
Why do we celebrate Carnival? Youtube video
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World Languages
8th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word 'Carnival' originally mean?
Abstaining from meat
A celebration of spring
A festival of masks
A type of medieval Latin music
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which cultures celebrated the transition from winter to spring with festivities?
The Egyptians and Babylonians
The Greeks and Romans
The Vikings and Celts
The Aztecs and Mayans
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Romans celebrate that involved reversing social roles?
Bacchanalia
Olympia
Festum
Saturnalia
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was the first documented Carnival in Venice?
1162
1296
1453
1600
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What marked the beginning of the tradition of Carnival in Venice?
The construction of St. Mark's Basilica
The defeat of the army of Ulrich II of Treven
The election of the first Doge
The founding of the Venetian Republic
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a significant feature of the Venetian Carnival in the 18th century?
The opening of the first casinos
The first public opera performances
The elaborate masks and costumes
The introduction of fireworks
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Napoleon ban Carnival celebrations in Venice?
To impose French culture
Because of a plague outbreak
Due to a famine
For security reasons
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