Chapter 32 Quiz - Rome's beginnings

Who were Romulus and Remus?

• Rome's most famous philosophers.

• Romans who co-authored a famous epic story.

• Greek generals who conquered Rome.

• Twin brothers who were part of Rome's mythical beginning.

Which of these was NOT among the original settlers on the Italian peninsula?

• Latins

• Mayans

• Greeks

• Etruscans

An underground irrigation and drainage system...

• Arch

• Parthenon

• Cuniculus

• Circus Maximus

From the Etruscans, the Romans learned about all of these EXCEPT FOR...

• Embalming bodies

• Building arches

• Building a cuniculus

• Chariot racing

Which of these resulted from an Etruscan funeral practice?

• The arch

• Gladiator games

• Alphabet

• Chariot racing

The Romans learned all of these from the Greeks EXCEPT...

• Building temples to honor their gods.

• Using columns in their architecture.

• Using an alphabet instead of picture-writing.

• How to build pyramids for burying their emperors.

Where would you be most likely to see a chariot race in ancient Rome?

• The Parthenon

• The Circus Maximus

• The Senate

• Mount Vesuvius

All of these are true about the Roman alphabet EXCEPT...

• It used letters to represent sounds and spell out words.

• They borrowed the idea of an alphabet from the Greeks.

• They wrote in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

• They memorized picture symbols to represent words.

Which of these is NOT TRUE about Greek pottery?

• Greek pottery was poor quality and no one wanted it.

• Greek pottery often had artwork on it.

• Greek pottery was traded around the Mediterranean countries.

• Greek pottery often displayed scenes from daily life.

Identify the FALSE STATEMENT about Roman gods / goddesses.

• Similar to Greek gods, but they gave them Roman names.

• Believed the gods controlled different areas of daily life.

• The Romans did not think religious rituals were important.

• Romans built temples to honor their gods.