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Roman Government & Social Structure
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5.
1.
2.
(C.1.3.) How did the Roman Class system divide its
people?
a. High Class Plebeians/Low Class Patricians
b. Rome was divided into a Caste System
c.
Who the family of the Caesar was/
everyone else
d. High Class Patricians/Low Class Plebeians
What is the primary difference between a Class
System & a Caste System?
a. There was no difference between the Class
System & Caste System
b. The Roman Class system divided people
into high class and low class/Caste system
divided you by what your parents did for
an occupation
c.
One system was used by Rome & the other
was used by Greece
d. You could reincarnate in the Roman Class
System & you couldn’t in the Caste System
3.
(C&G 1.2.) What was the primary difference between
a Patrician & Plebian?
a. The Patricians were high class/Plebeians
were low class on the social Structure
b. There was no primary difference between
these two groups of people
c.
The Patricians were low class/the
Plebeians were high class in the social
structure
d. The Patricians were members of the Royal
Family and the Plebeians were common
people
4.
How can we see that there were differing religious
viewpoints when we compare Christianity to the
worship of the Cesar as a god?
a. These two groups initially had the same
beliefs until Abraham appeared to the
Caesar in a dream
b. Romans believed in monotheism believing
that the Caesar was the only god
c.
Christians were polytheistic believing in
many gods
d. Romans believed in many gods while
Christians were monotheistic believing in
only one God
6.
(G.1.4.) What was significant about a Roman
SENATOR and what class did he belong to?
a. Roman Senators were family members of
the Caesar and had to belong to the
Plebeians
b. Roman Senators were those people who
had broken the rules and were given
consequences
c.
Roman Senators was the name given to
the Caesar’s brother and he was a member
of the Patrician Class
d. Roman Senators were the lawmakers of
Rome and had to members of the Patrician
Class
(G.1.4.) What type of GOVERNMENT STURCUTRE did
Rome operate under?
a. Republic
b. Democracy
c.
Constitutional Monarchy
d. Oligarchy
7.
(E.1.1) What is the primary difference between
Rome’s government structure & Democracy (Greece’s
government structure)?
a. In Rome the people directly voted to make
all their own decisions in Greece the
people elected people to make their
decisions for them
b. There was no difference between the
governments of Rome & Greece
c.
In Rome the people elected people to
make the decisions, in Greece the people
directly made the decisions
d. In Rome and in Greece the people directly
made the decisions
8.
(G.1.4.) What POLITICAL THOUGHTS are behind the
government structure that Rome used?
a. Equality, Liberty, Civic Participation
b. Divine Right, Religious Principles, Equality
c.
Divine Right, Civic Participation, Equality
d. Religious Principles, Liberty, Civic
Participation
9.
Why do governments use a “CHECKS & BALANCES
system?
a. To ensure that the Caesar maintains all the
power in the government
b. Governments don’t use checks & balances
c.
It is a form of money
d. So that one part of the government does
not become too powerful
10. (C&G.1.4) How did Roman Government relate to
Roman Social Structure?
a. You had to be a Plebian to serve in the
government
b. You had to be a Patrician to serve in the
government
c.
Roman government and Roman Social
Structure were not related
d. Individual people could serve in the
government as senators
11. What was the Roman Forum and why was it
important?
a. Where the Caesar/Emperor lived and
made his decisions
b. A square area with all the government
buildings, this is where all the government
decisions were made
c.
Famous piece of architecture where the
gladiators fought
d. The very top of Rome that was used to
defend Rome from attack