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WorksheetsStage 9 Culture
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
When did Caecilius go to the baths?
early in the morning
middle of the afternoon
late at night
Which is true?
Many Pompeiians had baths in their homes.
Many Pompeiians did NOT have baths in their homes.
Who is the ostiarius?
doorkeeper
slave who uses oil
masseur (person who gives massages)
exercise area
palaestra
apodyterium
tepidarium
caldarium
frigidarium
warm room with benches lining the walls, kind of like a sauna
palaestra
apodyterium
tepidarium
caldarium
frigidarium
changing room where you undressed and handed off your clothes to a slave
palaestra
apodyterium
tepidarium
caldarium
frigidarium
hot room where you bathe in a large, rectangular bath
palaestra
apodyterium
tepidarium
caldarium
frigidarium
cold room with a pool of unheated water
palaestra
apodyterium
tepidarium
caldarium
frigidarium
Did Romans use soap?
yes
no, they only used water
no, they used olive oil
What is the oil scraper called?
strigil
scraperus
apodyterium
ostiarius
Which Roman writer wrote about the baths?
Seneca
Caecilius
Cicero
Caesar
Who did the Romans learn to build baths from?
Greeks
Persians
Chinese
Americans
What was the Roman central heating system called?
hypocaust
strigil
ostiarius
palaestra
What was the most common fuel for furnaces?
wood
gas
candle wax
coal
