Ancient Rome - Women

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Ancient Rome - Women.

1. What was the main job of married women in Ancient Rome?
a. To run the family business
b. To work in politics
c. To manage the household
d. To vote in the elections
e. Married women did not have to work

2. What was the mother or woman of the house called in Ancient Rome?
a. Madre
b. Materfamilias
c. Mama
d. Missus
e. Nothing, she had no title

3. Which of the following were women not allowed to do in Ancient Rome?
a. Work jobs outside the house
b. Be a scribe
c. Learn to read an write
d. Vote in elections
e. All of the above

4. Which woman of Ancient Rome became empress by marrying her uncle Emperor Claudius?
a. Livia Drusilla
b. Julia Agrippina
c. Fulvia
d. Octavia
e. Helena

5. True or False: A woman in Ancient Rome had less rights once she was married.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.

6. Which woman of Ancient Rome was sister to Octavian and married to Mark Antony?
a. Livia Drusilla
b. Julia Agrippina
c. Fulvia
d. Octavia
e. Helena

7. How did some women of Ancient Rome become powerful despite not being able to hold public office?
a. They disguised themselves and ran for office
b. They formed secret clubs that controlled the government
c. They influenced their husbands and sons
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

8. Which woman of Ancient Rome had a significant influence in bringing Christianity to Rome through her son Constantine the Great?
a. Livia Drusilla
b. Julia Agrippina
c. Fulvia
d. Octavia
e. Helena

9. True or False: Wealthy women were often educated and learned how to read and write.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.

10. Which woman of Ancient Rome was wife to Augustus and one of the most powerful women in the Roman Empire?
a. Livia Drusilla
b. Julia Agrippina
c. Fulvia
d. Octavia
e. Helena


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