Latin for Americans, Level 1

Unit 13: Roman Legends: Portraits of Perseverance, Patriotism, and Courage

Glimpses of Roman Life: Roman Citizenship and Its Legacy

1.
According to tradition, Rome was founded in ____ B.C.
A)753
B)509
C)452
D)928
2.
The first rulers of Rome were kings; the last king was driven out because he ____.
A)didn't produce an heir
B)was too weak
C)was a tyrant
D)married a woman from enemy territory
3.
After the last king was gone, the government was headed by ____.
A)two consuls
B)a council of elders
C)wealthy landowners
D)emperors
4.
The term of office for heads of government was limited to _____.
A)one year
B)four years
C)two years
D)life
5.
The nobles who were in control of the Roman government were called ____.
A)plebeians
B)patricians
C)tribunes
D)republicans
6.
____ were the common people who struggled for equality and justice for two hundred years.
A)Patricians
B)Republicans
C)Tribunes
D)Plebeians
7.
In the common people's struggle for democracy, they first gained the right to elect special officials, called ____, who could veto the acts of the nobles.
A)consuls
B)senators
C)justices
D)tribunes
8.
What Livy called a second beginning of liberty for the plebeians was the abolishment of slavery and imprisonment for ____.
A)debt
B)theft
C)loitering
D)adultery
9.
In the fifth century B.C., the ____ served as a written constitution.
A)Great Seal
B)Twelve Tables
C)Plēbiscītum laws
D)Seven Commandments
10.
Eventually, a principle was established that the vote of ____ should have the authority of law.
A)the imperial council
B)women
C)the common people
D)patricians
11.
Fabricius, Horatius, Regulus, and many others were____ who developed the Roman virtues of courage, honesty, patriotism, and perseverence.
A)landowners
B)consuls
C)tribunes
D)war heroes
12.
Modern society inherited ____ from Rome.
A)the concept of marriage
B)the ideal of stable government
C)the idea of the wealthy being in control of the government
D)the division of the rich and poor classes
13.
The possession of ____ was highly prized and brought with it both protection and responsibility.
A)Roman citizenship
B)a key to the gates of Rome
C)a Roman government title
D)a Roman flag
14.
Liberty, representative government, ____, patriotism, and the responsibilites of citizenship are Roman concepts that have been very influential in Western civilization.
A)a strong defense policy
B)division of land
C)the rule of law
D)the banking system
15.
Charles F. Mullet stated that ancient Romans such as "Demosthenes and Aristotle, Brutus, Cicero, and Tacitus belong there" when referring to a list of ____.
A)influential writers
B)U.S. war heroes
C)famous philosophers
D)U.S. founding fathers
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