined
where Rome should be built
who will rule Rome next
how Rome could start colonies
when Rome would write its laws
In the Roman Republic, patricians referred to
every adult male citizen
everyone except slaves
wealthy landowning families
people with Greek ancestors
Why were plebeians unhappy when the Roman Republic was first set up?
They had lost the right to vote
They preferred living in an empire
They had no say in making laws
They preferred being ruled by a king
Who set up the Roman Republic?
plebeians
patricians
Greek settlers
Etruscan princes
How did plebeians serve the republic during its early years?
as priests
as soldiers
as foreign advisors
as government officials
What was one major job of the consuls?
to command the army
to choose the lawmakers
to perform religious rituals
to construct public buildings
What was a result of the Conflict of the Orders?
Plebeians lost the right to vote
Patricians gave up some power
Romans defeated the Greek navy
Etruscans won control over Rome
How could a Roman become a tribune?
have a counsul appoint him
win the favor of the senators
inherit the job from his father
get the plebeians to elect him
Why did the plebeians want laws to be written?
so the patricians could not change laws whenever they wished
so their land would be protected by the government
so the government could not pass laws too quickly
so their children could learn to read in Roman schools
Plebeians became nearly equal to patricians when they won the right to
put laws in writing
choose their own king
pass laws for all Romans
serve as priests and soldiers
