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WorksheetsThe House of the Vettii
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
The ruins of Pompeii show archeologists
How cities were set up in the 1st century B.C.E.
The daily life of a citizen of Pompeii
What kinds of food/food preparation were being used by the people
All of the above
Applying tint to plaster to paint an image into a wall is known as a _______
Fresco
Mural
Mosaic
Landscape
In the ruins of Pompeii, archeologists have uncovered many art pieces made of glass known as _______________
Murals
Mosaics
Fountains
Frescoes
Who owned the House of the Vettii? Select all that apply.
Aulus Vettius Conviva
Aulus Vettius Restitutus
Gaius Julius Caesar
Gaius Vettius Conviva
The brothers who owned the house were ex-slaves. What is the Latin word for "ex-slave"?
Insula
Compluvium
Liberti
Lararium
True or False: The earthquake of 62 AD had zero effect on this house.
True
False
The house has several unusual features. Which of the below are some of these features?
No tablinum (office / reception room for business clients)
Possibly had a gynaecium (women's quarters)
Extensive range of "Fourth Style" wall paintings.
All of the above.
The entrance to the domus was very important for creating an impression on viewers. Which fresco(es) is / are in the entrance?
Priapus Weighing his Phallus
A sheep with the attributes of Mercury
The Death of Pentheus
Perseus and Andromeda
In which room of the house is the fresco depicting Priapus?
The Atrium
The Entrance
The Tablinum
The Triclinium
Which of these are features of the atrium in the House of the Vettii, specifically?
A staircase off the atrium suggests there may have been stables attached.
There was no tablinum off the atrium, which was unusual.
The south side of the atrium used to be walled up.
There was no impluvium / compluvium.
The compluvium in the atrium is designed to ......
Let rain water in.
Be an entrance / exit to the room.
Be a type of sundial.
Give visitors a glimpse of the peristylium beyond the atrium.
In the small atrium of the House of the Vettii, was a (a) . This was an altar where the family would pray to the household gods.
The Peristylium: Typically of the wealthy middle class, the garden was cluttered with ___________ , __________________ and ___________ .
(a)
The architectural style of the Peristylium was _________________ , meaning "Greek inspired".
Hellenistic
Greek
Romantic
Hellene
The triclinium was the ....
Dining room
Garden
Office / reception room
Bedroom
The architecture / design of the triclinium in the House of the Vettii was very deliberate. It's main goals were to .....
Give diners beautiful views of the well-decorated garden.
Show off the owners' taste, e.g. with fashionable Fourth Style frescoes on the walls.
Be a meeting room / a place to do business.
Be a place where the whole family could eat together.
Water was an important aspect of life in the House of the Vettii - it was both decorative and functional. Which of these was a decorative purpose?
Used in the kitchen.
Used in the toilet.
Used in the fountains.
Used in the public bath house.
Water was piped into the house for decorative uses (e.g. for use in the fountains). Where was it piped in from?
The public baths.
The local aqueduct.
The springs / river.
The impluvium.
In the northern triclinium, the theme of the frescoes is "love between the gods and mortals".
What are the themes of the frescoes in the southern triclinium?
Theban myths
Hubris
Hecules
Pentheus
"Oecus" is the Latin name for which room in the house?
(a)
The culina was the .....
Bedroom.
Living room.
Garden.
Kitchen.
Overall, this house exhibits a good deal of high quality, expensive features. Why did the owners want to show off their wealth?
Why might the owners spend so much money on frescoes about hubris / the gods? (e.g. The Death of Pentheus fresco in the southern triclinium)
As an offering to the gods - to show they are humble, and should not be punished.
To show their visitors how cultured, wealthy, and humble they are.
They wanted their visitors to have something nice to look at.
To remind themselves and their visitors to respect the gods.
True or false: The presence of a lararium (shrine) in the house shows that the owners were religious.
True
False
True or false: The owners clearly cared about their image in society, based on the way they designed the house.
True
False
True or false: The Latin name for "living room" is oecus.
True
False
True or false: The Latin word for "bedroom" is NOT cubiculum.
True
False
The Latin word for "ex-slave" is (a)
In Pompeii and Herculaneum, it was ______________ for slaves to become free, and possibly wealthy.
Choose all that apply.
Unusual.
Common.
Possible.
Quite likely.
How do we know the brothers who owned the House of the Vettii were quite wealthy? Give as many reasons as you can!
