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WorksheetsLatin I CL Review for SLO 1
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All roads
a)
lead to Rome
b)
are bumpy
c)
are straight
d)
were built in a day
2.
What was the name of the shield of Jupiter that now means a protection by a strong force?
a)
aegis
b)
Aeneas
c)
arma
d)
atrium
3.
What mountain range north of Italy was famously crossed by Hannibal and his elephants?
a)
Alps
b)
Apennines
c)
Pyrenees
d)
German
4.
What type of structure was used to showcase gladiatorial combats?
a)
amphitheater
b)
theater
c)
dungeons
d)
basilicas
5.
What mountain range runs down the boot of Italy?
a)
Apennines
b)
Alps
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Altae Montes
6.
Who was the god of the sun, prophecy, and music?
a)
Apollo
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mercury
7.
This is the term for a channel that "leads" water down from the mountains. Romans were famous for building them.
a)
aqueduct
b)
viaduct
c)
aqua marina
d)
aquarium
8.
Who was the skilled weaver who dared to challenge Minerva to a contest and lost? She was cursed to weave her webs for all eternity.
a)
Arachne
b)
Aranea
c)
Alcmene
d)
Althea
9.
These were the sailors who sailed with Jason on his mission to find the golden fleece?
a)
Argonauts
b)
Cosmonauts
c)
Astronauts
d)
Colchinots
10.
What Titan was punished for all eternity to hold up weight of the heavens on his shoulders?
a)
Atlas
b)
Prometheus
c)
Epimetheus
d)
Helios
11.
What was the name for the main hall in a Roman house?
a)
atrium
b)
tablinum
c)
culina
d)
basilica
12.
Who was the first Roman emperor? Before he became emperor he was known as Octavian.
a)
Augustus
b)
Caesar
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Romulus
13.
Who was the Roman god of wine, parties and the theater?
a)
Bacchus
b)
Apollo
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
14.
This was the term for a Roman law court that was later used as a church.
a)
basilica
b)
atrium
c)
forum
d)
tablinum
15.
This city was the southern terminus of the Via Appia.
a)
Brundisium
b)
Ostia
c)
Tarentum
d)
Rome
16.
Which of the following is another name for Constantinople?
a)
Byzantium
b)
Urbs Constantii
c)
Heliopolis
d)
Tyre
17.
What was the original purpose of the Campus Martius?
a)
a military training ground
b)
place for voting
c)
watching concerts
d)
hearing speeches
18.
This hill was the site of the arx or Citadel of Rome.
a)
Capitoline
b)
Palatine
c)
Aventine
d)
Viminal
19.
This was the North African city founded by Queen Dido which would end up waging three wars with Rome.
a)
Carthage
b)
Tunis
c)
Alexandria
d)
Urbs Antiqua
20.
What was the name of the three headed dog in the Underworld?
a)
Cerberus
b)
Canis
c)
Grumio
d)
Tria Capita
21.
Who was the Roman goddess of grain and the harvest and the mother of Proserpina?
a)
Ceres
b)
Demeter
c)
Artemis
d)
DIana
22.
Who was the ferryman of the Underworld who took souls across the river Styx?
a)
Charon
b)
Chiron
c)
Portator
d)
Marcus
23.
What was the name for the main oval in Rome used for chariot racing?
a)
Circus Maximus
b)
Colosseum
c)
Circus Flaminius
d)
Circus Traiani
24.
What was the name of the greatest Roman amphitheater used for gladiatorial combats?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Circus Maximus
c)
Colossus
d)
Amphitheater Maximus
25.
Who was the first Roman emperor to declare Christianity legal an to be himself a Christian?
a)
Constantine
b)
Diocletian
c)
Trajan
d)
Hadrian
26.
What city, founded by Constantine, became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
a)
Constantinople
b)
Urbs Constantine
c)
Tyre
d)
Romanopolis
27.
These were the chief executives in Rome during the Republic.
a)
consuls
b)
emperors
c)
praetors
d)
kings
28.
Who was the Roman god of love who shot people with arrows to make them fall in love? He himself fell in love with a girl named Psyche.
a)
Cupid
b)
Eros
c)
Amor
d)
Nereus
29.
Who was the Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon whose favorite animal was a deer?
a)
Diana
b)
Artemis
c)
Hera
d)
Venus
30.
Who was the legendary founder and queen of Carthage?
a)
Dido
b)
Tyria
c)
Anna
d)
Niobe
31.
What was the name for the "heaven" part of the Underworld?
a)
Elysium
b)
Tartarus
c)
Heavenus
d)
Orcus
32.
What group of people taught the Romans everything they knew about gladiatorial combat and funeral customs?
a)
Etruscans
b)
Sabines
c)
Italians
d)
Oscans
33.
What was the purpose of the Roman Forum?
a)
marketplace and business district
b)
legal center
c)
entertainment venue
d)
apartment buildings
34.
What mythical hero was known for his great strength and the fact that he completed 12 labors?
a)
Hercules
b)
Perseus
c)
Theseus
d)
Bellerophon
35.
What Greek poet authored the Iliad and the Odyssey?
a)
Homer
b)
Vergil
c)
Menander
d)
Achilles
36.
Horatius is known as an early Roman hero who held off the enemy by himself while defending a what?
a)
bridge
b)
road
c)
aqueduct
d)
mountain
37.
Who was the Roman goddess of the rainbow and the messenger for Juno?
a)
Iris
b)
Aulia
c)
Colores
d)
Aurelia
38.
What Roman god is associated with doorways and beginnings and is most often pictured with two faces?
a)
Janus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Inceptio
39.
Who was the Roman goddess of women and marriage who was also the queen of the gods?
a)
Juno
b)
Minerva
c)
Hera
d)
Ceres
40.
Who was the Roman king of the gods and the god known for his thunderbolts?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Zeus
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
41.
What was the name for the region around Rome?
a)
Latium
b)
Regiona
c)
Romana
d)
Italia
42.
The Lethe was the river of what in the Underworld?
a)
forgetfulness
b)
hate
c)
anger
d)
destiny
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