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The Kings of Rome

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many men served as kings of Rome?

a)

II

b)

X

c)

VII

d)

XII

2.

Who were the real parents of Romulus and Remus?

a)

Aeneas and Lavinia

b)

Rhea Silvia and Mars

c)

Faustulus and Acca Laurentia

d)

Anna Perenna and Turnus

3.

Which of these hills was the first to be settled in the foundation laid by Romulus?

a)

Caelian

b)

Palatine

c)

Janiculum

d)

Aventine

4.

In what position did the original Roman senators appointed by Romulus serve?

a)

military leaders

b)

religious leaders

c)

Royal advisors

d)

Philosophers

5.

Lacking women for wives, the Romans forcibly took wives from this people during the kingship of Romulus.

a)

Latins

b)

Albans

c)

Sabines

d)

Etruscans

6.

In early times the Romans referred to themselves by this name, associated with Romulus.

a)

Oscans

b)

Gabians

c)

Quirites

d)

Homines

7.

The Romans despised this woman because she betrayed Rome to the enemy.

a)

Tarpeia

b)

Camilla

c)

Tanaquil

d)

Lavinia

8.

The second king, Numa Pompilius, sought the advice of this nymph in her grotto just outside of the city. He is late said to have married her.

a)

Laurentia

b)

Tarpeia

c)

Egeria

d)

Lucretia

9.

Numa established the practice of opening the temple of this two-faced god in times of war and closing it in peacetime.

a)

Mars

b)

Quirinus

c)

Janus

d)

Jupiter

10.

During the reign of Numa, what did the Romans become known for?

a)

Their devotion to the gods and religious practices

b)

Their disregard of religious practice and attention to war

c)

Their building program

d)

Their greed

11.

The third king of Rome, Tullus Hostilius, and his Alban counterpart, Metius Fufetius, agreed to do which of the following?

a)

Hand over the keys of Alba Longa to the king of Rome

b)

Allow the Horatii brothers to fight the Curiatii brothers

c)

Meet at the spring of Egeria

d)

Throw criminals from the Tarpeian rock.

12.

What happened to Horatia, the sister of the Horatii brothers?

a)

She married Curiatius

b)

She ran away from Rome

c)

Her brother killed her because she wept when she saw the dead Curiatii

d)

Curiatius killed her because she wept when she saw her dead brothers.

13.

Rome's fourth king, Ancus Marcius, established the seaport of Rome at the mouth of the Tiber river. What was the name of this seaport?

a)

Rome

b)

Ostia

c)

Alba Longa

d)

Gabii

14.

The fifth king of Rome and his wife, Tanaquil came from this Italic tribe.

a)

Etruscans

b)

Sabines

c)

Latins

d)

Gabians

15.

What was the name of the slave child whose head was not consumed by fire, and who became the sixth king of Rome?

a)

Tarquinius

b)

Brutus

c)

Collatinus

d)

Servius Tullius

16.

The seventh king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius, was given the uncomplimentary name "Superbus" because of which attribute?

a)

Arrogance

b)

Defiance

c)

Greed

d)

Sloth

17.

In whose presence did Tarquinius Superbus declare himself to be king, and kill his predecessor Tullius?

a)

The citizens of Gabii

b)

The Roman senators

c)

The Roman plebes

d)

The citizens of Alba Longa

18.

Which of these events did not cause the Romans to rise up against Tarquinius Superbus?

a)

His refusal to allow the burial of Servius Tullius

b)

His son's attack upon Lucretia

c)

The building of the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline

d)

His treatment of the town and citizens of Gabii

19.

This man, a nephew of Tarquinius Superbus, led the Roman uprising against his uncle and later served as one of the two first consuls of Rome.

a)

Metius Fufetius

b)

Lucius Junius Brutus

c)

Sextus Tarquinius

d)

Arruns

20.

The husband of Lucretia, this man was another relative of Tarquinius, who also served as one of Rome's first consuls.

a)

Sextus Tarquinius

b)

Tarquinius Collatinus

c)

Tarquinius Priscus

d)

Arruns

21.

This Roman warrior successfully kept the Etruscans from entering Rome by defending, then destroying, the bridge across the Tiber river.

a)

Lars Porsenna

b)

Lucius Junius Brutus

c)

Horatius Cocles

d)

None of the above

22.

What did Mucius Scaevola do to demonstrate his opposition to the Etruscan king and keep him out of Rome?

a)

He sneaked into the Etruscan camp

b)

He killed the secretary of Lars Porsenna

c)

He thrust his right hand into the fire in the presence of Lars Porsenna

d)

All of the above

23.

After Mucius' successful mission against Lars Porsenna was accomplished, the Romans and Etruscans exchanged these as guarantors that neither side would break the peace and declare war.

a)

Horses

b)

Handshakes

c)

Hostages

d)

Kings

24.

This young Roman woman escaped from Lars Porsenna by swimming across the Tiber, leading a group of fellow female hostages.

a)

Lucretia

b)

Tanaquil

c)

Cloelia

d)

Tullia

25.

What was the fate of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus?

a)

He was hanged

b)

He was drowned in the river Tiber

c)

He was exiled

d)

He was sent as a hostage to the Etruscans