WorksheetsRoman Dining
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was not a major staple of the diet of a lower class Roman?
a)
grains
b)
meat
c)
vegetables
d)
fruits
2.
What ingredient did the Romans NOT have?
a)
sugar
b)
salt
c)
pepper
d)
fish sauce
3.
What did Romans use to sweeten their food?
a)
sugar
b)
honey
c)
high fructose corn syrup
d)
spelt
4.
Which of the following was NOT one of the major spices of Roman cuisine?
a)
lovage
b)
pepper
c)
sugar
d)
cumin
5.
The Latin word mensa means 'table' > what else does this word mean?
a)
course
b)
plate
c)
food
d)
utensil
6.
What modern sauce is similar to ancient sauces?
a)
marinara
b)
pesto
c)
buffalo
d)
gravy
7.
What was the worst position in a Roman dining arrangement?
a)
medius in imo
b)
imus in medio
c)
summus in summo
d)
imus in imo
8.
Where did the host at a Roman dinner party typically sit?
a)
medius in medio
b)
summus in imo
c)
summus in summo
d)
imus in summo
9.
Where did the guest of honor typically sit at a dinner party?
a)
imus in medio
b)
summus in summo
c)
summus in imo
d)
imus in summo
10.
Patrons always served all guests at a dinner party the same food and wine
a)
verum
b)
falsum
11.
What food was a major element of Roman appetizers?
a)
cooked vegetables
b)
fruit
c)
pastries
d)
eggs
12.
What food was a typical element of the secunda mensa?
a)
vegetables
b)
fruit
c)
pork
d)
shellfish
13.
What does ab ovo usque ad mala mean?
a)
I like apples and eggs!
b)
Do you prefer eggs or apples?
c)
from the egg to the apples
d)
from the apples to the egg
14.
The number of bakeries found in Pompeii indicate that bread was often baked at home
a)
verum
b)
falsum
15.
What was the primary source of dietary fat for a Roman?
a)
wine
b)
bread
c)
olive oil
d)
butter
16.
What is the name of the salty, fermented fish sauce that Romans used like ketchup?
a)
ientaculum
b)
vesperinum
c)
triclinium
d)
garum
17.
What was the Roman version of a fast-food vendor called?
a)
thermopolium
b)
tricilinium
c)
ientaculum
d)
prandium
18.
What was the most common way of preparing wheat for poor Romans?
a)
baking it into bread
b)
boiling it into porridge
c)
eating it in its regular form
d)
seasoning it with fermented fish sauce
19.
What was a typical form of entertainment following Roman dinner parties?
a)
drawing parties
b)
poetry recitation
c)
charades
d)
watching plays
20.
Which author wrote several dinner invitations that can teach us about Roman dinner party menus and entertainment?
a)
Ovid
b)
Catullus
c)
Pliny
d)
Martial
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