Roman Entertainment

Most gladiators were...?

• Some of The fighters of the army
• Slaves from Conquered Land

The Coliseum wasn't the only amphitheater in ancient Rome

• True 
• False

Who won in the fight between brothers Romulus and Remus? 

• Romulus
• Remus
• It's a draw!
• The fight was just staged.

The Romans, who enjoyed large-scale public entertainment, developed the round theater or _________

• parthenon
• pantheon
• amphitheater
• gladitorium

What type of entertainment did the Romans enjoy?

• Bloody entertainment

• They liked art and music, like the Greeks

• They played games, just like modern sports

• The entertained themselves by taking over other peoples land

What was it like for animals in the arenas?

• They were killed just like the people

• They were forced to kill and eat people

• People were forced to eat the animals

• They were shown off to the crowds but unharmed

A series of cages beneath the stadium floor held

• poor people
• wild animals
• slave gangs
• retired gladiators

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A majestic structure like the original Colosseum is one that is

• dated or old fashioned
• crumbling or collapsing
• shabby or grungy
• impressive or grand

Someone who accomplished an amazing feat could be proud of his or her

• development
• achievement
• enjoyment
• attachment

By designing the Colosseum to handle crowds efficiently, Roman architects avoided

• wasting time, energy, money, and materials
• having to build a second stadium for slaves
• saving time, energy, money, and materials
• delays caused by stupidity and foolishness