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Roman Towns

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were Roman houses called?

a)

Villas

b)

Apartments

c)

Cottages

d)

Castles

2.

In Roman towns, what was the forum used for?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Meeting and trading goods

c)

Cooking

d)

Exercising

3.

What is an aqueduct?

a)

A) A type of building

b)

B) A bridge for water

c)

C) A Roman god

d)

D) A type of food

4.

What type of events were held in an amphitheatre?

a)

Cooking shows

b)

Plays and gladiator battles

c)

Art exhibitions

d)

Science fairs

5.

What surrounded Roman towns to keep them safe?

a)

A river

b)

A large wall

c)

A forest

d)

A desert

6.

Fill in the blank: Roman towns had streets laid out in a ______ pattern.

a)

Circular

b)

Grid

c)

Random

d)

Zigzag

7.

Fill in the blank: Dirty water in Roman towns was carried away in underground ______.

a)

Tunnels

b)

Sewers

c)

Pipes

d)

Rivers

8.

Which of the following was NOT a feature of Roman towns?

a)

Temples

b)

Skyscrapers

c)

Shops

d)

Baths

9.

What were gladiators forced to do?

a)

Cook

b)

Fight to the death

c)

Build roads

d)

Teach

10.

Fill in the blank: Roman towns often had ______ where people could watch plays.

a)

Libraries

b)

Amphitheatres

c)

Schools

d)

Markets

11.

Which of the following was a common building in Roman towns?

a)

Igloos

b)

Temples

c)

Pyramids

d)

Huts

12.

What city is known for the remains of Roman public baths?

a)

Rome

b)

Bath

c)

Athens

d)

Paris

13.

The large entrances in Roman amphitheatres were called 'vomitoria'. What does 'vomitoria' mean?

a)

To spew forth

b)

To gather

c)

To build

d)

To destroy

14.

Roman amphitheatres can be found all across what was the ______.

a)

Greek Empire

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Egyptian Empire

d)

Persian Empire

15.

The Roman baths in Bath were used by ______ people.

a)

wealthy

b)

poor

c)

middle-class

d)

all