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Rome Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Republic according to the Rome Vocabulary Defined?

a)

A system that balances the distribution of power in a government

b)

A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them

c)

A Roman public meeting place

d)

A group of up to 6,000 Roman soldiers

2.

Who were the Plebeians in ancient Rome?

a)

The nobility in Roman society

b)

An elected official in Rome

c)

The common people of ancient Rome

d)

A council of wealthy and powerful citizens

3.

What does the term 'Patricians' refer to?

a)

The two most powerful officials in Rome

b)

A ruler who has almost absolute power

c)

The nobility in Roman society

d)

A group of up to 6,000 Roman soldiers

4.

What is the role of a Consul in Rome?

a)

The two most powerful officials in Rome

b)

An elected official in Rome

c)

A ruler who has almost absolute power

d)

A council of wealthy and powerful citizens

5.

What is the purpose of the Roman Senate?

a)

A system in which the ideas and decisions supported by the most people are followed

b)

A Roman public meeting place

c)

A council of wealthy and powerful citizens who advised Rome's leaders

d)

A group of up to 6,000 Roman soldiers

6.

What does 'Majority Rule' mean?

a)

A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them

b)

A system in which the ideas and decisions supported by the most people are followed

c)

A system that balances the distribution of power in a government

d)

To reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials

7.

What is the concept of 'Checks and Balances'?

a)

A system that balances the distribution of power in a government

b)

A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them

c)

A Roman public meeting place

d)

A group of up to 6,000 Roman soldiers

8.

What does the term 'Veto' signify?

a)

A Roman public meeting place

b)

A system in which the ideas and decisions supported by the most people are followed

c)

To reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials

d)

A group of up to 6,000 Roman soldiers

9.

What was the Forum in ancient Rome?

a)

A system that balances the distribution of power in a government

b)

A Roman public meeting place

c)

The two most powerful officials in Rome

d)

A council of wealthy and powerful citizens

10.

What defines a Legion in the context of ancient Rome?

a)

A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them

b)

A Roman public meeting place

c)

A system that balances the distribution of power in a government

d)

A group of up to 6,000 Roman soldiers

11.

A ruler who has almost absolute power

a)

Plebeians

b)

Dictator

c)

Magistrate

d)

Patricians

12.

an elected official in Rome

a)

Dictator

b)

Consuls

c)

Magistrate

d)

Plebeians

13.

Twin brothers who supposedly founded Rome

a)

Marc Antony and Augustus

b)

Romulus and Remus

c)

Castor and Pollux

d)

George and Jack

14.

One of the greatest generals from Carthage who tried to capture Rome but failed.

a)

Legion

b)

Brutus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Hannibal

15.

 Worked together to punish the people who killed Julius Caesar.

a)

Marc Antony and Augustus

b)

Romulus and Remus

c)

Cleopatra and Marc Antony

d)

Zeus and Hera

16.

One of the greatest generals in Roman history who would eventually force the Senate to name him dictator for life; many feared he would make himself a king.

a)

Hannibal

b)

Brutus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Roman Senate

17.

once a friend and ally of Caesar’s, he was part of the group that attacked and killed Caesar

a)

Brutus

b)

Marc Antony

c)

Augustus

d)

Hannibal