Worksheets6th Grade CLE: pp. 4-9
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
boot-shaped country which juts down from Europe into the Mediterranean - Rome is its capital
a)
Italy
b)
Greece
c)
Sicily
d)
Crete
2.
Town in southern Italy which was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD
a)
Pompeii
b)
Rome
c)
Troy
d)
Athens
3.
Triangular island located just to the west of the toe of Italy. Mt. Aetna is located on this island. It was said that the monster Typhon was imprisoned underneath this mountain after his unsuccessful attack upon Zeus.
a)
Sicily
b)
Crete
c)
Tiber
d)
Athens
4.
River which flows on the north side of Rome. Romulus and Remus were left to die near the bank of this river, but a she-wolf nursed them until they were found by a passing shepherd.
a)
Tiber
b)
Styx
c)
Ohio
d)
Lethe
5.
A statement which demonstrates the sophisticated and extensive road system which the Romans created throughout the Mediterranean world
a)
All roads lead to Rome
b)
Rome wasn't built in a day
c)
veni, vidi, vici
d)
the Ides of March
6.
In this quote from the New Testament (written in the Greek language), Jesus explains that he is the beginning and the end.
a)
alpha & omega
b)
veni, vidi, vici
c)
Beware the Ides of March
d)
Nero fiddled while Rome burned
7.
Quote from William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar. A prophet spoke these words to Caesar to warn him about the conspiracy against his life.
a)
Beware the Ides of March
b)
veni, vidi, vici
c)
alpha & omega
d)
All roads lead to Rome
8.
Day on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC.
a)
Ides of March
b)
March 1st
c)
March 30th
d)
Kalens of March
9.
this emperor fiddled while Rome burned in 64 A.D.
a)
Nero
b)
Constantine
c)
Augustus
d)
Julius Caesar
10.
Famous words of Julius Caesar which mean ‘I came, I saw, I conquered.’
a)
veni, vidi, vici
b)
Et tu, Brute
c)
alea iacta est
d)
quid pro quo
11.
The first major road built in Italy. It was known as the Regina viarum, ‘the Queen of the Roads.’ It went from Rome to the east over the Apennine Mountains to the port city Brundisium in the ‘heel of the boot’ of Italy.
a)
Via Appia
b)
Colosseum
c)
Circus Maximus
d)
forum
12.
An ancient structure which carries large quantities of flowing water from lakes and mountains to cities.
a)
aqueduct
b)
forum
c)
Circus Maximus
d)
Colosseum
13.
The structure in ancient Rome where the chariot races were held. Shaped like an oval, it seated over 100,000 spectators. It literally means ‘the greatest circle/course (for racing).’
a)
Circus Maximus
b)
Colosseum
c)
forum
d)
Via Appia
14.
Huge amphitheater located in the center of Rome where popular gladiatorial games were held. It could seat almost 50,000 spectators.
a)
Colosseum
b)
Circus Maximus
c)
forum
d)
Via Appia
15.
Latin word meaning ‘marketplace, center of town.’ It was the political and public center of the city, and it included temples, the Senate house, the law courts, and commemorative statues & monuments to the glory of Rome. It now also means ‘a place of public discussion.'
a)
forum
b)
Colosseum
c)
Circus Maximus
d)
aqueduct
16.
Egyptian queen of the 1st century BC who had love affairs with 2 powerful Romans, Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.
a)
Cleopatra
b)
Minerva
c)
Helen
d)
Europ
17.
Roman emperor of the early 4th century AD. In 313 AD, he issued the ‘Edict of Milan’ which permitted religious freedom throughout the Roman empire and thus ended the persecution of Christians.
a)
Constantine
b)
Nero
c)
Augustus
d)
Julius Caesar
18.
brave Roman who prevented an invading army from crossing the only bridge across the Tiber river
a)
Horatius
b)
Augustus
c)
Romulus
d)
Nero
19.
Government of Rome which lasted over 500 years, beginning in 27 BC with Augustus and ending in 476 AD with Romulus Augustus.
a)
Roman empire
b)
Roman monarchy
c)
Roman republic
d)
dictatorship
20.
Latin poet of the 1st century BC who wrote the epic poem The Aeneid, the story of Aeneas and his fellow Trojans searching for a new home in Italy
a)
Vergil
b)
Homer
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Constantine
21.
Plant which grows along the Nile valley and was used to create writing materials in ancient times. The stalk of the this plant was cut into thin strips which were pressed together, dried, and smoothed to create a suitable writing surface.
a)
papyrus
b)
tabula
c)
olive
d)
myrtle
22.
7 letters which the ancient Romans used for their numbering system.
a)
Roman numerals
b)
forum
c)
Romance
d)
papyrus
23.
A language which is derived from Latin, the language of the Roman people. The 5 modern languages are Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, and French.
a)
Romance
b)
Roman numerals
c)
Germanic
d)
English
24.
Country in the Mediterranean Sea, east of Italy and north of the island Crete and west of Turkey
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Rome
d)
Troy
25.
Blind Greek poet of the 8th century BC who is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
a)
Homer
b)
Vergil
c)
Nero
d)
Achilles
26.
It tells of the 10 year war between the Greeks and the Trojans at Troy (= Ilium). The story is unified around a central theme, the rage of Achilles.
a)
Iliad
b)
Odyssey
c)
Aeneid
d)
Romance
27.
It tells the story of a hero's 10 year journey to return to his home Ithaca after the Trojan War. In English, it means ‘a long journey with many changes in fortune.’
a)
Odyssey
b)
Iliad
c)
Aeneid
d)
Achilles
28.
A Trojan who escaped the destruction of Troy by the Greeks and led the surviving Trojan refugees to their new home in Italy. Romulus & Remus, the twin brothers who founded Rome in 753 B.C., were his descendants.
a)
Aeneas
b)
Achilles
c)
Odysseus
d)
Icarus
29.
A weakness or vulnerable spot.
a)
Achilles' heel
b)
apple of discord
c)
sub poena
d)
tabula rasa
30.
the object which was one of the causes of the Trojan War
a)
apple of discord
b)
Achilles' heel
c)
ichor
d)
Hydra
31.
Phrase which refers to Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world.
a)
the face that launched 1000 ships
b)
Achilles' heel
c)
Rome wasn't built in a day
d)
All roads lead to Rome
32.
The decision by to award the Golden Apple (‘the Apple of Discord’ inscribed with the words ‘to the most beautiful’) to the goddess Aphrodite. This choice started the Trojan War.
a)
Judgment of Paris
b)
Achilles' heel
c)
Trojan horse
d)
Midas touch
33.
The most beautiful woman in the world. Paris gave the Apple of Discord to Aphrodite, and she fulfilled her promised to give him the most beautiful woman in the world.
a)
Helen
b)
Europa
c)
Hydra
d)
Jane
34.
Son of Priam & Hecuba, the king & queen of Troy, who caused the destruction of the city through his marriage to Helen.
a)
Paris
b)
Hector
c)
Achilles
d)
Odysseus
35.
Huge, wooden structure filled with Greek soldiers which caused the destruction of Troy. In English, it means ‘any person/group/thing that attempts to destroy an organization from within.’ E.g., in computer language, it is a virus which hides itself but causes great damage.
a)
Trojan horse
b)
Achilles' heel
c)
Judgment of Paris
d)
forum
36.
City in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) near the coast of the Aegean sea. Its site has been excavated and closely studied by modern archaeologists.
a)
Troy
b)
Rome
c)
Athens
d)
Tiber
37.
English noun meaning ‘a maze, a difficult puzzle, something extremely complex and intricate.’ In mythology, it was the huge maze which the inventor Daedalus constructed to house the Minotaur on Crete.
a)
labyrinth
b)
forum
c)
Hydra
d)
Trojan horse
38.
The body of water located between modern-day Greece and Turkey. The Greeks had to sail across this sea to attack the city Troy.
a)
Aegean
b)
Tiber
c)
Black
d)
Bosporus
39.
Mythological woman taken across the sea to the island Crete by a huge white bull, one of the many disguises of Zeus. A continent derives its name from this lover of Zeus.
a)
Europa
b)
Helen
c)
Hydra
d)
Jane
40.
Son of the great inventor Daedalus. In spite of a warning from his father, he flew too close to the sun, and the wax holding together his wings melted in the heat of the sun. He fell into the sea and gave his name to its waters.
a)
Icarus
b)
Hercules
c)
Pegasus
d)
Aegean
41.
Half-human, half-bull creature which was killed by the hero Theseus. It lived in the Labyrinth on Crete. It fed on the bodies of 14 Athenians who were forced to enter the Labyrinth each year.
a)
Minotaur
b)
Hydra
c)
Nemean lion
d)
Pegasus
42.
hero who performed 12 Labors and was granted immortality
a)
Hercules
b)
Achilles
c)
Aeneas
d)
Odysseus
43.
English adjective which means 'of extraordinary size or power' - it comes from the name of a famous Greek hero
a)
herculean
b)
jovial
c)
mercurial
d)
martial
44.
9-headed serpent killed by Hercules
a)
Hydra
b)
Nemean lion
c)
Pegasus
d)
Python
45.
any sailor who went with Jason on his quest for the Golden Fleece
a)
Argonaut
b)
astronaut
c)
cosmonaut
d)
Trojan
46.
race of giant creatures with 1 eye
a)
Cyclops
b)
Giants
c)
Argonauts
d)
Trojans
47.
3 goddess who controlled the destiny and life of every mortal - they are often shown weaving
a)
Fates
b)
Erinyes
c)
Sirens
d)
Muses
48.
substance which flows through the veins of the gods
a)
ichor
b)
ambrosia
c)
nectar
d)
marshmallow creme
49.
the 2-faced Roman god of beginnings and ends
a)
Janus
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Hermes
50.
the ability to turn anything into a success
a)
Midas touch
b)
Achilles' heel
c)
Nike nudge
d)
Victoria's magic
51.
9 goddesses who were associated with art, literature, and science
a)
Muses
b)
Fates
c)
Furies
d)
Sirens
52.
the handsome man who fell in love with his own reflection, wasted away, and died
a)
Narcissus
b)
Achilles
c)
Aeneas
d)
Midas
53.
winged horse tamed by Bellerophon - the offspring of Medusa & Poseidon
a)
Pegasus
b)
Hydra
c)
Minotaur
d)
Janus
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