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Roman Empire for Funsies

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was not a Roman sport, all taking place in front of a live audience?

a)

Flooding of amphitheaters to engage in gigantic naval battles

b)

The hunting of wild beasts in decorated theatres with a sideline of Christians and criminals to be mauled

c)

A selected elite to throw poisonous snakes onto a section of the crowd for the emperor to watch.

d)

Two warriors training for years then fighting to death with a referee

2.

The non-citizen underclass were called

(a)  

3.

You're a "plebian" and accused of a crime. Your counsel or legal protector is______________?

a)

anyone who cares

b)

the eldest man in your home

c)

the goddess Saviah Melebos

d)

a free Roman citizen

4.

Which country does NOT have an example of Roman engineering?

a)

The United Kingdom

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Russia

5.

Construction of Roman roads was done by

a)

slaves.slaves.slaves.

b)

skilled craftsman who developed an early form of concrete

c)

soldiers.soldiers.soldiers.

d)

IDOT

6.

Which is a Roman invention

a)

Field Surgery

b)

Sewers

c)

Bound Books

d)

Newspapers

7.

A wealthy Roman would spend their evening

a)

reclined, eating, eating, vomiting, bathing, and sleeping

b)

down at the pub

c)

private shopping for food brought by slaves

d)

smacking people with their left hands

8.

Which level of society was considered the highest in Rome?

a)

Patrician

b)

Freedman

c)

Woman

d)

Plebeian

e)

Slaves perhaps?

9.

Which of these were symbols for power in Rome?

a)

Chariots

b)

A wife

c)

Owning slaves

d)

Being friends with the emporor

10.

Empire slaves represented what percentage of the total Roman population?

a)

35%

b)

40%

c)

20%

d)

25%