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Rome: Republic to Empire

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ruler with complete control over the state is called a _____.

a)

dictator

b)

patrician

c)

plebeian

d)

Scipio

e)

veto

2.

A ____________ is a wealthy landowner.

a)

dictator

b)

patrician

c)

plebeian

d)

Scipio

e)

veto

3.

_____, was a Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War.

a)

dictator

b)

patrician

c)

plebeian

d)

Scipio

e)

veto

4.

The Latin word for "I forbid" is _______.

a)

dictator

b)

patrician

c)

plebeian

d)

Scipio

e)

veto

5.

A ________ may be an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm in the Roman Republic.

a)

dictator

b)

patrician

c)

plebeian

d)

Scipio

e)

veto

6.

The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the

a)

artisans

b)

patricians

c)

plebeians

d)

shopkeepers

7.

In 494 B.C. what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights?

a)

burned government buildings

b)

moved to another country

c)

stopped paying taxes

d)

went on strike

8.

The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was

a)

Cincinnatus

b)

Livy

c)

Remus

d)

Romulus

9.

Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome's first code of law was called the

a)

Forum

b)

Rule of Law

c)

New Roman Law

d)

Twelve Tables

10.

Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

a)

Carthage

b)

Greece

c)

Sicily

d)

the Phoenicians