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Patricians and Plebeians

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Answer the following question:

What does SPQR stand for?

a)

Senatus Populusque Romulus

b)

Senatus Populusque Romanus

c)

Senatus Populusque Remus

d)

Senatus Populusque Rome

2.

Answer the following question:

Who comprised the Senate?

a)

Father of the leading families in Rome

b)

Heads of the leading families in Rome

c)

Mother of the leading families in Rome

d)

Grandfather of the leading families in Rome

3.

Answer the following question:

What does ‘patres’ translate to in English?

a)

Mother

b)

Father

c)

Grandfather

d)

Grandmother

4.

Answer the following question:

Which two classes comprised Roman society?

a)

Romulus and Remus

b)

Patricians and Plebeians

c)

Julius and Cesar

d)

Gaius and Mucius

5.

Answer the following question:

Were slaves considered to be in the Plebeian class?

a)

Yes, they were.

b)

No, they weren't.

6.

Complete the following sentence:

A famous abbreviation, always seen on flags and banners in films about ancient Rome, is _____.

a)

APQR

b)

SPQR

c)

BPQR

d)

CPQR

7.

Complete the following sentence:

Senators didn’t pass ____ but offered advice to the consuls and magistrates.

a)

rules

b)

Laws

c)

regulations

d)

system

8.

Complete the following sentence:

Farmers belonged to the _____ class.

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeian

9.

Complete the following sentence:

Over the centuries the plebeians fought to win the _____ they felt they deserved.

a)

power

b)

rights

c)

game

d)

money

10.

Complete the following sentence:

Plebeians originally were not allowed to stand for ________ .

a)

power

b)

consulship

c)

dictatorship

d)

money

11.

True Or False

Migrants to Rome belonged to the Patrician class.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True Or False

Originally Plebeians were allowed to marry Patricians.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True Or False

Senators had the ability to pass laws and legislation.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True Or False

Patricians' came from rich land-owning families who traced their ancestry back to the early founders of Rome.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True Or False

Slaves had some rights which were recognised by the Roman state. False

a)

True

b)

False