Why does February have 28 days?

• Because it was the shortest month in the lunar calendar

• Due to a mistake in the ancient calendar

• To align with the Roman festival schedule

• It was dedicated to spiritual purification

Who was the first king of Rome according to the story?

• Julius Caesar

• Numa Pompilius

• Romulus

• Augustus Caesar

What type of calendar did early Rome use?

• Julian calendar

• Solar calendar

• Lunar calendar

• Gregorian calendar

How many months were in the original Roman calendar?

• 14

• 8

• 12

• 10

What did Numa Pompilius do to the calendar?

• Introduced the concept of weeks

• Removed a day from all the even-numbered months

• Created the lunar calendar

• Added leap years

Why were even numbers considered bad luck in Ancient Rome?

• Due to a curse

• It was a religious belief

• Because of their lunar calendar

• No specific reason given

What was Julius Caesar's contribution to the calendar?

• He shortened February to 28 days

• He removed the concept of leap years

• He added 10 days to different months

• He introduced the lunar calendar

Why did Julius Caesar add a leap day every four years?

• To honor the gods

• To adjust for the actual solar year length

• To align with the Egyptian calendar

• Because of a mathematical error

What problem did leap months in the Roman calendar cause?

• They made the calendar too long

• They were difficult to calculate

• Politicians manipulated them for personal gain

• They caused confusion with lunar phases

Who had to adjust the calendar 1500 years after Julius Caesar?

• Romulus

• Pope Gregory

• Augustus Caesar

• Numa Pompilius