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WorksheetsRome: the first centuries
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
According to legends, Rome was founded in ...... BC.
476
510
753
776
Romolus and Remus were the .......
legendary founders of Rome
first kings of Rome
first dictators in Rome
founders of the Senate
......... were the main officials of the government.
Patricians
Clients
Magistrates
Strategoi
There were ...... members of the Senate in the age of kingdom
100
300
600
900
510 BC was the starting point of ........ in Rome.
the kingdom
democracy
the aristocratic republic
tyranny
They were the head of state in the age of republic.
Kings
Consuls
Praetors
Senators
in case of danger one ........ was elected for half a year.
dictator
consul
tyrant
ephoros
........ were elected by plebeians to represent their interests.
Aedilis
Tribunes
Archons
Patricians
We call 'Ager Publicus'
the common lands of Roman citizens
the magistrates dealing with agricultural issues
the rich communities of Rome
the public feasts of Roman priests
Pontifex Maximus is the .....
main priest (religious leader)
strongest person in the army
magistrate responsible for bridges
most famous architect of the age
Praetors' main task was
to educate wealthy children
to supervise financial cases
to maintain order
to lead the army
Consuls (when they were fighting a far-off war) were substituted by
praetors
dictators
plebeians
questors
At the first decades of the Republic only ................. belonged to 'Popolus Romanus'
Consuls and Censors
patricians and thier clients
plebeian tribunes
plebeians and their clients
........... originally was a council of elders, i.e. clan-advisors of the king.
Plebeius
Senate
Apella
Comitia Curiata
A dictator had ........... power.
life-long
only representative
a divine
almost unrestricted
Ivory throne, eaagle-headed sceptre, and fasces were of ...... origin.
Italic
Greek
Etruscan
Phoenician
In the north, .......... close the Italian peninsula off from the continent.
tha Andes
the Appenines
the Apls
the Appalaches
The main gods of Roman religion were ..... .
Jupiter, Juno and Minerva
Zeus, Hera and Pallas Athena
Capitoleus, Venus and Mars
Jupiter, Zeus and Artemis
........ are the first written laws of Rome
Draconian laws
The Laws of the Twelve Tables
The law of Licinius-Sextius
the laws of Julius Caesar
The most important and wealthiest layer of early Roman society were
the Plebeians
the Clients
the Patricians
the Metics
.............. are the common people (farmers, craftsmen and traders) in Rome
Patricians
Demos
Plebeians
Perioikoi
