HORATIUS

Answer the following question:

What was Horatius Cocles’ rank in the army?

• Soldier

• Captain

• General

• Rifleman

Answer the following question:

Over which river was the bridge that connected the city of Rome to Janiculum built?

• The River Nile

• The River Tiber

• The River Arrone

• The River Fiora

Answer the following question:

How many men held off the Etruscans invaders on the other side of the bridge?

• 1 man (Horatius Cocles)

• 3 men (Horatius Cocles, Spurius Lartius, Titus Herminius)

• 2 men (Spurius Lartius, Titus Herminius)

• 4 men (Romulus, Horatius Cocles, Spurius Lartius, Titus Herminius)

Answer the following question:

Why did the Romans decide to cut the bridge?

• To prevent the Roman army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion

• To prevent the Etruscan army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion

• To prevent the French army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion

• To prevent the Germany army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion

Answer the following question:

Which 2 men were able to successfully move across the bridge prior to it falling?

• Horatius Cocles and Titus Herminius

• Spurius Lartius and Titus Herminius

• Romulus and Titus Herminius

• Spurius Lartius and Remus

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The consuls called an _______ meeting to discuss what was to be done.

• security

• Emergency

• safety

• rescue

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The approach to the bridge on the other side is very ______, said Horatius Cocles.

• wide

• narrow

• dangerous

• spacious

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The bridge was about to fall into the river _____.

• Allia

• Tiber

• Aniene

• Almone

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Saying a short prayer to Father Tiber, the god of the ______, Horatius Cocles dived.

• Sea

• River

• Mountain

• Himalaya

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Lars Porsenna was very impressed by Horatius's bravery and he called on him to ________.

• resist

• Surrender

• withstand

• seize