Punic Wars Quiz

Question 1

The laws of Rome were codified (written and made public) as the _______________.

A. Twelve Tables (Tablets)

B. Eight-Fold Path

Answer 1

A. Twelve Tables (Tablets)

Question 2

______ 2. Which sea was Rome able to dominate following the Punic Wars?

A. Mediterranean Sea

B. Red Sea

Answer 2

A. Mediterranean Sea

Question 3

______ 3. There were 3 Punic Wars fought between Rome and Carthage. Who won each war?

A. Caesar

B. Rome

Answer 3

B. Rome

Question 4

______ 4. Who are the 300 men inside of the Roman Republic that advise the consuls?

A. Assemblies

B. Senators

Answer 4

B. Senators

Question 5

______ 5. The ___ were the noble (wealthy) people in the Roman Republic.

A. Patricians

B. Plebeians

Answer 5

A. Patricians

Question 6

_____ 6. What continent is Carthage located on?

A. Eurasia

B. Africa

Answer 6

B. Africa

Question 7

_____ 7. Rome and Carthage were in competition for ____ from the Mediterranean Sea.

A. Money

B. Power

C. Trade

D. Control

E. All of the above

Answer 7

E. All of the above

Question 8

_____ 8. What form of government did the Romans build from their knowledge of Greece?

A. Democracy

B. Republic

Answer 8

B. Republic

Question 9

_____ 9. The Romans chased Hannibal after the Battle of Zama and treaty that ended the Second Punic War. When his enemies finally found him, he committed suicide by:

A. Taking poison

B. Hanging himself

Answer 9

A. Taking poison

Question 10

_____ 10. The Romans, from the advice of Cato the Elder, salted the fields of Carthage, ending the Third Punic War, and silencing the Carthaginians once and for all.

     T.  True

     F.  False

Answer 10

T. True