WorksheetsPatricians and Plebeians
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Answer the following question:
What does SPQR stand for?
Senatus Populusque Romulus
Senatus Populusque Romanus
Senatus Populusque Remus
Senatus Populusque Rome
Answer the following question:
Who comprised the Senate?
Father of the leading families in Rome
Heads of the leading families in Rome
Mother of the leading families in Rome
Grandfather of the leading families in Rome
Answer the following question:
What does ‘patres’ translate to in English?
Mother
Father
Grandfather
Grandmother
Answer the following question:
Which two classes comprised Roman society?
Romulus and Remus
Patricians and Plebeians
Julius and Cesar
Gaius and Mucius
Answer the following question:
Were slaves considered to be in the Plebeian class?
Yes, they were.
No, they weren't.
Complete the following sentence:
A famous abbreviation, always seen on flags and banners in films about ancient Rome, is _____.
APQR
SPQR
BPQR
CPQR
Complete the following sentence:
Senators didn’t pass ____ but offered advice to the consuls and magistrates.
rules
Laws
regulations
system
Complete the following sentence:
Farmers belonged to the _____ class.
Patricians
Plebeian
Complete the following sentence:
Over the centuries the plebeians fought to win the _____ they felt they deserved.
power
rights
game
money
Complete the following sentence:
Plebeians originally were not allowed to stand for ________ .
power
consulship
dictatorship
money
True Or False
Migrants to Rome belonged to the Patrician class.
True
False
True Or False
Originally Plebeians were allowed to marry Patricians.
True
False
True Or False
Senators had the ability to pass laws and legislation.
True
False
True Or False
Patricians' came from rich land-owning families who traced their ancestry back to the early founders of Rome.
True
False
True Or False
Slaves had some rights which were recognised by the Roman state. False
True
False
