WorksheetsRome test 4
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Where did Romans get their gladiator warriors?
a)
Citizens volunteered to be gladiators
b)
The oldest son of each family can become a gladiator if they chose
c)
Prisoners of war, criminals and slaves
d)
Only patricians could become gladiators
2.
2. How were gladiators trained?
a)
In harsh training schools throughout Italy
b)
They were not trained
c)
By using techniques learned in Spain
d)
By using Olympic type events to see who the best fighters were
3.
3. Why did the people in the Empire love gladiator shows?
a)
They loved to see their relatives compete
b)
It gave them the opportunity to travel around the Empire to see the shows
c)
Gladiator shows were great for their children to watch
d)
The shows allowed the people to forget about their very tough lives. The shows were free and food was also given out to the spectators
4.
4. What did Marius do to change the Roman army?
a)
He made them run 3 miles before training
b)
He changed the legions by going back to the Greek phalanx formation
c)
He made it professional, meaning a paying job
d)
He made the army use spears instead of the Gladius short sword
5.
5. What was the greatest honor one could achieve as a Roman person?
a)
consul
b)
centurion
c)
conquering general
d)
business owner
6.
6. What were conquering generals given and what did this consist of?
a)
extra pay
b)
a ceremonial sword presented in the Senate
c)
an option to become consul
d)
a triumphal parade where the city of Rome came out by the thousands to cheer on the general and his legions
7.
7. Why did the Italians declare war on Rome?
a)
They wanted to conquer the city of Rome
b)
Because Gaul told them to
c)
Because they weren't given Roman citizenship, thus they could not vote
d)
To steal the riches in the Roman treasury
8.
8. Why did the Romans decide to give all Italians Roman citizenship?
a)
They wanted all the people in Italy voting
b)
The Romans felt that the Italians would leave Italy if they were not allowed to vote
c)
Because other conquered Roman lands, especially in Asia, were revolting against Roman rule
d)
The warriors of Gaul demanded the Romans do so
9.
9. What did Sulla do once Marius convinced the Senate that he should lead the army to reconquer the Asian lands?
a)
he joined Marius' army
b)
he marched on Rome, being the first Roman general to attack his own government
c)
he complained to the Senate
d)
he went to live in exile in Asia Minor
10.
10. Why did the soldiers begin to honor their generals before the republic?
a)
the generals gave them more money than the government and land to retire on
b)
the generals were great warriors
c)
the generals threatened their legions with decimation if they did not pledge their loyalty
d)
because the consuls demanded that they do so
11.
11. What did Pompey accomplish after he was consul?
a)
he conquered Gaul
b)
he was given a triumph for his great work as consul
c)
he was given an ovation for his great work as consul
d)
he cleared the Western Mediterranean of pirates and reconquered back the Asian lands for Rome
12.
12. What war was Crassus put in charge of?
a)
the war against Spartacus
b)
the war against Gaul
c)
the war against Spain
d)
the war against the rebel king in Asia
13.
13. Who was Spartacus?
a)
an ex-consul
b)
a senator
c)
a patrician
d)
a deserted legionnaire that became a gladiator
14.
14. Where were all the experienced Roman soldiers as Spartacus was marching all over Italy with his slave army?
a)
overseas conquering more land for the Empire
b)
back at Rome deciding how best to attack Spartacus
c)
still fighting Carthage
d)
attacking other Italians in northern Italy
15.
15. Why didn't Spartacus' men leave Italy when they had the chance?
a)
they felt they never would be able to cross the Alps
b)
they decided to try and conquer all of Italy as the Romans could not defeat them
c)
They didn't want to leave their families behind in Italy
d)
they wanted to settle in the Apennines' Mountains
16.
16. Why did Spartacus travel to the "toe" of Italy?
a)
He was hoping to get ferried across to Sicily to add slaves to his huge army
b)
the weather in the toe of Italy was ideal for farming
c)
he was to meet other rebel gladiators to help him conquer Rome
d)
he was running away from Crassus and got trapped in the toe of Italy
17.
17. How did Spartacus get stuck in the "toe" of Italy?
a)
his men couldn't swim the five miles to Sicily
b)
he was bogged down by bad weather
c)
Italy was invaded by barbarians from Africa trapping him and his men in the toe of Italy
d)
Crassus built a huge wall of earth trapping Spartacus and his army in the toe, and pirates betrayed Spartacus stranding him in the southern part of Italy
18.
18. Why was Crassus enraged, and what did he do to the conquered slaves?
a)
Pompey took the credit for defeating Spartacus, and he crucified them
b)
He lost many men during the war, and he freed the slaves
c)
Caesar was more popular than him after the war, and he gave the slaves back to their masters
d)
he wasn't named consul after his victory against Spartacus and he sold all the captured slaves back into slavery
19.
19. The Tiber River is longer than the Nile
a)
True
b)
False
20.
20. Italy is west of Greece
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Most (a) were conquered peoples brought back by victorious Roman (b) .
Choose from the below words
slaves
people
plebeians
patricians
armies
emperors
generals
22.
How were gladiator fights different from today's professional sports?
a)
Gladiator fights were much deadlier.
b)
Gladiator fights were less popular
c)
No one was allowed to bet money on gladiator fights.
d)
Gladiator fights took place in secret.
23.
Who was responsible for the first-known combat between gladiators in Rome, and why did the custom grow? paragraph 1
a)
The first known gladiator combat was at the funeral for an unknown man
b)
The first known gladiator combat was at the funeral for “a nobleman named Junius Brutus in 264 b.c.
c)
Julius Ceasar wanted to provide entertainment for the populace
d)
His sons Marcus and Decimus revived an ancient Etruscan custom”
24.
Who were gladiators?
a)
slaves, criminals, volunteers
b)
Little kids
c)
Teachers
d)
the rich
25.
Fill in the Blank: Spartacus (109-71 B.C.E.) was a captured soldier who was sold into slavery to be a ____________.
a)
Traitor
b)
Gladiator
c)
Warrior
d)
Senator
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