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Roman Power Architecture

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the is the main area of the forum composed of? 
a)
An Angular Square
b)
A Short Square
c)
A Main Square
d)
A Side Square
2.
What was the main square before the forum of Trajan was built? 
a)
A wide open field
b)
A sacred temple space
c)
An orphanage
d)
A market
3.
How many Dacian wars were funded by the spoils of the forum of Trajan? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
The Forum of Trajan the largest in Rome? 
a)
True
b)
False
5.
When was the forum of Trajan inaugurated? 
a)
1000 BCE
b)
112 CE
c)
875 CE
d)
2016 CE
6.
The Pantheon was a temple built for:
a)
Jupiter
b)
Athena
c)
Nike
d)
All the gods
7.
What was the interior of the Pantheon designed to represent?
a)
The eye of a storm
b)
The shape of the earth
c)
The body of a man
d)
The idea of Victory
8.
The Pantheon decreases in thickness towards the opening at the top, which is known as 
a)
Coffer
b)
Vault
c)
The Occulus
d)
Eye
9.
What is the function of coffers?
a)
Reduce the mass of the dome
b)
Enhance the symbolism of the dome
c)
Fill space
d)
Both a and b
10.
How was the symbolism of the Pantheon enhanced?
a)
Through the glistening rosettes at the center of the coffers
b)
Through the enclosure of the dome that opened up to the sky 
c)
Through the unification of the open space, uninterrupted by imposing structures
d)
All of the above
11.
What was the Colosseum also known as? 
a)
The Giant Colossal Arena
b)
The Flavian Ampitheatre
c)
The American Airlines Colosseum
d)
The Colosseum of Love
12.
What two cultural aspects did the structure combine? 
a)
Roman arches and Greek columns
b)
Greek arches and Roman columns
c)
Egyptian sculpture and Roman architecture
d)
Mesopotamian spirituality and Roman power
13.
The Colosseum was a prehistoric zoo.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
 How many spectators did the arena seat? 
a)
10,000
b)
30,000
c)
50,000
d)
70,000
15.
How were guests seated? 
a)
According to ticket price
b)
According to their neighborhood location
c)
According to the social hierarchy
d)
On a first-come-first-served basis