WorksheetsRome Quiz
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 24mins
What city was destroyed in 79 A.D. from a volcano and buried the city in ash?
Rome
Messina
Pompeii
Alexandria
What were upper class citizens of the Roman Empire called.
(a)
How did Romans get water to the city?
tunnels
plumbing (pipes)
directly from river
aqueducts
What was the Romans primary language?
Italian
English
Greek
Latin
What type of government was used in Ancient Rome and still used today?
(a)
Ancient Rome is underground today.
True
False
What leader became a dictator and put an end to the Roman Republic
Julius Caesar
Nero
Caesar Augustus
Cicero
How long did the Roman Republic rule?
80 years
150 years
450 years
2300 years
What was the highest position in the Roman Republic?
Emperor
Consul
Senate
Commander
Around what year did the Western Roman Empire fall?
55 BC
124 BC
475 AD
Present Day
What did not cause the fall of Ancient Rome?
Invasions by Barbarian Tribes
Problems within government
Army
Flooding
What emperor completed the Colosseum in Rome?
Trajan
Titus
Aries
Hadrian
There has been a female woman emperor.
True
False
How did traders move goods around the empire?
Ship
Road
Air
Underground
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Caligula
Augustus
Nero
Tiberius
Who of the
following invaded the Roman empire?
Visigoths
Gauls
Thracians
King Tut
Which of these is Rome's flag?
Which emperor split the Empire into two parts?
Constantine
Julius Caesar
Odoacer
Diocletian
Which Empire did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
British
Egypt
Carthage
Spain
Which of these is not an ancient Roman art?
Sculpture
Architecture
Painting
Graphics Design
What was the marketplace and meeting place of ancient Rome?
Forearm
Forelock
Forest
Forum
Greek is the origin of Roman arts.
True
False
Which river flows through Rome?
Ganges River
Nile River
Tiber River
Mahanadi River
How long did a Roman Emperor rule?
5 years
8 years
6 years
2 years
Patricians
farmers, artisans, merchant who make up the majority of Rome.
Wealthy landowners who hold most of the power in Rome.
Plebians
farmers, artisans, merchant who make up the majority of Rome.
Wealthy landowners who hold most of the power in Rome.
Who was the assembly organized by?
Plebians
Patricians
How much Roman soldiers were in each legion?
5,000
10,000
8,000
2,500
How many wars were in the Punic Wars?
5
4
2
3
What were Rome's first code of laws?
Ideas based on Natural Law
Law of Nations
Twelve Tables
Council of Plebs
Denarius was the silver coin in Ancient Rome that made trade easier in Rome.
True
False
Did Romans use Horses and Chariots
True
False
When did Romulus found Rome
768 BC
753 BC
590 BC
679 BC
Did Roman rulers use art as propaganda?
True
False
When was the fall of Rome?
424 AD
395 AD
472 AD
354 AD
Between what times were 3 Punic Wars fought between Rome and Carthage
124BC - 34 BC
264 BC - 146 BC
278 BC - 123 BC
23 BC - 9 BC
Concrete was used in construction.
True
False
Where did the Goths come from?
Greece
Germany
Egypt
Carthage
Who was Livy?
Emperor
Historian
General
Soldier
What is a scapegoat?
A person who blames themselves for other actions.
Someone who blames others for their actions.
A farmer who owns goats.
A goat with no hair.
The Roman Empire lasted 500 years
True
False
Augustus was the last Roman Emperor.
True
False
What percent of the Roman population were plebians?
42 percent
36 percent
95 percent
55 percent
How old was Julius Caeser when he became consul?
13
41
20
32
Rome was succesful
True
False
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