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Ch. 11 - The Roman Republic

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civic duty is

a)

going to work

b)

to attend assembly meetings and vote in the election

c)

to be a judge in the courts

2.

The Law of the Twelve Tables is

a)

where 12 leaders decided the criminals fate

b)

a large dining hall

c)

protected citizens from being punished by laws they did not know existed

3.

An increased need for food and the making of metal coins contributed to an increase in......

a)

trade

b)

starvation

c)

flooding

4.

Located in the center of Rome, the________was a public meeting place where people shopped and talked, and government meetings took place.

a)

church

b)

fountain

c)

Roman Forum

5.

What were a series of wars which resulted in Rome gaining control of North Africa?

a)

Wars of the Jews

b)

Punic Wars

c)

The Persian War

6.

When Romans established a republic in which people elect leaders to govern, that is called what?

a)

government

b)

A Roman Republic

c)

dictatorship

7.

Ancient Romans believed that their history could be traced back to _______?

a)

Aeneas

b)

Romulus

c)

Ancient times

8.

Early in its history, Rome was ruled by ________?

a)

women

b)

dictators

c)

Kings or monarchs

9.

The plebeians were __________________________________.

a)

rich

b)

religious figures

c)

common people/working class/poor

10.

Romans replaced the monarchy with a ____________.

a)

republic

b)

soldier

c)

group of citizens

11.

How long did Roman senators serve for?

a)

50 years

b)

5 years

c)

life

12.

During difficult wars, Romans chose _______ to lead the city.

a)

slaves

b)

dictators

c)

farmers

13.

Rome's government included a council of wealthy and powerful Romans called_________.

a)

peasants

b)

Plebians

c)

Patricians

14.

Magistrates were elected by the people of Rome, which consisted of_____________. (Select all that apply)

a)

Plebians

b)

slaves

c)

Patricians

d)

foreign allies

15.

What helps keep any one branch of government from gaining too much power?

a)

system of checks and balances

b)

judiciary branch

c)

legislative

16.

Roman territory grew mainly in response to threats from____?

a)

slave revolts

b)

Rome's neighbors

c)

space

17.

Monarchs were not part of Rome's tripartite government.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Roman's elected two consuls each year to keep any one consul from becoming too weak.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How did Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla gain political power?

a)

They defeated territories

b)

They were elected as consuls

c)

They bought their way into power

20.

Who were Romulus and Remus?

a)

twins, founder of Rome

b)

brothers who fought each other

c)

leaders from different countries

21.

In geographic terms, Italy is a ________.

a)

big city

b)

body of water

c)

peninsula

22.

Why were most of the early cities built on hilltops?

a)

to defend the cities from invasion

b)

to grow better crops

c)

to stay away from flooding

23.

How did the Etruscans contribute to Roman society? (check all that apply)

a)

created the first sewer system

b)

started trading paths

c)

created the alphabet

d)

built temples

24.

After 400 BC, patricians made changes to Roman government that caused Patricians and Plebeians to become more equal in Roman government.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

In Rome’s tripartite government a senator was elected for 10 years.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A gladiator who led Roman slaves in a revolt was _________.

a)

Hannibal

b)

Cincinnatus

c)

Spartacus

27.

According to legend, a Trojan hero who fled and left Italy was________.

a)

Tiberius Gracchus

b)

Aeneas

c)

Spartacus

28.

Hannibal was the Carthaginian general who led an attack on Rome in the second Punic War.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Who was the dictator in the early Roman Republic who defeated Rome's enemies and then gave up his power?

a)

Gaius Gracchus

b)

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

c)

Cincinnatus