Augustus Duck's Roman Quiz
A brief check 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.Early Rome was influenced by all of the following except.
- A.
Greeks
- B.
Etruscans
- C.
Babylonians
- D.
Latins
- 4.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
- 5.The two leaders that headed the Republic were called
- A.
Consuls
- B.
Kings
- C.
Queens
- D.
Conifers
- 6.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
- 7.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.
- 8.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
- 9.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.
- 10.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
- 11.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
- 12.Military road connecting Rome to other Italian cities.
- A.
The Caesar Causeway
- B.
Brutus Boulevard
- C.
The Appian Way
- D.
The Alpine Way
- 13.The Latin word for "I forbid".
- A.
Ich verbiete
- B.
Veto
- C.
Eu proibo
- D.
Lanfersiek
- 14.Among the Senators that plotted and murdered Julius Caesar was one of his best friends named ...
- A.
Pompey
- B.
Brutus
- C.
Tiberious
- D.
Augustus
- 15.Rome's location was advantageous for building an empire because it was
- A.
At the center of the Mediterranean Sea.
- B.
Close to Northern Europe.
- C.
Full of mountains.
- D.
Landlocked.
- 16.A council of 300 wealthy and powerful citizens who advised Rome's leaders.
- A.
Assembly
- B.
Congress
- C.
Senate
- D.
Supreme Court
- 17.A victory parade in Rome held to celebrate a generals success on the battlefield.
- A.
A triumph
- B.
A trefoil
- C.
A procession
- D.
A waddle
- 18.The Roman Republic came to an end
- A.
During the first Punic War.
- B.
When the Etruscans were driven out of Rome.
- C.
When Caligua made his horse a senator.
- D.
When Julius Caesar took power and declared himself dictator for life. Was later killed on the floor of the senate.
- 19.What famous general marched across the Alps with elephants, took over most of the Italian peninsula yet was unable to capture Rome?
- A.
Hannibal
- B.
Diocletian
- C.
Bulla
- D.
Cicero
- 20.In a time of crisis in the Roman republic, a person called a _______________ could be chosen to lead the Republic for six months.
- A.
Mayor
- B.
Dictator
- C.
Consul
- D.
Praetor
- 21.Plebeians were dissatisfied with the early Roman Republic because it was dominated by wealthy landowners called ...
- A.
Merchants
- B.
Dictators
- C.
Patricians
- D.
Censors
- 22.What famous female Egyptian leader did Julius Caesar AND Marc Antony develop a relationship with?
- A.
Hatshepsut
- B.
Nefertiti
- C.
Cleopatra
- D.
Sobeknofru
- 23.Trained fighters who battled in colosseum.
- A.
Gladiators
- B.
Thracians
- C.
Salivators
- D.
Hoplites
- 24.The language of Rome (that gave rise to the "Romance" languages) was
- A.
Etruscalese
- B.
German
- C.
Corsican
- D.
Latin
- 25.The last Etruscan king was named
- A.
Augustus Duckworth
- B.
Tarquin the Proud
- C.
Nero the Fiddler
- D.
Hadrian the Horrible
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