WorksheetsRoman Culture Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
What famous Roman hero held off the Etruscan army while his fellow soldiers tore down the only bridge leading to Rome?
Horatius Cocles
Mucius Scaevola
Manlius
Cincinnatus
Who released all evils into the world by opening a box she was told never to open?
Ceres
Pandora
Arachne
Diana
Which of the following events happened last?
the end of the Trojan War
the reign of Augustus, the first emperor
the growth of the Senate during the Roman Republic
the expulsion of the kings from Rome
For the ancient Romans, Pluto's kidnapping of Proserpina to the Underworld was used to explain...
the seasons
volcanic eruptions
earthquakes
the rainbow
The top students were proud to receive an extra seal on their diplomas noting that they were graduating __________.
summa cum laude
S.P.Q.R.
persona non grata
anno Domini
Quid est animal? Est parvum et in villa saepe habitat. Novem vitas habet. Mus ab animali fugit.
elephantus
equus
piscis
feles
What part of your body do you use to carry out the action of the verbs currere, ambulare, and stare?
caput
oculi
manus
pedes
What do you need if you tell your teacher, "Necesse est mihi ire ad latrinam"?
a drink of water
the window opened
another textbook
a bathroom trip
If a bird flew in a straight line from Hispania to Graecia, it would be flying...
north
south
east
west
What open area in ancient Rome was used for gathering army and for voting by citizens?
Via Appia
Circus Maximus
Campus Martius
Colosseum
What Roman goddess was the twin of Apollo?
Diana
Vesta
Juno
Minerva
"To the fairest," "Beware of Greeks even bearing gifts," and "The face that launched a thousand ships" are phrases commonly associated with...
The Trojan War
the founding of Rome
the Punic Wars
the fall of the Monarcy
