WorksheetsHORATIUS
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Answer the following question:
What was Horatius Cocles’ rank in the army?
Soldier
Captain
General
Rifleman
Answer the following question:
Over which river was the bridge that connected the city of Rome to Janiculum built?
The River Nile
The River Tiber
The River Arrone
The River Fiora
Answer the following question:
How many men held off the Etruscans invaders on the other side of the bridge?
1 man (Horatius Cocles)
3 men (Horatius Cocles, Spurius Lartius, Titus Herminius)
2 men (Spurius Lartius, Titus Herminius)
4 men (Romulus, Horatius Cocles, Spurius Lartius, Titus Herminius)
Answer the following question:
Why did the Romans decide to cut the bridge?
To prevent the Roman army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion
To prevent the Etruscan army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion
To prevent the French army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion
To prevent the Germany army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion
Answer the following question:
Which 2 men were able to successfully move across the bridge prior to it falling?
Horatius Cocles and Titus Herminius
Spurius Lartius and Titus Herminius
Romulus and Titus Herminius
Spurius Lartius and Remus
Fill in the blanks
The consuls called an _______ meeting to discuss what was to be done.
security
Emergency
safety
rescue
Fill in the blanks
The approach to the bridge on the other side is very ______, said Horatius Cocles.
wide
narrow
dangerous
spacious
Fill in the blanks
The bridge was about to fall into the river _____.
Allia
Tiber
Aniene
Almone
Fill in the blanks
Saying a short prayer to Father Tiber, the god of the ______, Horatius Cocles dived.
Sea
River
Mountain
Himalaya
Fill in the blanks
Lars Porsenna was very impressed by Horatius's bravery and he called on him to ________.
resist
Surrender
withstand
seize
True and False
The bridge that connected Rome to Janiculum over the river Tiber was uniformly wide at all points.
True
False
True and False
Horatius Cocles was the first man to rush across the bridge prior to it falling into the river Tiber.
True
False
True and False
Horatius Cocles refused to surrender to Lars Porsenna.
True
False
True and False
Horatius Cocles died in the field of battle as he valiantly fought against the Etruscan forces by himself.
True
False
True and False
The Etruscans were relieved to see Horatius Cocles alive when he emerged from the river unharmed.
True
False
