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Rome: the first centuries

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to legends, Rome was founded in ...... BC.

a)

476

b)

510

c)

753

d)

776

2.

Romolus and Remus were the .......

a)

legendary founders of Rome

b)

first kings of Rome

c)

first dictators in Rome

d)

founders of the Senate

3.

......... were the main officials of the government.

a)

Patricians

b)

Clients

c)

Magistrates

d)

Strategoi

4.

There were ...... members of the Senate in the age of kingdom

a)

100

b)

300

c)

600

d)

900

5.

510 BC was the starting point of ........ in Rome.

a)

the kingdom

b)

democracy

c)

the aristocratic republic

d)

tyranny

6.

They were the head of state in the age of republic.

a)

Kings

b)

Consuls

c)

Praetors

d)

Senators

7.

in case of danger one ........ was elected for half a year.

a)

dictator

b)

consul

c)

tyrant

d)

ephoros

8.

........ were elected by plebeians to represent their interests.

a)

Aedilis

b)

Tribunes

c)

Archons

d)

Patricians

9.

We call 'Ager Publicus'

a)

the common lands of Roman citizens

b)

the magistrates dealing with agricultural issues

c)

the rich communities of Rome

d)

the public feasts of Roman priests

10.

Pontifex Maximus is the .....

a)

main priest (religious leader)

b)

strongest person in the army

c)

magistrate responsible for bridges

d)

most famous architect of the age

11.

Praetors' main task was

a)

to educate wealthy children

b)

to supervise financial cases

c)

to maintain order

d)

to lead the army

12.

Consuls (when they were fighting a far-off war) were substituted by

a)

praetors

b)

dictators

c)

plebeians

d)

questors

13.

At the first decades of the Republic only ................. belonged to 'Popolus Romanus'

a)

Consuls and Censors

b)

patricians and thier clients

c)

plebeian tribunes

d)

plebeians and their clients

14.

........... originally was a council of elders, i.e. clan-advisors of the king.

a)

Plebeius

b)

Senate

c)

Apella

d)

Comitia Curiata

15.

A dictator had ........... power.

a)

life-long

b)

only representative

c)

a divine

d)

almost unrestricted

16.

Ivory throne, eaagle-headed sceptre, and fasces were of ...... origin.

a)

Italic

b)

Greek

c)

Etruscan

d)

Phoenician

17.

In the north, .......... close the Italian peninsula off from the continent.

a)

tha Andes

b)

the Appenines

c)

the Apls

d)

the Appalaches

18.

The main gods of Roman religion were ..... .

a)

Jupiter, Juno and Minerva

b)

Zeus, Hera and Pallas Athena

c)

Capitoleus, Venus and Mars

d)

Jupiter, Zeus and Artemis

19.

........ are the first written laws of Rome

a)

Draconian laws

b)

The Laws of the Twelve Tables

c)

The law of Licinius-Sextius

d)

the laws of Julius Caesar

20.

The most important and wealthiest layer of early Roman society were

a)

the Plebeians

b)

the Clients

c)

the Patricians

d)

the Metics

21.

.............. are the common people (farmers, craftsmen and traders) in Rome

a)

Patricians

b)

Demos

c)

Plebeians

d)

Perioikoi