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The Forum

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What place is the commercial, administrative, and religious life of Pompeii?

a)

forum

b)

basilica

c)

thermae

d)

amphitheatre

2.

The forum was surrounded on all sides by what?

a)

a colonnade

b)

a wall

c)

a forest

d)

houses

3.

Which one of the following was NOT a major purpose in the forum?

a)

Commercial business

b)

Religious center

c)

Administrative purposes

d)

Living quarters

4.

Which one of following is not true about Eumachia?

a)

a priestess

b)

wealthy woman

c)

patroness of clothworkers

d)

the empress

5.

What was the purpose of the large stone blocks at the entrance ways?

a)

to take tickets for entry to the forum

b)

a nice surface for graffiti

c)

to allow wagons into the forum

d)

to block wheeled traffic

6.

Apollo was the god of:

a)

love and beauty

b)

wisdom and warcraft

c)

messengers and thieves

d)

law, medicine, and music

7.

An open space, similar to a town center, where people would gather to meet or sell objects.

a)

Forum

b)

Basilica

c)

Temple of Jupiter

d)

Baths

8.

A building in the forum where people would carry out business and to administer the law.

a)

Basilica

b)

Theatrum

c)

Thermae

d)

Amphitheatrum

9.

A temple in Pompeii dedicated to the king of gods.

a)

Templum Iovis

b)

Templum Isidis

10.

A place to take a bath in Pompeii.

a)

Thermae

b)

Theatrum

c)

Amphitheatrum

11.

A large theater meant for watching plays.

a)

Forum

b)

Basilica

c)

Theatrum

d)

Amphitheatrum

12.

The home of gladiatorial combats.

a)

Theatrum

b)

Amphitheatrum

c)

Marcellum

d)

Basillica

13.

Did women ever work in business?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

There were statues of famous people in the forum.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Who is the greatest of the Roman gods?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Apollo

c)

Venus

d)

Isis