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Roman fast and Curious

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an assembly?

a)

a group of representatives elected to vote on or make decisions regarding laws for a region or country.

b)

A group of soldiers that make decisions

c)

A type of government where a king rules

d)

When the Queen dies and a new queen is chosen

2.

What was a "Consul"

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

One of two chief governmental officials elected each year in Roman Republic.

c)

A Roman high priest

d)

The leader of the XII Legion

3.

A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

a)

legion

b)

republic

c)

patricians

4.

What vocabulary word means "to reject" or "say no"?

a)

abdicate

b)

consul

c)

veto

d)

appease

5.

Which is a historical period in Ancient Rome that began with the overthrow of the last Roman king and ended with the permanent dictatorship under Augustus Octavian Caesar?

a)

The Roman Democracy

b)

The Roman Republic

c)

The Roman Senate

d)

The Roman Assembly

6.

A type of government where the power is held by the people who vote to elect their representatives.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Theocracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Monarchy

7.

Government means what?

a)

The men and women that lead caravans through the desert

b)

The group responsible for leading the legions

c)

The group responsible for the lunch menus of schools

d)

The group of people responsible for making decisions for a city, state, country etc.

8.

What is a Patrician?

a)

A member of the highest ruling class of Rome

b)

The poorer class of Rome

c)

The soldiers of Rome

d)

The high priests of Rome

9.

What were the "Twelve Tables?"

a)

The earliest code of Roman laws

b)

A series of long lunch tables

c)

A store that sells only tables

d)

A series of riddles

10.

What is the Senate?

a)

Roman religious fanatics

b)

Roman bread makers

c)

the primary democratic body of the ancient Roman republic and empire.

d)

Roman Naval officers

11.

__________Is a large territory with multiple cultures/lands controlled by one ruler.

a)

Empire

b)

State

c)

Kingdom

d)

Province

12.

Match the following terms to its definition

Decline

a people considered uncultured or crude

Barbarian

To fail suddenly and completely

Corruption

Illegal/immoral activity from politician

Collapsed

a disagreement or fight

Conflict

A slow breakdown or failure

13.

Which part of the Roman Empire survived for 1,000 years after the fall of Rome

a)

The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine)

b)

Carthage (North Africa)

c)

Gaul (France)

d)

Egypt (Ptolomaic)