WorksheetsNLE Culture II
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Senate met where?
a)
curia
b)
amphitheatrum
c)
templum
d)
thermae
2.
Who in Roman society wore a bulla?
a)
mothers
b)
merchants
c)
senators
d)
children
3.
The Roman night was divided into four watches. What was the Latin term for these periods of time?
a)
hōrae
b)
vigiliae
c)
mēnsēs
d)
merīdiēs
4.
The Roman day was divided into 12 ____ of daylight and 12 _____ of night.
a)
hōrae
b)
vigiliae
c)
mēnsēs
d)
merīdiēs
5.
The Roman year was originally divided into 10 (which later became 12) of these.
a)
hōrae
b)
vigiliae
c)
mēnsēs
d)
merīdiēs
6.
Who in ancient Rome would make predictions based on flights of birds?
a)
aedilis
b)
augur
c)
paterfamilias
d)
tribunus plebis
7.
What Roman official was in charge of building and maintaining public buildings (aedificia)?
a)
aedilis
b)
augur
c)
paterfamilias
d)
tribunus plebis
8.
What was the Roman legal term for the head of a household?
a)
aedilis
b)
augur
c)
paterfamilias
d)
tribunus plebis
9.
What Roman official was supposed to represent the common people in government?
a)
aedilis
b)
augur
c)
paterfamilias
d)
tribunus plebis
10.
An inscription on the Pantheon reads: M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT. According to this inscription, Agrippa, was a
a)
pontifex maximus
b)
consul
c)
freedman
d)
merchant
11.
An inscription on the Trevi Fountain in Rome reads: PERFECIT BENEDICTUS XIV PONT. MAX. According to this inscription, Benedict XIV, like other popes, used what title from classical Rome?
a)
pontifex maximus
b)
consul
c)
freedman
d)
merchant
12.
What was the name of the wax-covered board on which Romans would write with a stilus and smooth over to write upon again?
a)
strigilis
b)
mappa
c)
tābula
d)
lyra
13.
What was the term for the napkin that Romans would sometimes take home from feasts filled with leftovers?
a)
strigilis
b)
mappa
c)
tābula
d)
lyra
14.
What was the name of the little stick that exercising Romans would use to remove "unguentum"?
a)
strigilis
b)
mappa
c)
tābula
d)
lyra
15.
If people promise “to do my duty to God, country, and family,” they are pledging their
a)
gravitās
b)
auctoritās
c)
dignitās
d)
pietās
16.
What main room of a Roman house had an impluvium and compluvium as well as a shrine to the household gods?
a)
cubiculum
b)
atrium
c)
culina
d)
triclinium
17.
Where would a Roman go to shop, to socialize, and to hear speeches?
a)
Forum
b)
Colosseum
c)
Circus Maximus
d)
Pantheon
18.
The terms impedīmenta, lēgātus, auxilia, and castra are all associated with Roman
a)
funerals
b)
government
c)
housing
d)
military
19.
What group of distinguished citizens met in the Curia and advised the consuls during the Roman Republic?
a)
reges
b)
plebes
c)
senatores
d)
clientes
20.
What open area in ancient Rome was used for gathering the army and for voting by citizens?
a)
Via Appia
b)
Circus Maximus
c)
Campus Martius
d)
Colosseum
21.
With what common Roman activity are strigilēs, unguentum, and tepidārium associated?
a)
gladiatorial fights
b)
public bathing
c)
chariot racing
d)
stage productions
22.
The tunica rēcta, the flammeum, and sex crīnēs are terms related to
a)
funerals
b)
triumphs
c)
chariot races
d)
weddings
23.
The primary duty of a praetor in the Roman government was
a)
to sponsor public games
b)
to judge trials
c)
to mint money
d)
to maintain the water supply
24.
During what Roman event were wax masks of ancestors typically used?
a)
sacrifices
b)
births
c)
funerals
d)
athletic competitions
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