ROME

Assessment Sheet 2
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STUDENT NAME:  _____________________________


Directions: Circle the correct answer for each question.

1.  Which of the following languages does not find its roots in Latin?
	a.  French
	b.  Spanish
	c.  German
	d.  Portuguese

2.  In the socio-economic system of the Roman Republic, patrician is to the rich and powerful minority as ___________ is to the working class majority of the population.
	a.  plebeian
	b.  senator
	c.  soldier
	d.  emperor

3.  Which of the following events was the most recent?
	a.  fall of the Etruscans
	b.  building of Constantinople
	c.  death of Julius Caesar
	d.  Octavian becoming emperor

4.  The legendary founders of Rome were ___________ and Remus.
	a.  Octavian
	b.  Romulus
	c.  Julius Caesar
	d.  Mark Anthony

5.  Which of the following does not relate to the location of the Roman Empire?
	a.  Mediterranean Sea
	b.  present-day eastern and western hemispheres of longitude
	c.  the Italian peninsula
	d.  the southern hemisphere of latitude

6. Rome was founded on the banks of the___________ River.
	a.  Nile
	b.  Ganges
	c.  Tiber
	d.  Danube