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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a republic?

a)

When people elect others to make decisions for them in government

b)

when everyone has a say in government decisions

c)

When the rich make all the laws

d)

all of the answers

2.

Why did the Roman Republic use the Separation of Powers?

a)

to make sure another nation couldn't come in and take over

b)

they wanted only one person with all the power

c)

to make sure no one single person became too powerful

d)

none of these

3.

Which of the following was part of the Roman Republic's government?

a)

Senate

b)

Assemblies

c)

Magistrates

d)

all of these

4.

The only office a Plebeian could hold in the Roman Republic was:

a)

Senator

b)

president

c)

magistrate

d)

tribune

5.

What were the 12 Tables?

a)

A list of laws posted in public based on 12 different sections

b)

a list of emperors in order

c)

the tables plebeians sat at during meetings

d)

none of the answers

6.

The Roman Republic failed because:

a)

the Senate was corrupt

b)

there were no controls on the tax farmers

c)

there was a lot of crime

d)

all of these

7.

Julius Caesar did which of the following:

a)

Betrayed his friend Pompey in Egypt

b)

started a civil war in Rome

c)

used his own money to improve Rome

d)

all of these

8.

The first emperor who started the gladiatorial games was:

a)

Marcus Aurelius

b)

Augustus

c)

Trajan

d)

Caligula

9.

Some people volunteered to be gladiators because:

a)

They wanted to be enslaved

b)

They were Christian

c)

fame and fortune

d)

all of these

10.

The Gladiatorial games were created because

a)

Rome liked to waste money

b)

They needed a way to find a new emperor

c)

The emperors wanted to distract the poor so they would not rebel

d)

none of the answers

11.

The Romans persecuted the Christians because

a)

They refused to follow Roman laws of religion

b)

Christians did not let non-Christians into their meetings

c)

they did not understand Christian rituals

d)

all of the answers

12.

The Roman Empire began to fall apart because

a)

they lost a war to Carthage

b)

they were out of money

c)

Julius Caesar died

d)

they stopped using gladiators

13.

The Visigoths destroyed Rome because

a)

they felt betrayed because Rome promised to pay them and they didn't

b)

they were too busy fighting other barbarian tribes

c)

they did not like where Rome was located

d)

none of these