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The Colosseum

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who Built the Colosseum

a)

Caesar Augustus Vespasinus

b)

Jewish slaves

c)

Romans

d)

Greeks

2.

Who ordered the construction?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Caesar Augustus Vespasinus

c)

Emperor Titus

d)

Emperor Nero

3.

Who was the emperor when it was finished?

a)

Emperor Nero

b)

Emperor Titus

c)

Emperor Vespasian

d)

Emperor Octavian

4.

How many animals and humans were slaughtered in the first games?

a)

5000

b)

2000

c)

500

d)

50

5.

What was it used for?

a)

Gladiator fights

b)

Reenactments of famous battles

c)

Animal taming

d)

Fishing

6.

Is it still standing today?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

In Ruins

7.

what animals were used?

a)

Lions, leopards, and Tigers

b)

Lions and leopards

c)

snakes

8.

how many years did it take to build.

a)

4

b)

9

c)

6

d)

8

9.

how many years was it used?

a)

20 years

b)

200 years

c)

400 years

d)

500 years

10.

where was it located?

a)

the center of the Roman Empire

b)

Greece

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

11.
A different name for the colosseum
a)
There is no other name
b)
Flavin Amphitheatre
12.
What was the colosseum made of
a)
Stone
b)
Bricks
c)

Roman Concrete

d)
sandstone
13.
How long did it take to build
a)
6-7 years 
b)
5-6 years
c)
6-8 years
d)
6-9 years
14.
Were there Female Gladiators
a)
Yes 
b)
No
15.

The Colosseum was built between ______ and _____

a)

70 AD and 82 AD

b)

72 AD and 80 AD

c)

80 AD and 92 AD

16.

The Colosseum was built under ______

a)

The Emperor Vespasian

b)

The Emperor Russian

c)

The Emperor Ming

17.

This magnificent monument was built with the man power of tens of thousands of _________

a)

soldiers

b)

villagers

c)

slaves

18.

The first game ever to be held were in _____

a)

100 AD

b)

80 AD

c)

72 AD

19.

Why did the colosseum get destroyed?

a)

Series of earthquakes

b)

Nero burnt it down

c)

Natural causes

d)

Neptune (planet) came crashing down and destroyed it

20.
The Colosseum was buit with the man power of tens of thousands of...
a)
Slaves
b)
Free men