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Latina I - Tarquinius et Sibylla PROBATIO

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHO was Tarquin the Proud?

a)

A king of Rome

b)

A soldier of Rome

c)

An ambassador of Rome

d)

A merchant of Rome

2.

WHAT did Tarquin like to do instead of his job?

a)

Host expensive parties

b)

Write his autobiography

c)

Fight in many battles

d)

Travel the kingdom

3.

WHAT special ability does a Sibyl uniquely possess?

a)

Hear the voices of the Gods

b)

Turn herself invisible at will

c)

Fight with the strength of ten men

d)

Summon terrible monsters

4.

WHAT was the name of the place the Sibyl traveled from to get to Rome?

a)

Cumae

b)

Etruria

c)

Ostia

d)

Pompeii

5.

WHAT items did the Sibyl bring with her and offer Tarquin as gifts?

a)

Paper Scrolls

b)

Exotic Spices

c)

Fine Jewelry

d)

Stone Tablets

6.

WHY did the Sibyl not allow Tarquin to look at the scrolls beforehand?

a)

He had to pay the price

b)

He had to perform a ritual

c)

He had to pray to Apollo

d)

He had to swear an oath

7.

WHAT was the reason Tarquin at first refused to buy the scrolls?

a)

Too expensive

b)

Too large

c)

Too old

d)

Too dangerous

8.

WHAT special feature did the Sibyl’s scrolls contain?

a)

Knowledge of Rome’s future

b)

Knowledge of Rome's gods

c)

Knowledge of Rome's enemies

d)

Knowledge of Rome’s history

9.

WHAT did the Sibyl do to her gifts when they were refused?

a)

Burned them

b)

Ripped them

c)

Replaced them

d)

Traded them

10.

HOW MANY scrolls were left in the end when the Tarquin finally bought them?

a)

Three

b)

Seven

c)

Five

d)

Nine

11.

HOW MANY of the scrolls remain today for us to study?

a)

None of them

b)

All of the originals

c)

Only part of one

d)

Copies of the originals

12.

WHAT is the name of the Roman temple where the scrolls were kept?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Pluto

c)

Neptune

d)

Mars

13.

WHEN were the scrolls taken out and used after they were placed in a temple?

a)

During a crisis

b)

During peacetime

c)

During a holiday

d)

During a funeral

14.

WHO in Rome was allowed to read and look at the scrolls when they were needed?

a)

Priests

b)

Generals

c)

Kings

d)

Senators

15.

WHAT eventually happened to the temple where the scrolls were held?

a)

It burned down

b)

It was remodeled

c)

It was invaded

d)

It flooded