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Ancient Rome Test 1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country does the star mark?​

a)
Italy
b)
Greece
2.

What is marked with the star?

a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)

Thyrranean Sea

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

3.

What is represented by the triangles on the map?

a)

Greece

b)

The Alps (mountains)

c)

The Mediterranean Sea

d)

The Pacific Ocean

4.

What is one feature of Rome's geography that made it a good place to live?

a)

Many trade routes pass through it.

b)

It has cold, long winters.

c)

It borders the Pacific Ocean.

5.

Which country is marked with the black star?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

6.

Which choice best describes the Roman Republic?

a)

An oligarchy run by society's richest members.

b)

A monarchy run by a king or queen.

c)

A democratic government run by elected representatives.

7.

Why are the Twelve Tables important?

a)

They were the first group of government buildings in Rome.

b)

They provided laws for Rome and also protected Plebeians' rights.

c)

They are the last recorded words of Romulus.

8.

If you worked as a shopkeeper or farmer, you would most likely be classified as a

a)

Plebeian

b)

Patrician

c)

Slave

9.

How are the United States and the Roman Republic alike?

a)

Both have 3 branches of government.

b)

Both have a king.

c)

Both allow only men to vote.

10.

The large group of Roman soldiers was known as the

a)

Roman Legion

b)

Roman Consuls

c)

Roman Forum

11.

What was the cause for the start of the Punic Wars?

a)

Carthage and Rome competed for land.

b)

Plebeians going on strike.

c)

Romulus killing his brother, Remus.

12.

Which two groups had a strong influence on the early Roman culture?

a)

Greeks and Etruscans

b)

Athenians and Spartans

c)

Carthaginians and Macedonians

13.

Wealthy landowners in Rome were called patricians.

a)

True

b)

False