Chapter 4, Section 1, Practice Quiz

TRUE or FALSE:

According to historical documentation, Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE:

The Roman Republic consisted of three branches of government: the consuls, the Senate, and the assemblies.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the North African city that rivaled Rome for Mediterranean trade?

• Cairo

• Alexandria

• Carthage

• Morocco

The war between the Romans and the Carthaginians were called what?

• The Civil Wars

• The Punic Wars

• The Roman Wars

• The Italian Wars

Who invaded Italy through the Alps?

• Hannibal

• Sulla

• Marius

• Pyrrhus

He defeated Hannibal at Zama.

• Sulla

• Cicero

• Scipio

• Virgil

The Law of the Twelve Tables was important primarily because it _______.

• resembles the American Constitution

• resembles the American Declaration of Independence

• was the first Roman law that was written down

• abolished the distinction between patricians and plebeians

The First Punic War was fought over control of which island?

• Crete

• Corsica

• Sardinia

• Sicily

In becoming the master of the entire Mediterranean area, the Romans defeated all these people groups EXCEPT who?

• The Greeks

• The Etruscans

• The Egyptians

• The Latins

When conquering an area, the Romans treated the conquered people in the following ways EXCEPT what?

• They treated the inhabitants with mercy.

• They treated the inhabitants with contempt.

• They treated the inhabitants with fairness.

• They gained the loyalty of the people.