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CH12L1: The Founding of Rome

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Penisula is shaped like a boot?

a)

Roman Peninsula

b)

Mediterranean Peninsula

c)

Italian Peninsula

d)

European Peninsula

2.

Why was the soil enriched?

a)

The volcanoes erupted and ash enriched the soil.

b)

They had easy access to water.

c)

They really took care of it and gave it love.

d)

The mediterranean sea had minerals that enriched the soil.

3.

What people migrated to the Italian Peninsula in 1000 BC?

a)

Latins

b)

Greeks

c)

Europeans

d)

Romans

4.

What did the Latins work as?

a)

Blacksmith and cooks.

b)

Miners and farmers.

c)

Herders and farmers.

d)

Blacksmith and herders.

5.

Which of the following did the Latins NOT raise:

a)

Cattle

b)

Fish

c)

Sheep

d)

Goats

6.

What did the Latins NOT grow?

a)

Wheat

b)

Olives

c)

Grapes

d)

Apples

7.

What was the name of the twin boys born from the rightful daughter?

a)

Romulus and Remus

b)

Panchito and Chachito

c)

Rome and Italy

d)

Aeneas and Trojan

8.

Who did the legend say the twins were descendants from?

a)

Athena, the Goddess of War

b)

Aepna, the Sleepy Warrior

c)

Miss María, the greatest Social Studies teacher

d)

Aenas, a hero of the Trojan War

9.

Who were the twins saved by?

a)

A mother wolf

b)

A werewolf

c)

A mother cow

d)

A werecow

10.

Who was the city of Rome named after?

a)

Romulus

b)

Remus

c)

Remelus

d)

Romus

11.

What is a "public square in ancient Roman cities where the Romans exchanged goods and ideas"?

a)

Thread

b)

Forum

c)

Quest

d)

Democracy

12.

What river gave the Romans a route to the sea?

a)

Tiber River

b)

Tiger River

c)

Tribery River

d)

Tigery River

13.

What rule was growing to the north?

a)

Etruscan

b)

Roman

c)

Greek

d)

Latin