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Rome Quiz #1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of government did ancient Rome have?
a)
 Direct Democracy
b)
Republc
c)
Senate
d)
Dictatorship
2.
Romans created aqueducts to... 
a)
transport goods
b)
remove waste water
c)
bring water to the city from far away
d)
honor their gods
3.
The Twelve Tables explained the legal rights of which two groups of Romans?
a)
Greeks and Romans
b)
bishops and magistrates
c)
plebeians and patricians
d)
consuls and rabbis
4.
Which government office in ancient Rome has: two people served 
is the highest elected  Roman position 
elected by the Centuriate Assembly
highest civilian and military magistrates?
a)
Consul
b)
Censor
c)
Praetor
d)
Emperor
5.
What is a plebeian?
a)
A  small group of powerful nobles 
b)
A group of judges
c)
Three Roman Republic leaders
d)
A large but politically limited group of people
6.
What is a patrician?
a)
A group of judges
b)
A  small group of powerful nobles
c)
A large but politically limited group of people
d)
 3 Roman Leaders
7.
How would you describe Rome's early religion?
a)
It was open only to men in an elite society.
b)
It was not allowed in peasant communities.
c)
It changed from Catholicism to Orthodox Christianity.
d)
It included many gods adapted from the Greeks.
8.
Why was communication so successful in the Roman Republic?
a)
irrigation systems
b)
banning slavery
c)
a network of good roads
d)
mountains to the north
9.
What best describes the geographic features of the center of Rome?
a)
mountains to the north, desert to the south, water to the east and west
b)
desert to the north, water to the south, mountains to the east and west
c)
water to the north, desert to the south and west, mountains to the east
d)
mountains to the north, water to the east, south, and west
10.
A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens can vote is a . . .
a)
Dictator
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Republic
11.
Rome began as a small farming village by a river called . . .
a)
Tiber
b)
Yangtze
c)
Nile
d)
Danube
12.
What were the series of wars between Rome & Carthage? 
a)
WWI
b)
Trojan Wars
c)
Greek Wars
d)
Punic Wars
13.
Which popular Roman attraction is pictured?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Pantheon
c)
Circus Maxiums
d)
Forum