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The Sabine women

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Answer the following question:

What sort of men came to live in Rome?

a)

Men from other cities including exiles

b)

Men from other cities including Warriors

c)

Men from other cities including Slaves

d)

Men from other cities including Farmers

2.

Answer the following question:

What did the men who came to live in Rome need?

a)

Wives

b)

Jobs

c)

Gold

d)

House

3.

Answer the following question:

What did Romulus request from the people of neighbouring cities?

a)

He asked them to let their sons join the army.

b)

He asked them to let their daughters marry the new Romans

c)

He asked them to let their family work as slaves for him.

d)

He asked them to let them stay at their home.

4.

Answer the following question:

How did people from Rome’s neighbouring cities perceive Romans?

a)

They perceived Romans as being kind people

b)

They perceived Romans as being family members.

c)

They perceived Romans as being ruffians

d)

They perceived Romans as a religious people.

5.

Answer the following question:

Who were Rome’s closest neighbours geographically?

a)

The Sabines

b)

The Africans

c)

The Romans

d)

The Italian

6.

Complete the following sentence:

The Romans invited the Sabines to a _________________.

a)

farming

b)

feast

c)

game

d)

construction

7.

Complete the following sentence:

The Sabines arrived at the event ________________ and _______________.

a)

happily and joyfully

b)

jumping and running

c)

unsuspecting and unarmed.

d)

sadly and armed

8.

Complete the following sentence:

During the feast, the Romans had concealed________________ under their tunics.

a)

cakes

b)

treasure

c)

weapons

d)

loaves of bread

9.

Complete the following sentence:

The Romans took the young women that they had captured as their ________.

a)

sister

b)

family members

c)

wives

d)

slaves

10.

True Or False

Some of the people that came to live in Rome were exiles from other cities.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True Or False

The Sabines were Rome’s farthest neighbours

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True Or False

Romulus’ request to allow young women from neighbouring cities marry Romans was turned down by the people from these neighbouring cities.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True Or False

Romulus had no ulterior motives in inviting the Sabines to a celebration in Rome.

a)

True

b)

False