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WorksheetsA Roman View 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What form of government was present in Rome's earliest period
a)
Monarchy
b)
Empire
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Republic
2.
What was the 2nd government Rome had?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Republic
c)
Empire
d)
Democracy
3.
What was the name of the government body made up of wealthy men?
a)
Tribunes
b)
Consuls
c)
Plubius
d)
Senate
4.
What was the traditional upper class of Rome?
a)
plebeians
b)
patricians
c)
peninsulares
d)
praetors
e)
politicians
5.
What was the traditional lower class of Rome?
a)
plebeians
b)
patricians
c)
peninsulares
d)
praetors
e)
politicians
6.
Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?
a)
Romulus & Remus
b)
Zeus & Hera
c)
Ronulus & Roman
d)
Bill & Ted
7.
Under Roman law slaves were considered to be people.
a)
True
b)
False: They were treated as property, not people
c)
False: They had some rights, but not as many as citizens
d)
False: Roman citizens were forbidden from even speaking to a slave.
8.
What was the result of the Punic Wars? Fill in the blank.
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.
a)
Rome, Asian
b)
Carthage, Mediterranean
c)
Rome, Mediterranean
d)
Carthage, Asian
9.
This group was part of the lower or middle class. Common people.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Slaves
d)
Priests
10.
Rome is situated along which river?
a)
Tiber
b)
Rubicon
c)
Adige
d)
Po
11.
Romulus became king and named the city Rome, after himself.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What term describes an action taken by a leader in which they say no to a law?
a)
consul
b)
legion
c)
tribune
d)
veto
13.
What is a main difference between the current U.S. government and that of the Roman republic?
a)
Women are allowed to vote.
b)
A system of checks and balances is in place.
c)
The senate is a branch of government.
d)
Officials can veto other officials.
14.
What important sea is Italy close to?
a)
Aegean
b)
Adriatic
c)
Red
d)
Mediterranean
15.
Under Roman law slaves were considered to be people.
a)
True
b)
False: They were treated as property, not people
c)
False: They had some rights, but not as many as citizens
d)
False: Roman citizens were forbidden from even speaking to a slave.
16.
Which of the following is considered a legacy of the Roman Empire?
a)
the republic form of government
b)
expanded use of the Greek language
c)
the rapid growth of Islam
d)
belief that not everyone is equal under the law
17.
A 200 year period of peace and prosperity, ushered in by Emperor Augustus.
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Peace in Our Time
c)
Golden Age
d)
Flux Capacitor
18.
A legendary hero from Troy who led the Trojans to a new city after they were defeated in the Trojan War
a)
Aeneas
b)
Romulus
c)
Remus
d)
Cincinnatus
19.
TRUE OR FALSE: Hannibal, the brilliant general from Carthage, was never able to conquer Rome itself.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
TRUE OR FALSE: The noble or more powerful citizens of Rome were called plebeians.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
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