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The Roman Republic

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the two most powerful magistrates in the Roman Republic

a)

Consuls

b)

Senators

c)

Magistrates

d)

Tribunes

2.

What was the name of the council of wealthy Romans that advised the city's leaders.

a)

Gladiators

b)

Council of 500

c)

Assembly

d)

Roman Senate

3.

Who were the elected officials that were in charge of protected the common people?

a)

Consuls

b)

Tribunes

c)

Senate

d)

Judges

4.

What does it mean to "veto" something

a)

To approve it

b)

To change it

c)

To reject it

d)

To improve it

5.

What term describes keeping one part of government from getting stronger than the others?

a)

Majority Rule

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Forum

d)

Assembly Voting

6.

The forum was the...

a)

center of the city

b)

a group of religious officials

c)

a large stadium for hosting games

d)

a large gold mine outside the city

7.

What was the name of Rome's first written law code?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Declaration of Rome

c)

The Roman Constitution

d)

The Twelve Tables

8.

Rome's second government was a...

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Monarchy

9.

Why did the Romans want their laws written down?

a)

So only the wealthy could read

b)

So people could study them thousands of years later

c)

So everyone could know the laws

d)

They didn't write them down

10.

What is a tripartite?

a)

A government with three parts

b)

A government with two parts

c)

A type of ship used in war

d)

A game played by gladiators