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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On what river was Rome established?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Nile

c)

Yellow

d)

Tiber

2.

The story of Romulus and Remus is a

a)

true story about the founding of Rome.

b)

myth about the founding of Rome.

c)

myth about the death of Mars.

d)

,myth about the conquest of the Etruscans.

3.

Where did the Etruscans live?

a)

to the south of Rome.

b)

near carthage.

c)

to the north of Rome.

d)

Asia Minor

4.

What is the difference between a plebian and a patrician?

a)

Plebeians are rich and patricians are poor.

b)

Plebeians are slaves and a patrician was rich.

c)

Patricians are rich and plebeians are poor.

d)

There weren't any differences between the two.

5.

What does the word veto mean?

a)

I forbid.

b)

I submit.

c)

I condemn.

d)

Who cares.

6.

On what continent is Carthage located?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

7.

The wars between Carthage and Rome were called

a)

Puny Wars

b)

Tunic Wars

c)

Punic Wars

d)

Carthaginian Wars

8.

Julius Caesar ruled during

a)

the Roman Empire.

b)

the reunification of Rome.

c)

the Roman Republic.

d)

the Pax Romana.

9.

What is the Pax Romana?

a)

long period of war

b)

long period of drought

c)

long period of peace

d)

long period of rule

10.

How did Diocletian deal with the size of the Roman Empire?

a)

He divided it into parts.

b)

He built a wall around Rome.

c)

He built Constantinople.

d)

He ceded Constantinople to the Turks.

11.

Which of these helped cause the decline of the Roman Empire?

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Punic Wars

c)

the size of the empire

d)

Marcus Aurelius

12.

Who converted to Christianity before his death?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Constantine

c)

Caligula

d)

Marcus Aurelius