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Roman Culture Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What famous Roman hero held off the Etruscan army while his fellow soldiers tore down the only bridge leading to Rome?

a)

Horatius Cocles

b)

Mucius Scaevola

c)

Manlius

d)

Cincinnatus

2.

Who released all evils into the world by opening a box she was told never to open?

a)

Ceres

b)

Pandora

c)

Arachne

d)

Diana

3.

Which of the following events happened last?

a)

the end of the Trojan War

b)

the reign of Augustus, the first emperor

c)

the growth of the Senate during the Roman Republic

d)

the expulsion of the kings from Rome

4.

For the ancient Romans, Pluto's kidnapping of Proserpina to the Underworld was used to explain...

a)

the seasons

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

earthquakes

d)

the rainbow

5.

The top students were proud to receive an extra seal on their diplomas noting that they were graduating __________.

a)

summa cum laude

b)

S.P.Q.R.

c)

persona non grata

d)

anno Domini

6.

Quid est animal? Est parvum et in villa saepe habitat. Novem vitas habet. Mus ab animali fugit.

a)

elephantus

b)

equus

c)

piscis

d)

feles

7.

What part of your body do you use to carry out the action of the verbs currere, ambulare, and stare?

a)

caput

b)

oculi

c)

manus

d)

pedes

8.

What do you need if you tell your teacher, "Necesse est mihi ire ad latrinam"?

a)

a drink of water

b)

the window opened

c)

another textbook

d)

a bathroom trip

9.

If a bird flew in a straight line from Hispania to Graecia, it would be flying...

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

10.

What open area in ancient Rome was used for gathering army and for voting by citizens?

a)

Via Appia

b)

Circus Maximus

c)

Campus Martius

d)

Colosseum

11.

What Roman goddess was the twin of Apollo?

a)

Diana

b)

Vesta

c)

Juno

d)

Minerva

12.

"To the fairest," "Beware of Greeks even bearing gifts," and "The face that launched a thousand ships" are phrases commonly associated with...

a)

The Trojan War

b)

the founding of Rome

c)

the Punic Wars

d)

the fall of the Monarcy