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Early Rome

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by a ____.
a)
elephant
b)
dog
c)
wolf
d)
bear
2.
A(n) ____ is a form of government in early Rome, where the people choose some of the officials. 
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republic
3.
In the early Roman republic, members of the landholding upper class were called
a)
plebians
b)
patricians
c)
priests
d)
gladiators
4.
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
mercenary
5.

Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?

a)

Romulus & Remus

b)

Zeus & Hera

c)

Ronulus & Roman

d)

Bill & Ted

6.

Early group of people that ruled over Rome.

a)

Latins

b)

Greeks

c)

Etruscans

d)

Romans

7.

Hannibal attacked The Romans with

a)

Horses

b)

Elephants

c)

Chihuahuas

d)

Rhinos

8.
What happened to Romulus and Remus after they grew up?
a)
They lived happily ever after
b)
Romulus killed Remus
c)
Remus killed Romulus
d)
Both died
9.

How did the early Romans change the Greek gods they adapted?

a)

They provided them with Roman names.

b)

They gave them very different abilities.

c)

They changed their roles in their religion.

d)

They combined Zeus and Aphrodite.

10.

What were they called the Punic wars?

a)

The people they were fighting against were called the Punics

b)

Romans called the Phonecians "Punicis"

c)

The Romans could not pronounce the word "Phonecian."

d)

It's a mystery.

11.

Who were Romulus and Remus?

a)

opposing generals in war

b)

explorers on a famous river

c)

the mythical founders of Rome

d)

colonists from Ancient Rome

12.
Rome was located on the _________ River.
a)
Danube
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Tiber
13.

The Roman Secret Weapon was called a

a)

Screaming MeeMee

b)

Trebuchet

c)

Catapult

d)

Corvus

14.
Mountains that separate Italy from the European lands to the north
a)
Appennines
b)
Alps
15.

This man was a general from Carthage who was raised to hate the Romans:

a)

Manning

b)

Hannibal

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Etruscan

16.

The Punic Wars were fought between

a)

The Delian League and the Peloponnesian league

b)

Rome and Sicily

c)

Rome and Carthage

d)

Sicily and Cartridge

17.

The fabled queen who founded Carthage was named

a)

Athena

b)

Pella

c)

Zima

d)

Dido

18.

This code of laws was set up by the Romans to protect all citizens:

a)

The Code of Cincinnatus

b)

The Mandate of the Welsh Dynasty

c)

Hammurabi’s Code

d)

The Twelve Tables

19.

The paterfamilias was the oldest living female in the Roman household.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Hannibal crossed the Rubicon mountains with elephants to attack Rome.

a)

True

b)

False