Ancient Rome Quiz

What is a peninsula?

• A mountain range.

• A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

• A type of ancient Roman government.

• A river that runs through a city.

What is the Tiber River?

• A volcano that erupted in 79 AD.

• A group of 300 men elected to govern Rome.

• A river that runs through Rome.

• The first code of written laws in Rome.

Who were the Etruscans?

• A group of 300 men elected to govern Rome.

• A people who inhabited early Italy in the North.

• Common people of Rome.

• Two elected officials who led the Roman Republic.

What is the significance of the Latin language in Rome?

• It was the language of the common people.

• It was the language of the powerful landowners.

• It was the language in which the first code of written laws was written.

• People who built the original settlements in Rome.

What is the story of Romulus and Remus about?

• The establishment of the Roman Republic.

• The eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

• Twins abandoned and rescued by a wolf, later building Rome.

• A ruler who has complete power over a country.

Who were the patricians?

• The common people of Rome.

• The first code of written laws in Rome.

• Powerful landowners who controlled Roman government and society.

• Officials elected by the plebeians to protect their rights.

Who were the plebeians?

• The first code of written laws in Rome.

• The common people of Rome.

• The group of people who inhabited early Italy in the North.

• The elected officials who led the Roman Republic.

What was the Senate in the Roman Republic?

• A ruler with complete power over a country.

• The first code of written laws in Rome.

• A group of 300 men elected to govern Rome.

• The common people of Rome.

What was the role of a Consul in the Roman Republic?

• A ruler with complete power over a country.

• An official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights.

• Two elected officials who led the Roman Republic.

• The common people of Rome.

What is a dictator?

• A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

• A ruler who has complete power over a country.

• A river that runs through Rome.

• The first code of written laws in Rome.