Mr. Duck's Roman Republic
A brief review of some key terms and concepts on the Roman Republic.
- 1.What river flowed through Rome?
- A.
Tiber River
- B.
Tigger River
- C.
Tiblisi River
- D.
Crymea River
- 2.The Romans fought the three Punic Wars with a bitter rival from
- A.
Greece
- B.
Gaul
- C.
Macedonia
- D.
Carthage
- 3.Rome was supposedly founded on which of the seven hills
- A.
Aventine Hill
- B.
Capitoline Hill
- C.
Quirinal Hill
- D.
Palentine Hill
- 4.Early Rome was influenced by all of the following except.
- A.
Greeks
- B.
Etruscans
- C.
Babylonians
- D.
Latins
- 5.Following the overthrow of the Etruscan king In 509, the Romans established what form of government?
- A.
A tyranny
- B.
A democracy
- C.
A republic
- D.
An oligarchy
- 6.Roman society was divided by different classes. What were the wealthy landowners called ?
- A.
Pushtans
- B.
Patricians
- C.
Palookas
- D.
Plebeians
- 7.The two leaders that headed the Republic were called
- A.
Consuls
- B.
Kings
- C.
Queens
- D.
Conifers
- 8.The two leaders of the Republic were initially advised by a group of men who belonged to the
- A.
Assembly
- B.
Congress
- C.
Senate
- D.
Supreme Court
- 9.Around 800bc a group of people called the __________ settled in Erutria an area on the Northwestern part of the Italian peninsula.
- A.
Dorians
- B.
Etruscans
- C.
Romans
- D.
Greeks
- 10.Which of the following was a Roman contribution to architecture?
- A.
Arch
- B.
Column
- C.
Dome
- D.
Stone stairway
- 11.The Roman Republic came to an end
- A.
During the first Punic War.
- B.
When the Etruscans were driven out of Rome.
- C.
When Julius Caesar defeated Pompey the Great.
- D.
Following the death of Julius Caesar.
- 12.What famous general marched across the Alps with elephants, took over most of the Italian peninsula yet was unable to capture Rome?
- A.
Cicero
- B.
Diocletian
- C.
Bulla
- D.
Hannibal
- 13.What does "Crossing the Rubicon" mean?
- A.
Life gives you a second chance.
- B.
Making a decision about which there is no turning back.
- C.
Refers to when Julius Caesar tricked his best friend Rubicon.
- D.
It is the winning move in a Roman board game.
- 14.The Twelve Tables of Law were important because they
- A.
Allowed Plebeians to serve in the Senate
- B.
Allowed Roman women to divorce their husbands
- C.
Made Rome a Republic
- D.
Gave Rome it's first written legal code
- 15.In a time of crisis in the Roman republic, a dictator could be appointed to run Rome for
- A.
One year
- B.
Ten years
- C.
Thirty days
- D.
Six months
- 16.Plebeians were dissatisfied with the early Roman Republic because it was dominated by
- A.
Merchants
- B.
Dictators
- C.
Patricians
- D.
Censors
- 17.March 15, 44 BC is famous because it was the date
- A.
The Romans defeated the Gauls at the Battle of Tours.
- B.
Caesar crossed the Alps.
- C.
Hannibal was crushed by an elephant that he said looked like Ms. L.
- D.
Julius Caesar was murdered.
- 18.Roman official who registered the population for tax and voting purposes.
- A.
Censor
- B.
Dictator
- C.
Praetor
- D.
Plebian
- 19.A triumph was
- A.
A grand parade in Rome to celebrate the military accomplishments of a general.
- B.
A kind of chariot favored by the patricians
- C.
The celebration the Romans gave for a consuls birthday.
- D.
A huge arch erected to celebrate a general's victory.
- 20.An alliance among three politicians in ancient Rome was called
- A.
A consulship
- B.
A triglyph
- C.
A triumvirate
- D.
A triceratops
- 21.A major engineering feat of the Romans was to build devices to get large amounts of water to major cities. These were called...
- A.
Aquacarts
- B.
Artesian wells
- C.
Aquaducts
- D.
Bota bags carried by slaves
- 22.What were the underground tombs that the Etruscans and the Romans built to bury their dead called.
- A.
Catacombs
- B.
Necropolis
- C.
Grave yards
- D.
Sub burial plots
- 23.What famous female Egyptian leader did Julius Caesar develop a relationship with?
- A.
Hatshepsut
- B.
Nefertiti
- C.
Cleopatra
- D.
Sobeknofru
- 24.Military road connecting Rome to other Italian cities.
- A.
The Caesar Causeway
- B.
Brutus Boulevard
- C.
The Appian Way
- D.
The Alpine Way
- 25.The Latin word for "I forbid".
- A.
Ich verbiete
- B.
Veto
- C.
Eu proibo
- D.
Lanfersiek
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