WorksheetsAncient Rome
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a republic?
When people elect others to make decisions for them in government
when everyone has a say in government decisions
When the rich make all the laws
all of the answers
Why did the Roman Republic use the Separation of Powers?
to make sure another nation couldn't come in and take over
they wanted only one person with all the power
to make sure no one single person became too powerful
none of these
Which of the following was part of the Roman Republic's government?
Senate
Assemblies
Magistrates
all of these
The only office a Plebeian could hold in the Roman Republic was:
Senator
president
magistrate
tribune
What were the 12 Tables?
A list of laws posted in public based on 12 different sections
a list of emperors in order
the tables plebeians sat at during meetings
none of the answers
The Roman Republic failed because:
the Senate was corrupt
there were no controls on the tax farmers
there was a lot of crime
all of these
Julius Caesar did which of the following:
Betrayed his friend Pompey in Egypt
started a civil war in Rome
used his own money to improve Rome
all of these
The first emperor who started the gladiatorial games was:
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
Trajan
Caligula
Some people volunteered to be gladiators because:
They wanted to be enslaved
They were Christian
fame and fortune
all of these
The Gladiatorial games were created because
Rome liked to waste money
They needed a way to find a new emperor
The emperors wanted to distract the poor so they would not rebel
none of the answers
The Romans persecuted the Christians because
They refused to follow Roman laws of religion
Christians did not let non-Christians into their meetings
they did not understand Christian rituals
all of the answers
The Roman Empire began to fall apart because
they lost a war to Carthage
they were out of money
Julius Caesar died
they stopped using gladiators
The Visigoths destroyed Rome because
they felt betrayed because Rome promised to pay them and they didn't
they were too busy fighting other barbarian tribes
they did not like where Rome was located
none of these
