Lesson 8 Review

Question 1

left his plow to be dictator

Answer 1

Cincinnatus

Question 2

common citizens; “plebs”

Answer 2

plebeians

Question 3

“Behold how little we Romans care for pain when it is to defend our country”

Answer 3

Mucius

Question 4

Identify the starred island on the map:

Answer 4

Sardinia

Question 5

The first consul of Rome who watched his two sons executed for treason

Answer 5

Junius Brutus

Question 6

The Etruscan king who fought with Tarquin against Rome

Answer 6

Lars Porsena

Question 7

power to prevent the passing of a law; Latin: I forbid

Answer 7

veto

Question 8

Lucius Quinctius; called incinnatus (“curly haired”)

Answer 8

Cincinnatus

Question 9

Identify the starred island on the map:

Answer 9

Cyprus

Question 10

Identify the starred island on the map:

Answer 10

Corsica

Question 11

Caius Marcius; patrician general; hated plebeians

Answer 11

Coriolanus

Question 12

Name the 7 hills of Rome

Answer 12

Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, Caelian, Quirinal, Viminal, and Esquiline

Question 13

left his plow to be dictator

Answer 13

Cincinnatus

Question 14

He burnt his hand to show Roman courage

Answer 14

Caius Mucius

Question 15

burnt his right hand to prove loyalty to Rome

Answer 15

Caius Mucius

Question 16

Why were dictators elected occasionallly in Rome?

Answer 16

Republican Rome was normally ruled by two consuls, each of whom had the right to command an army. Their powers were limited constitutionallly and by the fact that two of them shared equal power. In times of great emergency to the state, the Senate could appoint a dictator with absolute and sole power.

Question 17

powerful Roman family; killed by Veientians

Answer 17

Fabii

Question 18

“Give me two good men to help me, and I will hold the bridge…”

Answer 18

Horatius

Question 19

What Etruscan king gathered a large army to help Tarquin recapture Rome?

Answer 19

Lars Porsena

Question 20

king of Clusium of Etruria; fought Romans

Answer 20

Lars Porsena

Question 21

Who held back the Etruscan army while the Romans cut down the Sublician Bridge

Answer 21

Horatius Cocles

Question 22

wealthy, upper class citizens

Answer 22

patricians

Question 23

defended the Sublician Bridge against invasion

Answer 23

Horatius Cocles

Question 24

elected representative of the plebs

Answer 24

tribune

Question 25

What could tribunes do to laws they didn’t like?

Answer 25

Tribunes had veto power, which means they could prevent laws from passing.

Question 26

He held off the Etruscans at the bridge

Answer 26

Horatius

Question 27

noble who defended the plebeians and found a new city

Answer 27

Fabii

Question 28

Why was the act of Horatius, Spurius, and Lartius so courageous

Answer 28

Three men held a bridge against a force of thousands, a bridge that was being torn down under them by the Romans. Their actions showed that they cared more for Rome than for their own safety.

Question 29

Date of the founding of the republic

Answer 29

510 BC

Question 30

Identify the starred island on the map:

Answer 30

Crete

Question 31

Identify the starred island on the map:

Answer 31

Sicily

Question 32

Why were dictators elected occasionallly in Rome?

Answer 32

Republican Rome was normally ruled by two consuls, each of whom had the right to command an army. Their powers were limited constitutionallly and by the fact that two of them shared equal power. In times of great emergency to the state, the Senate could appoint a dictator with absolute and sole power.

Question 33

Lucius Quinctius; called incinnatus (“curly haired”)

Answer 33

Cincinnatus

Question 34

What did Coriolanus want plebeiansto exchange for food during the famine?

Answer 34

He wanted the plebeians to give up their tribunes, which would force them to give up the little power they had.