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Roman Calendar

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Much of our knowledge about the Roman calendar before the reforms of __________ in 46 BC remains educated guesswork.

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

the priesthood

c)

Pope Gregory XIII

d)

Lepidus

2.

Originally, the Roman year began on

a)

March 1st

b)

January 1st

c)

December 1st

d)

May 1st

3.

What is the Latin name for the first day of the month?

a)

Kalendae

b)

Idus

c)

Nonae

4.

What is the Latin name for the 7th/9th day of the month?

a)

Kalendae

b)

Idus

c)

Nonae

5.

If you were to take this exam on the Nones of March, what date would that be?

a)

March 1

b)

March 7

c)

March 13

d)

March 15

6.

Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. LXXIX.

a)

39

b)

61

c)

79

d)

81

7.

What day does the Nones usually fall on?

a)

1st

b)

5th

c)

13th

d)

21st

8.

JOMM stands for what months?

a)

June

b)

October

c)

July

d)

March

e)

May

9.

In the JOMM months the Nones falls on the _______ and the Ides on the ________ days.

a)

5th ....13th

b)

9th....15th

c)

7th....15th

d)

9th....13th

10.

If the Ides of March falls on the 15th. What date is the Nones of March?

a)

1st

b)

5th

c)

7th

d)

13th

11.

Pridie means

a)

(on) the day before

b)

the next day

c)

birthday

d)

father's day

12.

According to the Roman dating system, prīdiē Īdūs Martiās was

a)

March 12

b)

March 14

c)

March 16

d)

March 18

13.

According to the Roman calendar, prīdie Kal. Iān. fell on

a)

December 29

b)

December 31

c)

January 1

d)

January 3

14.

What date does prīdiē Kalendās Iānuāriās represent?

a)

December 31

b)

January 1

c)

January 5

d)

January 15

15.

Inclusive counting means you count...

a)

the item you start with and the item you end with

b)

the item you end with but not the one you start with

c)

the item you start with but not the one you end with

d)

just the items between the starting and ending items

16.

Ante diem means

a)

the day after

b)

day before

c)

contrary to the day

d)

next day

17.

The Romans used a.d. as an abbreviation for ....

a)

ad diem

b)

ante diem

c)

ante deum

d)

annum dierum

18.

ante diem III Idus Februarias would be ...

a)

10th of February

b)

11th of February

c)

18th of February

d)

3rd of February

19.

a.d. IX Kalendas Januarias is

a)

Dec 22

b)

Dec 28th

c)

Jan 9th

d)

Dec 24th

20.

Nonis Juliis is

a)

July 13th

b)

June 13th

c)

July 7th

d)

July 5th