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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which geographical features were located around Rome?

a)

The Andes Mountians

b)

The Alps

c)

The Mediterranean Sea

d)

The Black Sea

2.

Which peninsula was Rome located on?

a)

The Roman Peninsula

b)

The Mediterranean Peninsula

c)

The Italian Peninsula

d)

The Persian Peninsula

3.

Who were the Plebeians?

a)

The Emperors of Rome.

b)

The Slaves of Rome

c)

The Higher-Class Citizens of Rome

d)

The Lower-Class Citizens of Rome

4.

What is the name of the Upper-Class Roman families?

a)

The Vaishyas

b)

The Patricians

c)

The Castes

d)

The Shudras

5.

What could make someone a slave?

a)

Failure to pay off debts

b)

Being born to enslaved parents

c)

An order by the senate

d)

Prisoners of war

6.

Who is the King of the Roman gods?

(a)  

7.

What is the Roman name for Athena?

a)

Minerva

b)

Menelaus

c)

Athens

d)

Medusa

8.

Which two Roman gods are twins?

a)

Apollo

b)

Artemis

c)

Diana

d)

Juno

9.

Who did the Romans get their mythology from?

(a)  

10.

What were the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens.

a)

Own a Farm

b)

Work for the Emperor

c)

Pay Taxes

d)

Join the Military

11.

What kind of government did Rome have?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Constitutional Democracy

d)

Monitory Democracy

12.

What was the job of a Consul in the Roman government?

a)

Controlled the Army

b)

Collected Taxes

c)

Retain Diplomacy with other City-States

d)

Influence the Religion of the Roman People

13.

In the Roman government the ___ was made up of Patrician men and the ___ was made up of Plebeian men.

a)

Assembly;Senate

b)

Consuls;Castes

c)

Senate;Assembly

d)

Castes;Consuls

14.

What were the laws of Rome called?

(a)  

15.

The Twelve Tables entail ___

a)

An Eye for an Eye

b)

All Men are Created Equal

c)

Power to the People

d)

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

16.

What was the Pantheon?

a)

A Greek Church

b)

A temple to all of the gods

c)

A temple to Athena

d)

An Entertainment Center

17.

Where was entertainment held in Rome?

a)

The Pantheon

b)

The Colosseum

c)

The Parthenon

d)

The Forum

18.

Where did the Roman government meet?

a)

The Forum

b)

The Aquaducts

c)

Trevi Fountain

d)

Rome

19.

Which two are contributions of Rome?

a)

Soap

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Columns

d)

Roads

20.

What was another contribution of Rome?

a)

Concept of Zero

b)

Setting Bones

c)

Public Water

d)

Written Language

21.

What was one of the purposes for arches?

a)

To Hold up Aqueducts

b)

To Construct Stables

c)

To Line Roads

d)

To Create Security

22.

Ptolemy was an Astronomer as well as a

a)

Mathmeticiam

b)

Geographer

c)

Scientist

d)

Philosopher

23.

Who wrote the Aeneid?

a)

Sophocles

b)

Justainian

c)

Plato

d)

Vigril

24.

What was the Aeneid About?

a)

The Peloponnesian War

b)

The Punic Wars

c)

The Trojan War

d)

The Spartan Rebellion

25.

What language was spoken in Rome?

(a)  

26.

Who fought against Rome in the Punic Wars?

a)

Carthrage

b)

Persia

c)

Greece

d)

Punia

27.

Where was Carthage located whilst it was still a Phoenician Colony?

a)

Western Europe

b)

Eastern Asia

c)

Southern Africa

d)

Northern Africa

28.

Why did Rome and Carthage go to war?

a)

Expansion of Terriorties

b)

Competition for Trade

c)

Broken Treaties

d)

Difference of Religions

29.

How long did the Second Punic War last?

a)

3 years

b)

7 years

c)

13 years

d)

17 years

30.

Why couldn't Hannibal (the Carthraginian General during the second Punic War) attack the City of Rome?

a)

The Alps were too steep

b)

There were too many smaller cities guarding Rome

c)

His army was too small

d)

Rats destroyed their supplies

31.

At the end of the third Punic War who won?

(a)  

32.

What did this victory give Rome?

a)

Expanded Trade

b)

Control over Greece

c)

Access to the Mediterranean Sea

d)

Wealth

33.

What did Rome take over?

a)

The Persian Gulf

b)

The Mediterranean Basin

c)

Western Europe

d)

The Malaysian Bay

34.

How did slavery lead to the fall of the Roman Republic?

a)

Low pay forced out small farmers with slaves

b)

Increased pressure by neighboring territories

c)

A slave revolt which overthrew the political structure

d)

The slaves poor living conditions harbored diseases

35.

What else led to the fall of the Roman Republic?

a)

Civil War

b)

A Plague

c)

Devaluation of Currency

d)

Unemployment

36.

Who was part of the first Triumvirate?

a)

Augustus Caesar, Cassius, and Pompei

b)

Caesar Salad, Crustasions, and Pompano

c)

Emperor Caesar, Constantinopoly, and Plato

d)

Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey

37.

Who killed Caesar?

a)

Cassius

b)

Crassus

c)

Brutus

d)

Lepidus

38.

Why did they kill Caesar?

a)

He was upsetting the power balance

b)

They were worried he wanted to become King

c)

Pompey payed them to

d)

He was taking Rome on a dark path

39.

Who was part of the second Triumvirate?

a)

Mary Anne, Lihn, and Omar

b)

Martin Anthony, Leperad, and Octavia

c)

Moray, Leopard, and Orca

d)

Marc Anthony, Lepidus, and Octavian

40.

What did the members of the second Triumvirate do with Rome?

a)

Turned it into a dictatorship

b)

Sold bits of the empire to other nations

c)

Split the empire between themselves

d)

Increased the tax rates exponentially

41.

What caused the fall of the second Triumvirate?

a)

Civil War

b)

The Fourth Punic War

c)

The death of Octavian

d)

Unrest of the people

42.

What did Octavian rename himself after becoming Emperor?

(a)  

43.

What did Augustus not provide for peaceful succession?

a)

An heir

b)

A form of government

c)

A set of laws

d)

A strong military

44.

What was the era of Roman peace called?

a)

The peace of Peace's peace

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Senātus Populusque Rōmānus

d)

The time of no war

45.

How many years did Pax Romana last?

(a)  

46.

What were economic impacts of Pax Romana?

a)

Safe Travel

b)

Uniform Currency

c)

Increased Literacy

d)

First Shepards

47.

What were the social impacts of Pax Romana?

a)

Lower death count

b)

No wars

c)

Increased stability in social classes

d)

Emphasis on family

48.

Which are political influences of Pax Romana?

a)

Civil Service System

b)

The government has more control

c)

More powerful military

d)

Uniform state of law

49.

For how many years after Pax Romana did Rome decline?

(a)  

50.

How did geographical size cause the decline of Rome?

a)

Too big to defend

b)

Most of the terrain was unfit for living

c)

Too many borders to defend

d)

Too large to produce adequate supplies

51.

Since the cost of war was so large what did Rome do?

a)

Hired Mercenaries

b)

Became Pacifistic

c)

Didn't engage in open warfare

d)

Increased the value of their currency

52.

Why was hiring mercenaries bad for Rome?

a)

Many were former soldiers with a grudge against Rome

b)

They were not loyal to the Roman Empire

c)

They has less discipline than a normal army

d)

Many had ulterior motives

53.

What problems did devaluation of currency cause?

a)

The rich were forced to pay more in taxes

b)

The rich became lazy

c)

The poor started finding loop holes in taxtation

d)

The poor were over taxed and over worked

54.

Besides people moving away, what caused a decline in Roman population?

a)

Diseases

b)

Terrorism by war lords

c)

Decline in agricultural products

d)

Civil unrest

55.

Which group began constantly invading Rome?

a)

Persians

b)

Greeks

c)

Germanics

d)

China

56.

Who moved the Roman Capital out of Rome?

(a)  

57.

Where did Constantine move the capital to?

a)

New Rome

b)

Plebia

c)

Carthrage

d)

Byzantium

58.

What was the capital renamed?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Byzantia

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Euphrates

59.

What did Constantinople provide?

a)

More Resources

b)

Better Terrain

c)

Better Trade

d)

More Protection

60.

What better protected the Roman Empire in Constantinople?

a)

It was guarded by mountains

b)

It was surrounded by water

c)

It was in a valley

d)

Dense forests made invasions hard