Latin I CL Q2 - 3

Latin I CL Q2 - 3

Multiple Choice

Who was the Roman goddess of wisdom, crafts and defensive war?

• Minerva
• Athena
• Juno
• Her

Multiple Choice

The Roman god of war, Mars, was the father of what two famous Roman brothers?

• Romulus and Remus
• Caesar and Augustus
• Tiberius and Gaius
• Lucius and Quintus

Multiple Choice

The Lethe was the river of what in the Underworld?

• forgetfulness
• hate
• anger
• destiny

Multiple Choice

Who was the Roman goddess of women and marriage who was also the queen of the gods?

• Juno
• Minerva
• Hera
• Ceres

Multiple Choice

Who was the Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon whose favorite animal was a deer?

• Diana
• Artemis
• Hera
• Venus

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the greatest Roman amphitheater used for gladiatorial combats?

• Colosseum
• Circus Maximus
• Colossus
• Amphitheater Maximus

Multiple Choice

Who was the ferryman of the Underworld who took souls across the river Styx?

• Charon
• Chiron
• Portator
• Marcus

Multiple Choice

Who was the Roman god of wine, parties and the theater?

• Bacchus
• Apollo
• Mercury
• Jupiter

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Who was the god of the sun, prophecy, and music?

• Apollo
• Neptune
• Jupiter
• Mercury

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What was the name of the shield of Jupiter that now means a protection by a strong force?

• aegis
• Aeneas
• arma
• atrium

Constantine

• first Christian emperor

• legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire in 313 AD

Constantinople

• city founded by Constantine in the eastern part of empire

• important trade city between Mediterranean and Black Sea

• became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire

Byzantine Empire

• name for the Eastern Roman Empire once the Western Roman Empire fell

• lasted until 1453 AD when it was overtaken by the Ottoman Turks

in memoriam

• "in memory of"

• used when a person dies

Adeste Fideles

• O come all ye faithful

Spartacus

• led a revolt of slaves that lasted for more than two years - started at the gladiatorial school

• built up army of slaves at Mt, Vesuvius

Saturn

• Roman god of the harvest

• ruled in a golden age in Italy

Saturnalia

• Roman festival honoring Saturn

• similar to Christmas

Multiple Choice

Who was the famous Thracian slave who led a slave rebellion against Rome?

• Spartacus
• Theseus
• Spicius
• Ennius

Multiple Choice

What city, founded by Constantine, became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Constantinople

• Urbs Constantine

• Tyre

• Romanopolis

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is another name for Constantinople?

• Byzantium
• Urbs Constantii
• Heliopolis
• Tyre

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the festival honoring the Roman god of the harvest that has many parallels to Christmas?

• Saturnalia
• Iuventalia
• Liberalia
• Parentalia

Multiple Choice

What Latin phrase means "as things stand now"?

• status quo
• status nunc
• stans stantem
• nunc est tempus

Multiple Choice

These were the sailors who sailed with Jason on his mission to find the golden fleece?

• Argonauts
• Cosmonauts
• Astronauts
• Colchinots

Multiple Choice

What does Adeste Fideles mean?

• O come all ye faithful
• be present everyone
• Faithful ones, rejoice
• Faith is absent

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What does the Latin phrase in memoriam mean?

• in memory of
• mindful
• neverending
• mesmerized

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Who was the first Roman emperor to declare Christianity legal an to be himself a Christian?

• Constantine
• Diocletian
• Trajan
•  Hadrian

Multiple Choice

What does the Latin phrase quid pro quo mean?

• something for something
• which for when
• who for what
• anything for anything

Multiple Choice

Who was the Roman god of the harvest who supposedly ruled during a golden age?

• Saturn
• Cronus
• Rhea
• Titanus