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Augustus

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Augustus was born with which name?

a)

Octavianus

b)

Octavius

c)

Octaviani filius

d)

Augustus

2.

One of Octavianus's biggest enemy was...

a)

Gaius Crassus

b)

Iulius Caesar

c)

Marcus Cicero

d)

Marcus Antonius

3.

What does the title Augustus mean?

a)

The First among Equals

b)

The Revered One

c)

The Chosen One

d)

The Most Important One

4.

When did the battle in the Teutoburg Forest take place?

a)

9 AD

b)

9 BC

c)

1 AD

d)

14 AD

5.

What is the name of Augustus's biographer?

a)

Aeneas

b)

Horatius

c)

Vergilius

d)

Suetonius

6.

Suetonius writes: tribus legionibus caesis.

What do we call this grammatical construction?

a)

indirect speech (oración indirecto)

b)

gerundivium

c)

ablativus absolutus

d)

participle

7.

Which tense (= tiempo) is the word erat?

a)

imperfect (=pretérito imperfecto)

b)

perfect (=pretérito perfecto)

c)

pluperfect (=pluscuamperfecto)

d)

present (=presente)

8.

Augustus's own work is also called...

a)

Monumentum Kyrenaeum

b)

Monumentum Anchoragium

c)

Monumentum Ancyranum

d)

Monumentum Antoniarum

9.

Who was Aeneas?

a)

Augustus's grand-father

b)

The father of Anchises

c)

The founder of Rome

d)

Venus's son

10.

The most important work of Vergilius is called

a)

Aeneis

b)

Aeneas

c)

Ilias

d)

Odysseia

11.

Aeneas goes to the underworld (=Hades) with his father Anchises. What does Anchises tell his son?

"Son, don't forget to...

a)

debellare subiectis

b)

parcere superbos

c)

regere pacique morem

d)

regere imperio populos

12.

On the forum Romanum you can find the Curia Iulia. What was it used for in Roman times?

a)

baths

b)

a temple

c)

the meeting place for senators

d)

the consul's office

13.

The Roman god Iupiter had which extra honorary title?

a)

Pater Patriae

b)

Magnus

c)

Optimus Quisque

d)

Optimus Maximus

14.

The biographer Suetonius writes that Augustus lost only two battles omnino nec alibi quam in Germania. What are the names of the two Roman generals of these battles?

a)

Lollius and Varus

b)

Varus and Arminius

c)

Arminius and Drusus

d)

Lollus and Varius

15.

Augustus was honoured by the Senate for his virtues (virtutes). What are two of these virtues called in Latin?

a)

iustitia et virgines

b)

augustitia et clementia

c)

clementia et pietas

d)

pietas et superbia

16.

What was the second most important office in the Roman Republic?

a)

censor

b)

aedilis

c)

consul

d)

praetor

17.

How old was Augustus/Octavianus when Jesus Christ was born?

a)

19

b)

64

c)

41

d)

they did not live at the same time

18.

Which tense is the Latin word accepit?

a)

present

b)

imperfect

c)

perfect

d)

it is a participle (=un participio)

19.

In Roman times, what was a basilica used for?

a)

as a temple

b)

as a place for political speeches

c)

as a gathering place for elections

d)

as a law court

20.

A very important social class in Rome was called

a)

senatus

b)

equi ordo

c)

equester ordo

d)

populus