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WorksheetsEternal Rome Chapter Test
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
a person of noble birth; an aristocrat
Patrician
Plebeian
Republic
Senate
government controlled by its citizens
Patricians
Senate
Republic
Commerce
a commoner
Patrician
Senate
Plebeian
Consul
Who was Rome's founder and first king?
Latinus
Romulus
Romanus
Tarquinius
What island is located near the "toe" of Italy?
Crete
Thebes
Sicily
Hawaii
Famous general of Carthage who led attacks against Rome in Italy during the Second Punic War.
Regulus
Aeneas
Cincinnatus
Hannibal
What does SPQR stand for in English?
Rome the Eternal City
Senate and People of Rome
Rome the Conquerer of Nations
Who made up the governing council of elders from the original Roman families?
Dictator
Senators
Tribunes
Plebeians
As Rome expanded in size and in trade, they grew to rival which city in North Africa?
Carthage
Memphis
Alexandria
Thebes
Carthage was completely destroyed and salt spread over the earth so nothing would grow there again.
First Punic War
Second Punic War
Third Punic War
Rome and Carthage fight a long war over the island of Sicily.
First Punic War
Second Punic War
Third Punic War
What type of landform is Italy?
island
peninsula
continent
isthmus
Italy is surrounded by which major sea?
Caspian
Red
Mediterranean
Black
Which of these were causes of the 100 years of civil war in Rome? (check all that apply)
Plebeians became more poor as patricians grew richer.
Generals used their armies to take control of Rome
Slaves led massive rebellions.
Slaves did most of the work and plebeians couldn't get jobs.
What are some things Caesar did as dictator? (check all that apply)
Reduced plebeians' debts
Gave land to wealthy Romans
Gave Roman citizenship to more people
Gave land in provinces to soldiers and the poor
On which date was Julius Caesar stabbed to death by senators?
March 15, 44 BC
April 1, 50 BC
May 19, 10 AD
December 25, 3 AD
What does the term "crossing the Rubicon" mean?
to take a leap of faith
an irreversible step
to swim a long way
to bring soldiers into Italy
What are some of the things Rome brought to the lands it conquered? (check all that apply)
Roman law and order
paved roads
sanitation
Roman citizenship
What are some ways that the Romans kept the people the conquered fairly happy? (check all that apply)
granting them the right to their own local government
local people could achieve high positions in Roman government
People were enslaved for 10 years and then set free
They made conquered people gladiators which made them popular.
Check all the examples of war being a contributor to the fall of Rome.
German tribes attacked from the north
the Persian Empire attacked from the east
The Vandals and Goths invaded Italy
The Ethiopians invaded from the south.
The inconsistencies with the emperors (some were good and others were bad) led to fights between generals. What do we call this contribution to the fall of Rome?
Wars
Struggle for Power
Size of the Empire
Moral Reasons
What was a solution to the problem of the empire becoming to large to govern well?
Dividing the empire in two
Having emperors for every province
Generals taking over each area and working together
Giving land to invaders to keep them away from the city
What was a problem for the Roman Army?
The army was mostly made up of non-Romans such as Germans
They could not equip everyone well anymore.
They had built too many roads
It became too large for a few generals to control
Check all of the moral reasons that cause Rome to fall.
Citizens lost courage, self-control and wisdom
Generals worked hard to keep the empire together
The wealthy became greedy and selfish
They relied too much on dictators
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Julius Caesar
Tiberius
Augustus
Diocletian
Who was Cicero?
Powerful philosopher and powerful speaker in the Roman Senate
First emperor of Rome
Emperor who ruled when Roman Empire was at its greatest strength
First Emperor to persecute Christians
What is a dictator?
A powerful public speaker
An emperor
Ruler with no check on his power
A leader in the Roman Senate
Which general became an emperor to try and save the empire?
Augustus
Diocletian
Tiberius
Nero
What were gladiators?
Warriors from Gaul
People who moved to Gaul from Rome
Members of the Roman special forces
Slaves who were forced to fight for entertainment
What does Pax Romana mean in English?
People of Rome
Roman Peace
Pizza of Rome
Emperor of Rome
Who became emperor after Augustus?
Julius Caesar
Cicero
Diocletian
Tiberius
In what year did the Roman Empire fall in the west?
71 AD
500 BC
476 AD
235 AD
What is the language of the ancient Romans?
Roman
Latin
Greek
Italian
