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Spartacus

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spartacus, like many, was enslaved ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
as a prisoner of war
because of his race
due to debt
from being born into it
2.

What percentage of those in Rome were enslaved?

a)

20%

b)

5%

c)

60%

d)

10%

3.

As a slave, Spartacus worked as a ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
gladiator
farmer
doctor
road builder
4.

Where was Spartacus enslaved?

a)

Capua

b)

Rome

c)

Brundisium

d)

Sicily

5.

Thrace, were Spartacus is from, is in ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Greece
Italy
Africa
Gaul
6.

To escape from northern Italy, Spartacus and the slaves need to cross ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
the Alps
the Apennines
the Pyrenees
the Tiber
7.

What Roman general is sent to defeat Spartacus?

a)

Caesar

b)

Crassus

c)

Pompey

d)

Marius

8.

The captured slaves were ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
crucified
re-enslaved
freed
imprisoned
9.

What mountain did Spartacus camp out on?

a)

Vesuvius

b)

Etna

c)

Parnassus

d)

Atlas

10.

How many slaves escaped with Spartacus?

(a)  

11.

How did Spartacus grow his army?

a)

freeing other slaves

b)

paying mercenaries

c)

convincing foreigners to support his case

d)

capturing Roman soldiers

12.

What island did Spartacus want to seize to cut off Rome's grain supply?

a)

Sicily

b)

Capri

c)

Corsica

d)

Sardinia

13.

What other escaped gladiator split from Spartacus?

a)

Crixus

b)

Amenius

c)

Vercingetorix

d)

Ambiorix

14.

Spartacus' initial goal is to ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
return to his homeland
abolish slavery
defeat the Roman empire
buy his freedom
15.

Spartacus regrets that he had ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
valued his life over freedom
taken others with him in escaping
not just acquiesced to slavery
16.

To defeat the Romans, Spartacus ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
trains the freed slaves
only frees fighters
pays for fighters
executes any slave who cannot fight
17.

At what point in history did Spartacus' uprising occur?

a)

monarchy 753-509 BCE

b)

republic 509-31 BCE

c)

empire 31-476 CE

18.

At what point in history did Spartacus' uprising occur?

a)

monarchy 753-509 BCE

b)

republic 509-31 BCE

c)

empire 31-476 CE

19.

Spartacus came close to defeating the Romans.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

After Crixus' death and the loss of his army, Spartacus decided to ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
turn around and attack the Romans
surrender himself to spare his men
escape from Italy
die