WorksheetsDaily Life of Rome
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following games do you think the Romans had? (Choose multiple answers.)
Hide and Seek
Tag
Kites
Building Blocks
A crash in a Roman chariot race was called a what?
A ship wreck
A car crash
A train collision
A smackdown
The most important chariot races of Rome were held at a racetrack called the “Circus Maximus” which means what?
Large Animals
Big Circle
Crazy to the Max
Fast Race
Which item was used to preserve food and to sweeten it as well?
Mercury
Salt
Purple Dye
Lead
Which of the following did the Romans eat the least often?
Mice
Flamingos
Beef
Pork
Roman actors developed the art of pantomime (acting without words) because the audience members talked to each other during the entire performance.
True
False
The words "palace" and "capitol" that we use today come from the names of what geological features of Rome?
Rivers
Hills
Volcanoes
Plains
What was the most popular sport in Rome?
Boxing
The Olympics
Gladiator fights
Chariot racing
By the 3rd century AD, Rome had built how many miles of roads?
500
5,000
15,000
50,000
True or False: Women in ancient Rome dyed their hair with goat fat and beech wood ashes.
True
False
What is the name of the Roman marketplace?
The Agora
The Megara
The Forum
The Quad
What is the Roman name for a street?
Avenue
Via
Boulevard
Caesari
If you're a girl in ancient Rome and your name is Domitia, what is your sister's name?
How can we know that?
Damatia
Dalmatian
Domitia
Based on Roman gravestones, we know many Roman women did what?
Made silk
Made pottery
Made weapons
Made wool
Which of the following services did Roman baths not have?
Hairdressing
Wrestling
Dominoes
Leg waxing
At several locations in Rome, many public toilets were:
free to slaves, but others had to pay
Only for girls
Only for boys
Open to all
A favorite game of Roman children used what toy?
A ram's horn
A pig's bladder
Chicken feet
Horseshoes
