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