Worksheets8.4 Roman Culture and Legacy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is NOT a major Roman contribution to the world?
art
language
law
gunpowder
What is the shared Roman and Greek culture known as?
Greco-Roman
Hellenistic
Elitist
Romanist
Small pieces of colored glass or tiles that make a design are called ___________.
hipsters
mosaics
grid art
collages
Roman sculptures typically . . . . .
make their subjects look ideal, almost perfect
make their subjects look like they do in real life
were made mainly of clay
were completed mostly by slave labor
The main language in ancient Rome was
Spanish
French
English
Latin
Which of these is NOT a Romance Language?
Spanish
English
Italian
Portuguese
The art of giving speeches
literary
oratory
libel
speechify
Which of these is NOT a famous Roman writer?
Cicero
Juvenal
Virgil
Studebaker (He can't even write his way out of a paper bag, pick this one)
The reason why gladiator games began in the first place
people were bored and invented a new sport
as a way to punish and torment the Christians
they were an Etruscan funeral custom
people needed something to bet on
Most gladiators were . . . . . .
soldiers
plebeians
slaves, prisoners of war, and criminals
patricians
The giant horse racing arena in Rome
Pantheon
Colosseum
Circus Maximus
Hippodrome
Ancient Roman Law code
Hammurabi's Code
The 12 Tables
Caesar's Code
The Ten Commandments
What U.S. state uses Roman Civil Law Code?
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Louisiana
New York
Roman author who developed the satire form of comedy
Pliny the Elder
Cicero
Juvenal
Studebaker the Elder
Juvenal's famous satirical quote about the Roman population . . . . .
The first will be last
Let them eat cake
I told you I was sick
we sold our votes for bread and circuses
