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Ancient Rome- Politics
Test Description: A review on the politics of Ancient Rome
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who first ruled early Rome?
A
Etruscan kings
B
military consuls
C
plebeian assemblies
D
Roman senators
2) Who were the wealthy landowning families in Rome?
A
Plebeians
B
Patricians
C
Pateramilias
D
Consuls
3) Who set up the Roman Republic?
A
plebeians
B
Greek settlers
C
patricians
D
Etruscan princes
4) Why were plebeians unhappy when the Roman Republic was first set up?
A
they preferred to be ruled by a king
B
they had no say in making the laws
C
they had lost the right to vote
D
they preferred living in an empire
5) During the Roman Republic, what was the name of 300 patricians elected to hold most of the power?
A
Tribunes
B
Colossus
C
Consuls
D
Senate
6) During the Roman Republic, what was the name of the two elected leaders who shared command of the army?
A
Consuls
B
Armors
C
Senate
D
Tribunes
7) What role plebeians serve the republic during its early years?
A
government officials
B
foreign advisors
C
soldiers
D
preists
8) What was the Conflict of the Orders?
A
The conflict between Patricians and Plebeians
B
The conflict between paterfamilias and materfamilias
C
The conflict between Rome and Gaul
D
The conflict between Carthage and Rome
9) How did the plebeians revolt against the Patricians?
A
They marched out of the city and refused to come back until their demands were met
B
They made a twelve point plan to overthrow the rulers
C
They didn't
D
They started battles with them
10) What is a tribune?
A
A patrician elected to the Senate
B
A pleb elected to the Senate
C
A pleb forced into the army
D
A patrician who led the army
11) What kind of government did the Romans create after overthrowing the Etruscan kings?
A
Tyranny
B
Monarchy
C
Democracy
D
Republic
12) What were the Twelve Tables?
A
the list of steps to make a law in Ancient Rome
B
the list of demands created by the Plebeians when the revolted
C
the written laws created after the Plebeians revolted
D
Jesus' teachings
13) Why did the plebeians demand the laws be written down?
A
so their land was protected by the government
B
so the process of creating laws took longer
C
so the patricians couldn't change them anytime they wanted
D
so they could learn to read
14) What is a republic?
A
A government where a small group leads and makes decisions
B
A government where all citizens directly make the decisions
C
A government where one ruler makes all the decisions
D
A government where people elect representatives to make decisions for them
15) Which group looted and burned down the city of Rome during the Roman Republic?
A
Gauls
B
Greeks
C
Latins
D
Etruscans
16) When did Rome take over the Italian Peninsula?
A
Second period of expansion
B
First period of expansion
C
Third period of expansion
D
fourth period of expansion
17) Who were the Romans fighting against during the Punic Wars?
A
Carthage
B
Greece
C
Gauls
D
Macedonia
18) How did the general Hannibal surprise the Romans?
A
He hired spies to pretend to be citizens
B
He attacked their ships in the harbor
C
He burned their city to the ground
D
He crossed the Alps with elephants
19) Which of the following did NOT occur during the third period of expansion?
A
Caesar Augustus took over
B
Pompey fights Caesar for control of Rome
C
civil wars
D
slave revolts
20) Which of the following is NOT a reform made Julius Caesar?
A
started new colonies and granted citizenship to the people living there
B
staged free gladiator contests to keep the poor entertained
C
created a new money system to improve the economy
D
gave work to many by starting projects to build roads and buildings
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