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Gr 7 L1 From Republic to Empire Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the Praetorian Guard Cause problems for the emperors?

a)

They had few military skills

b)

They liked to fight

c)

They sometimes marched into Italy

d)

Sometimes they plotted against the Roman emperor

2.

Rome's main enemy in the Punic Wars was

a)

Greece

b)

Moreno Valley

c)

A city-state in North Africa

d)

A European tribe

3.

The people who killed Julius Caesar wanted to return power to the Senate but their action really led to

a)

A civil war

b)

A great period of trade

c)

The Punic Wars

d)

Rome's expansion

4.

What caused the end of the Roman Republic

a)

Rome built lots of roads

b)

Caesar defeated Pompey

c)

Spartacus freed the slaves

d)

Rome set up new colonies

5.

How did taking lots of prisoners and making them slaves lead to unemployment in Rome?

a)

Poor Romans couldn't keep slaves

b)

People who supported slave revolts lost their jobs

c)

Landowners used slaves instead of hiring workers and paying them salaries

d)

Soldiers who captured slaves were kicked out of the army

6.

A ship carrying goods from Carthage to Greece might stop at the island of

a)

Sicily

b)

Catalina Island

c)

England

d)

China

7.

What was a DISADVANTAGE (a bad thing) for a city that was conquered by Rome?

a)

They had to pay taxes to Rome

b)

All the the people were shipped to Rome

c)

They had to start eating Italian food

d)

They could start trading with Rome

8.

How did the Carthaginian General Hannibal surprise the Romans?

a)

He burned Rome to the ground

b)

He attacked Roman ships

c)

He hired spies to pretend they were Roman citizens

d)

He crossed the Alps Mountains with elephants

9.

How did the Romans build a strong navy?

a)

They copied the ship designs of Carthage

b)

They started eating spaghetti

c)

They copied the ship designs of the Chinese

d)

None of these

10.

How did expansion make civil wars larger and more harmful for Rome?

a)

Rome adopted other cultures

b)

New technology was invented

c)

Romans moved far away

d)

Powerful generals led big armies

11.

Why did most of the city of Rome burn down in 390 BCE?

a)

It was set on fire during a civil war

b)

It was attacked by the Gauls

c)

It was set on fire by accident

d)

It was set on fire by fireworks

12.

Which of the following did Rome do during teh first period of expansion before 264 BCE?

a)

Surrendered to the Etruscans

b)

Conquered most of Europe

c)

Expanded into North Africa

d)

Took over the Italian peninsula