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Lesson 1.4: Roman Culture and Its Legacy

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought as gladiators?

a)

aristocrats

b)

slaves and criminals

c)

soldiers

d)

unemployed

2.

What is an example of satire?

a)

a medical book

b)

an astronomy book

c)

a book that makes fun of the leaders

d)

a book of poems

3.

What does "carpe diem" mean?

a)

seize the day

b)

seize the carp

c)

seize the sun

d)

seize the dime

4.

Who was NOT considered a citizen of Rome?

a)

women

b)

land owners

c)

slaves

d)

wealthy men

5.

What responsibilities did Roman citizens have?

a)

voting

b)

serving on jury

c)

serving in army

d)

all of the above

6.

What type of art used small tiles, stones, or broken pottery?

a)

sculpture

b)

mosaic

c)

poems

d)

architecture

7.

Which language is an example of a Romance language?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

German

d)

Russian

8.

True or False? Areas Romans conquered became "colonies"

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How was Roman culture able to enrich other civilizations?

a)

International trade routes

b)

Spread of Latin language

c)

By military force

d)

Foreigners were just in such awe of Roman achievement

10.

Why are some modern languages called "Romance Languages"?

a)

They developed to be more romantic

b)

They developed from the Romans language, Latin

c)

They were developed by Roman soldiers

d)

They make you sound friendlier

11.

How might people react to reading satire?

a)

laugh

b)

cry

c)

get angry

d)

yawn

12.

If English is not a romance language, how did Latin influence it?

a)

English words describe Roman culture

b)

English came into existence when the Romans ruled England

c)

English borrows many words from Latin

d)

It actually is a romance language

13.

Good orators are good at doing what?

a)

Writing poems

b)

Giving speeches

c)

Writing books

d)

Studying the stars