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HORATIUS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Answer the following question:

What was Horatius Cocles’ rank in the army?

a)

Soldier

b)

Captain

c)

General

d)

Rifleman

2.

Answer the following question:

Over which river was the bridge that connected the city of Rome to Janiculum built?

a)

The River Nile

b)

The River Tiber

c)

The River Arrone

d)

The River Fiora

3.

Answer the following question:

How many men held off the Etruscans invaders on the other side of the bridge?

a)

1 man (Horatius Cocles)

b)

3 men (Horatius Cocles, Spurius Lartius, Titus Herminius)

c)

2 men (Spurius Lartius, Titus Herminius)

d)

4 men (Romulus, Horatius Cocles, Spurius Lartius, Titus Herminius)

4.

Answer the following question:

Why did the Romans decide to cut the bridge?

a)

To prevent the Roman army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion

b)

To prevent the Etruscan army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion

c)

To prevent the French army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion

d)

To prevent the Germany army from crossing and in doing so halt their invasion

5.

Answer the following question:

Which 2 men were able to successfully move across the bridge prior to it falling?

a)

Horatius Cocles and Titus Herminius

b)

Spurius Lartius and Titus Herminius

c)

Romulus and Titus Herminius

d)

Spurius Lartius and Remus

6.

Fill in the blanks

The consuls called an _______ meeting to discuss what was to be done.

a)

security

b)

Emergency

c)

safety

d)

rescue

7.

Fill in the blanks

The approach to the bridge on the other side is very ______, said Horatius Cocles.

a)

wide

b)

narrow

c)

dangerous

d)

spacious

8.

Fill in the blanks

The bridge was about to fall into the river _____.

a)

Allia

b)

Tiber

c)

Aniene

d)

Almone

9.

Fill in the blanks

Saying a short prayer to Father Tiber, the god of the ______, Horatius Cocles dived.

a)

Sea

b)

River

c)

Mountain

d)

Himalaya

10.

Fill in the blanks

Lars Porsenna was very impressed by Horatius's bravery and he called on him to ________.

a)

resist

b)

Surrender

c)

withstand

d)

seize

11.

True and False

The bridge that connected Rome to Janiculum over the river Tiber was uniformly wide at all points.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True and False

Horatius Cocles was the first man to rush across the bridge prior to it falling into the river Tiber.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True and False

Horatius Cocles refused to surrender to Lars Porsenna.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True and False

Horatius Cocles died in the field of battle as he valiantly fought against the Etruscan forces by himself.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True and False

The Etruscans were relieved to see Horatius Cocles alive when he emerged from the river unharmed.

a)

True

b)

False