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NLE Intro Culture 1999

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cornerstone of the public library reads MCMXLII. This tells you that it was dedicated in

a)

1902

b)

1922

c)

1942

d)

1962

2.

The French word ami, the Spanish word amigo and the Italian word amico all come from the Latin word meaning

a)

friend

b)

horse

c)

mother

d)

forest

3.

Graecia is the Latin word for the country

a)

Spain

b)

Greece

c)

Italy

d)

France

4.

The Roman province of Gallia is the modern-day country of

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Germania

5.

When a Roman father said, "Quaenam est tempestas hodie?" he was asking

a)

Where are you going?

b)

What is the weather today?

c)

Is dinner ready?

d)

Why are you angry?

6.

Quis erat dea lunae et silvarum?

a)

Juno

b)

Diana

c)

Vesta

d)

Minerva

7.

Teams of horse-drawn chariots competed in the

a)

Circus Maximus

b)

basilica

c)

Curia

d)

thermae

8.

If you receive a per diem salary, you are paid

a)

daily

b)

monthly

c)

yearly

d)

weekly

9.

Their parents were Mars and Rhea Silvia, but a wolf nursed them in infancy. Who were they?

a)

Neptune and Pluto

b)

Jupiter and Juno

c)

Apollo and Diana

d)

Romulus and Remus

10.

In the story of Jason and the Argonauts, the Harpies are malodorous creatures.

a)

powerful

b)

timid

c)

beautiful

d)

bad-smelling

11.

The famous Roman orator Cicero wrote essays, speeches, letters, and so forth.

a)

Nota Bene

b)

id est

c)

et cetera

d)

Post Scriptum

12.

When your teacher says, "Ambula ad ianuam," you should

a)

go to the blackboard

b)

walk to the door

c)

put down your pen

d)

finish your test