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WorksheetsAthens vs. Rome Quiz
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 39mins
What type of government did Athens choose at the same time Rome established its democracy?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
How did the Roman Republic limit the common man's participation in the government compared to Athens?
By appointing dictators in emergencies
By imposing strict age requirements
By favoring the upper class in elections
By restricting voting rights
What was the duty of the Roman Senate?
To enforce decrees passed by the Concilium Plebis
To advise the consuls and manage taxation
To supervise state worship
To conduct official census
What was the role of the two consuls in the Roman Republic?
To advise the Senate
To conduct official census
To be supreme commanders in military and civic matters
To serve as judges
What was the minimum age requirement for top administrative positions in Athens?
18
30
35
25
What was the mandatory succession from quaestor to consul called in Rome?
Censors
Cursus honorum
Comitia Centuriata
Concilium Plebis
What was the role of the ten tribunes in the Roman Republic?
To conduct official census
To advise the consuls and manage taxation
To protect the rights of the common people
To supervise state worship
What was the duty of the censors in the Roman Republic?
To advise the consuls and manage taxation
To protect the rights of the common people
To supervise state worship
To conduct official census
What was the role of the religious officials in the Roman Republic?
To protect the rights of the common people
To advise the consuls and manage taxation
To supervise state worship
To conduct official census
In a dire emergency, who was appointed as the absolute authority in Rome?
Tribunes
Dictator
Consuls
Censors
How did Roman citizens vote in the major assemblies?
Through the Comitia Centuriata
Through the Concilium Plebis
Directly
Through the Comitia Tributa
How were the voting groups organized in the Comitia Centuriata?
According to age
According to occupation
According to wealth
According to gender
What inspired the Romans in their democracy?
The Carthaginians
The Etruscans
The Spartans
The Athenians
What was the duty of the Concilium Plebis in the Roman Republic?
To conduct official census
To supervise state worship
To advise the consuls and manage taxation
To protect the rights of the common people
What was the role of the Comitia Tributa in the Roman Republic?
To elect the quaestors and aediles
To supervise state worship
To conduct official census
To protect the rights of the common people
In the text, the author discusses how the Roman Republic would become a dictatorship in the event of an emergency. Do you think losing your political voice is worth the protection a ruler with a great amount of power could potentially offer in an emergency? Why or why not?
Provide at least 5 lines of written response using evidence from the text.
A cruel and controlling government rule
democracy
dictatorship
monarchy
What's the meaning of "upper class" in a society?
the economic group with average wealth and power in society.
the economic group with no wealth and power in society.
working class people
the economic group with the greatest wealth and power in society.
Ten tribunes protected the rights of the common people and enforced decrees5 that the Concilium Plebis (“Council of the People”) passed.
What is a decree?
a religious belief.
an official order issued by a lawyer.
an official order issued by a legal authority.
an official letter sent to a friend.
At about the same time that Athens rejected tyranny1 and chose democracy, Rome overthrew its last king and established its democracy.
What's the meaning of "to overthrow"?
remove forcibly from power.
remove pacifically from power.
to fight.
when current leader is death.
