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Ancient Rome

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Roman era was ruled by kings?

a)

Regal

b)

Republican

c)

Imperial

d)

Middle Ages

2.

Who was the legendary founder of Rome?

a)

Remus

b)

Cicero

c)

Odysseus

d)

Romulus

3.

According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by a(n)...

a)

she-wolf.

b)

royal family.

c)

orphanage.

d)

step father.

4.

Which Roman era was governed by public representation of the Roman people?

a)

Regal

b)

Republican

c)

Imperial

d)

Middle Ages

5.

What is a republic?

a)

A government in which one person rules.

b)

A government in which the people elect their leaders.

c)

A government in which the aristocracy rule.

d)

A government in which a few people rule.

6.

What three branches are part of a tripartite government system?

a)

Aristocracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy

b)

Upper, Middles, Lower Classes

c)

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

d)

Vasal, Lord, Peasants

7.

Which Romans were considered lower class citizens, mostly farmers, who could vote but not hold important government positions?

a)

Consuls

b)

Patricians

c)

Plebeians

d)

Senators

8.

What is an armed conflict between groups within the same country?

a)

Civil War

b)

Moratorium

c)

Boycott

d)

Sanction

9.

What river was Julius Caesar forbidden to cross with his army?

a)

Tiber

b)

Mississippi

c)

Rubicon

d)

Indus

10.

Fearing Julius Caesar would crown himself king, a group of ________ assassinated him on March 15, 44 BC.

a)

Consuls

b)

Judges

c)

Plebeians

d)

Senators

11.

Which Roman era describes the rise of the Roman Empire?

a)

Regal

b)

Republican

c)

Imperial

d)

Middle Ages

12.

What is an empire?

a)

An area of rich soil stretching from the Med. Sea to the Persian Gulf.

b)

A political unit that includes a city and its nearby farmland.

c)

A measure of distance east or west of the prime meridan.

d)

A group of territories and peoples brought together under one supreme ruler.

13.

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

a)

Augustus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Cicero

d)

Hammurabi

14.

What was the name given to the 200 years of "Roman Peace" and growth of the Empire's greatest size?

a)

Golden Age

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Age of Discovery

d)

Modern Era

15.

Trained warriors who fought to the death were known as...

a)

helots.

b)

Spartans.

c)

gladiators.

d)

slaves.