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Social Studies, Other
5th -
12thgrade
Roman Kings and Early Heroes
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- 1. Multiple Choice
A wolf, a shepherd, a river, and a priestess are all featured in a story about
Castor and Pollux
Numa Pompilius
Romulus and Remus
Servius Tullius
- 2. Multiple Choice
What town, located at the mouth of the Tiber and founded by Ancus Marcius, was the port of Rome?
Lavinium
Brundisium
Ostia
Alba Longa
- 3. Multiple Choice
What famous Roman hero held off the Etruscan army and Lars Porsenna while his fellow soldiers tore down the only bridge leading to Rome?
Horatius Cocles
Mucius Scaevola
Manlius
Cincinnatus
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following events happened last?
the end of the Trojan War
the reign of Augustus, the first emperor
the growth of the Senate during the Roman Republic
the expulsion of the kings from Rome
- 5. Multiple Choice
What child, whose name may derive from the Latin word for slave, seemed destined to be king when a flame danced above his head?
Romulus
Numa Pompilius
Servius Tullius
Tarquinius Superbus
- 6. Multiple Choice
According to Roman history, Romulus, Numa, Tullus Hostilius, and Tarquinius Priscus were
consuls
emperors
generals
kings
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these events happened last?
Romulus killed his brother Remus
Aeneas led his people out of Troy
Augustus was made emperor
Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon
- 8. Multiple Choice
Quis erat deus bellī et pater Rōmulī Remīque?
Mars
Iuppiter
Neptūnus
Vulcānus
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who was the seventh and last king of Rome?
Coriolanus
Tarquinius
Appius
Romulus
- 10. Multiple Choice
Rome's first government was
republic
monarchy
democracy
empire
- 11. Multiple Choice
CORIOLANI MATER oravit, "Noli oppugnare Romam."
the mother Coriolanus
of Coriolanus' mother
the mother of Coriolanus
by the mother of Coriolanus
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which legendary Roman hero thrust his right hand into a flame to prove his bravery to an Etruscan king?
Coriolanus
Mucius Scaevola
Cincinnatus
Tarquinius
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Trojan leader who was reputed to be the ancestor of the Romans was:
Cincinnatus
Aeneas
Caesar
Augustus
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following was a famous Roman patriot who "left his plow" to save Rome?
Romulus
Horatius
Tarquinius
Cincinnatus
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Roman who became dictator in an emergency and then returned to his farm was:
Gauis Gracchus
Romulus
Cincinnatus
Horatius
- 16. Multiple Choice
Cincinnatus, Sulla, and Caesar all held the title:
censor
pharaoh
emperor
dictator
- 17. Multiple Choice
The river important to the stories of Romulus and Remus, Horatius Cocles, and Cloelia was the
Po
Tiber
Rubicon
Rhine
- 18. Multiple Choice
In which chronological order did the three periods of Roman government, from the founding to the fall of Rome, occur?
monarchy, empire, republic
republic, monarchy, empire
monarchy, republic, empire
empire, republic, monarchy
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