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Checkpoint B Culture & Proverb Questions - Nunc Agenda

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The letter "P" in the abbreviation SPQR refers to the Latin word

a)

pontifex

b)

praetor

c)

princeps

d)

populus

2.

Rome was founded in the year

a)

753 B.C.

b)

509 B.C.

c)

44 B.C.

d)

27 B.C.

3.

Which numeral is equivalent to the Roman numeral MDCLIX?

a)

1961

b)

1970

c)

1659

d)

1684

4.

Which Roman god was the father of Romulus and Remus?

a)

Mars

b)

Janus

c)

Bacchus

d)

Mercury

5.

Who was Cupid's mother, the goddess of love?

a)

Proserpina

b)

Latona

c)

Venus

d)

Minerva

6.

The name of the Roman festival that took place in December was

a)

Matronalia

b)

Liberalia

c)

Saturnalia

d)

Lupercalia

7.

The Greeks called the young god of love Eros. What did the Romans call him?

a)

Ianus

b)

Mars

c)

Bacchus

d)

Cupido

8.

According to mythology, the change of seasons is the result of Pluto's kidnapping of

a)

Ariadne

b)

Daphne

c)

Arachne

d)

Proserpina

9.

Which older couple entertained Jupiter and Mercury?

a)

Orpheus and Eurydice

b)

Perseus and Andromeda

c)

Pyramus and Thisbe

d)

Baucis and Philemon

10.

The secretary pro tem recorded the minutes of the meeting.

a)

for the time being

b)

recently elected

c)

bylaw

d)

with others