WorksheetsNLE III History & Culture Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The Gallic leader defeated by Caesar at Alesia was
Vercingetorix
Ambiorix
Ariovistus
Dumnorix
The highest government official during the Roman republic was
consul
tribune
aedile
plebian
Cornelia's sons were
Tarquinii
Horatii
Gracchi
Crassi
Rome's first government was
democracy
monarchy
republic
empire
Caesar fought against __________ in the Civil War of 49-46 B.C.
Pompey
Crassus
Lepidus
Antony
The Roman who became dictator in an emergency and then returned to his farm was:
Horatius
Romulus
Gaius Gracchus
Cincinnatus
The most terrifying and formidable of Rome's enemies in the Punic Wars was:
Spartacus
Mithridates
Jugurtha
Hannibal
The ditches which Caesar dug to surround his camp were called:
castra
scuta
fossae
tabernacula
The chief duty of the eight praetors who were elected each year was that of:
supervisor of games
judge
pay-master
priest
Crassus, Pompey, and ________ formed the first triumvirate in 60 B.C.
Augustus
Cicero
Caesar
Antony
The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and:
Alexandria
Athens
Carthage
Troy
Cicero established his reputation among the Romans as an accomplished
poet
general
sculptor
orator
Which of the following events took place after the death of Julius Caesar?
The Punic Wars
The Reign of Romulus
The Reign of Augustus
The dictatorship of Cincinnatus
The CURSUS HONORUM was a term used by the Romans in
athletics
religion
fine arts
politics
The Roman hero who held off the Etruscan army at the Sublician Bridge was:
Horatius
Mucius Scaevola
Cato
Cincinnatus
By defeating the Carthaginians in the Punic Wars, the Romans gained control of Spain, North Africa, and:
Greece
Sicily
Crete
Britain
After his defeat in the battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C., Julius Caesar's rival, ___ fled to Egypt where he was killed.
Sulla
Cataline
Pompey
Brutus
Which legendary Roman hero thrust his right hand into a flame to prove his bravery to an Etruscan king?
Tarquinius Superbus
Cincinnatus
Mucius Scaevola
Coriolanus
What warning might you give to your friend who is going shopping?
Mea culpa
Caveat emptor
Veritas vos liberabit
Amor omnia vincit
The _____ was the center of governmental and business activity in Rome.
Forum
Temple of
Vesta
Pantheon
Colosseum
A Roman ATRIUM and PERISTYLIUM would be found:
in aqua
in nave
in villa
in caelio
Discipuli Romani litteras STILO scribebant.
for a stylus
with a stylus
without a stylus
of a stylus
Octo et septem sunt:
XV
XIX
IX
XIV
This elevated structure supporting a water conduit invented by the Romans is a/an:
bath
circus
aqueduct
temple
The eighth month of our calendar, August, was named in honor of:
the most
popular
Roman
senator
Rome's first
emperor
a famous
gladiator
the goddess
of the moon
The PALLA and STOLA are:
children's toys
women's
clothing
kitchen utensils
parts of a book
"Mox puella Arachne ERIT misera!" clamat Minerva.
is
was
had been
will be
The Roman senate house, located in the Forum, was called the ...
Via Appia
Circus Maximus
Colosseum
Curia
The year 1995 in Roman numerals is:
MCMXLV
MMCV
MCMXCV
MDCCLV
The AVENTINE, CAPITOLINE, and ____ are three of the seven hills of Rome.
Apennine
Palatine
Ionian
Aegean
