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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

God of the Sea

a)

Apollo

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Vulcan

2.

God of the Sun

a)

Vesta

b)

Ceres

c)

Diana

d)

Apollo

3.

Within the Roman government, this group controlled/managed the Roman treasury.

a)

Aediles

b)

Senate

c)

Quaestors

d)

Patricians

4.

These individuals cared for Roman cities. They supervised traffic, and set standards about how the Romans should act.

a)

Aediles

b)

Magistrates

c)

Censors

d)

Senate

5.

Group that made up most of the military force.

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Slaves

d)

Liberti

6.

This group was mostly made up Roman nobility and the Roman upper class.

a)

Senate

b)

Patricians

c)

Magistrates

d)

Plebeians

7.

The part of the Roman government which consisted of 300 Patricians and Plebeians.

a)

Magistrate

b)

Consul

c)

Senate

d)

Censors

8.

Goddess of Love

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Hera

c)

Ceres

d)

Venus

9.

Elected to government positions (males). One of three parts of the Roman Government.

a)

Magistrates

b)

Praetors

c)

Aediles

d)

Censors

10.

Overrule an action.

a)

Strike Down

b)

Opt Out

c)

Veto

d)

Throw Away

11.

The political battle between the Patricians and the Plebeians.

a)

Centuriate Assembly

b)

Tribal Assembly

c)

Conflict of Orders

d)

Tripartite Government

12.

When voters elect officials to run the country, this is called a _________.

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Communism

d)

Republic

13.

Within Roman society, individuals who had no right and were not considered citizens were _________.

a)

Slaves

b)

Liberti

c)

Plebeians

d)

Patricians

14.

When you publicly support or recommend a particular policy or cause.

a)

Protest

b)

Advocate

c)

Vote

d)

Confess

15.

Goddess of Marriage and the Protector of Women

a)

Juno

b)

Hera

c)

Ceres

d)

Vesta

16.

This group kept the official list of Roman citizens and appointed candidates to the Senate.

a)

Magistrates

b)

Assemblies

c)

Censors

d)

Praetors

17.

The group that ran the Roman government were the _________.

a)

Censors

b)

Consuls

c)

Praetors

d)

Aediles

18.

The _________ commanded the Army and oversaw the legal system.

a)

Quaestors

b)

Praetors

c)

Aediles

d)

Censors

19.

Merchants, farmers, and shopkeepers

a)

Slaves

b)

Liberti

c)

Plebeians

d)

Patricians

20.

Goddess of Homes and Children

a)

Vesta

b)

Ceres

c)

Diana

d)

Proserdina

21.

Goddess of the Harvest

a)

Pluto

b)

Ceres

c)

Diana

d)

Proserpina

22.

Goddess of the Hunt

a)

Juno

b)

Venus

c)

Ceres

d)

Diana

23.

God of War

a)

Mars

b)

Pluto

c)

Neptune

d)

Vulcan

24.

He was a model dictator who lasted for just 15 days.

a)

Trajen

b)

Nero

c)

Cincinnatus

d)

Caesar Augustus

25.

This particular assembly was made up of citizen soldiers.

a)

Tribal Assembly

b)

Centuriate Assembly

c)

Plebeian Council

d)

Tribunal Assembly

26.

This group of freed slaves were referred to as _________.

a)

Liberti

b)

Freemen

c)

Plebeians

d)

Patricians

27.

A religion that worships multiple gods is known as _________.

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhist

d)

Polytheistic

28.

Goddess of the Underworld

a)

Ceres

b)

Vulcan

c)

Prosperpina

d)

Juno

29.

Goddess of Craft and Wisdom

a)

Vesta

b)

Minerva

c)

Juno

d)

Diana

30.

Head God

a)

Mr. Greaves

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Vulcan

31.

The Roman 3 part government is known as ____________.

a)

Tripartite

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Tribunal Council

32.

God of Trade and the Messenger of the Gods

a)

Neptune

b)

Vulcan

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

33.

Council made up all male Plebeians

a)

Tribunal

b)

Patrician

c)

Plebeians

d)

Censor

34.

Assembly made up of all male Roman citizens.

a)

Tribal

b)

Centuriate

c)

Magistrate

d)

Patrician

35.

These were built to honor Roman gods and goddesses.

a)

Coliseums

b)

Parthenons

c)

Temples

d)

Roads

36.

God of Fire and Forges

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Neptune

d)

Vulcan

37.

God of the Underworld

a)

Vulcan

b)

Mars

c)

Pluto

d)

Juno

38.

What era, between 509 and 27 BC, had Rome ruled by an elected government?

a)

Roman Republic

b)

Roman Kingdom

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Roman Consul

39.

What era, between 27 and 476 AD, had Rome been ruled by emperors?

a)

Roman Republic

b)

Roman Kingdom

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Roman Consul

40.

What amphitheater in Rome was used for mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, dramas, and gladiator fights?

a)

Theater of Balbus

b)

Colosseum

c)

Forum of Caesar

d)

Amphitheater of Caligula

41.

Rome was founded along what river?

a)

Po

b)

Adda

c)

Oglio

d)

Tiber

42.

What ruler of Rome, in 45 BC, weakened the power of the Senate by increasing its members and was assassinated by many senators in 4 BC?

a)

Marcus Aurelius

b)

Augustus

c)

Trajan

d)

Julius Caesar

43.

Who was the first Roman Emperor that led Rome during its transition from a Republic to an Empire?

a)

Marcus Aurelius

b)

Augustus

c)

Trajan

d)

Julius Caesar

44.

Declared optimus princeps (best ruler) by the Senate, who ruled the Roman Empire from 98 AD until he died?

a)

Trajan

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Augustus

45.

What ruler of the Roman Empire, from 161 to 180 AD, was a great philosopher and writer who defeated the Parthian Empire?

a)

Trajan

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Augustus

46.

What name was given to wealthy, land holding, upper-class group of powerful Romans?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Consuls

c)

Patricians

d)

Tribunes

47.

What name was given to common people of Rome like merchants and farmers who had little wealth or power?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Consuls

c)

Patricians

d)

Tribunes

48.

What title was given to elected officials who represented the common people?

a)

Censor

b)

Praetor

c)

Consuls

d)

Tribunes

49.

What governing body of Rome functioned as an advisory body to Rome's magistrates?

a)

Consuls

b)

Senate

c)

Tribunes

d)

Assembly

50.

What name was given to the two elected officials where one manages the government and the other commands the army?

a)

Consuls

b)

Senate

c)

Tribunes

d)

Assembly

51.

What cruel Roman Emperor killed many innocent people without a fair trial and was accused of killing just for fun?

a)

Tiberius

b)

Caligula

c)

Nero

d)

Claudius

52.

What ancient Roman city was destroyed in 79 AD by a volcano?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Messina

c)

Rome

d)

Pompeii

53.

What was the earliest known language used by the ancient Romans?

a)

Arabic

b)

Italian

c)

Latin

d)

Greek

54.

What Roman emperor adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine the Great

c)

Galerius

d)

Maximian

55.

What Roman emperor established a new form of government called the Tetrarchy, and launched the last persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine the Great

c)

Galerius

d)

Maximian

56.

What is the earliest written collection of Roman laws drawn up by patricians?

a)

Law of Nations

b)

Justinian Codes

c)

Twelve Tables

d)

Auctoritas

57.

What large domed shaped temple was built in ancient Rome to honor many gods and goddesses?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Erechtheion

c)

Mycenae

d)

Pantheon