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WorksheetsRCL - 4. Housing
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Where is the House of Octavius Quartio located?
Herculaneum.
Rome.
Pompeii.
Ostia.
The House of Octavius Quartio shows a design focus moving from the atrium to which other feature?
The many bath complexes in the house.
The shops and street front.
The peristyle and garden.
The service area.
What was the greatest feature of the House of Octavius Quartio?
The grand facade.
The garden.
The elaborate atrium.
The bronze statues.
What was found in one of the two front rooms that functioned as shops in The House of Octavius Quartio ?
A wooden partition.
A portrait of Diana.
A ring with the name 'Octavius Quartio'.
A mosaic of the Nile.
What features did the impluvium ofThe House of Octavius Quartio have?
A central statue.
A deep well.
A water jet and was surrounded by flower boxes.
A marble lining only.
What did the peristyle open onto?
The main street.
A small office.
A shaded walkway overlooking the garden.
The stables and mercantile areas of the buildings.
What was located under the shaded walkway?
The kitchen.
A canal lined with garden statues.
The cellar.
The slave quarters.
What was probably housed in the canal under the shaded walkway?
Birds.
Rare plants.
Fish.
Amphorae.
The paintings on the west end of the house showed scenes from which myth?
Hercules and the Trojan War.
Diana and Actaeon.
Narcissus and Pyramus.
Menander's plays.
What was Actaeon's fate in the myth painted on the west wall?
He was turned into a statue.
He was ripped to death by his own hunting dogs.
He was blinded and left to wander the forests alone forever.
He married Diana.
The large reception room on the north side of the garden was decorated with scenes from the life of Hercules and which other conflict?
The Punic Wars.
The Trojan War.
The Roman Civil War.
The Persian Wars.
What was located to the east of the reception room, and had space for two couches instead of three?
The waiting area for clients outside of the house.
The main triclinium.
An outside dining area.
The stable.
Which two mythological stories were shown next to the outside dining area?
Romulus and Remus; Aeneas' Journey.
The Judgement of Paris; Achilles' Rage.
Narcissus; Pyramus and Thisbe.
The Odyssey; The Aeneid.
What was located at the end of the garden?
The kitchen (culina).
A shrine to Diana and Actaeon.
A statue of the emperor.
A private bath suite.
What street-facing feature outside the house was likely used by clients?
Two front rooms.
Stone seating.
A garden shrine.
A water jet.
How were Roman towns typically designed?
Randomly around a central forum.
In a grid form with streets built at right angles.
Following natural geographical features.
In concentric circles with reference to the maze-like structure of Daedalus' labyrinth.
What was the Roman term for a city block, literally meaning 'island'?
Domus.
Villa.
Insula.
Forum.
Which type of housing was occupied by the small minority of rich Romans?
Insula.
Villa.
Domus.
Taberna.
The majority of Romans, who were poor, lived in which type of building?
Domus.
Villa.
Insula.
Triclinium.
Approximately how many total apartments (flats) were there in Rome's insulae?
Fewer than 2,000.
Up to 40,000.
Around 10,000.
Over 100,000.
How many storeys high could insulae potentially be built?
1-2.
Usually 3-5, but up to 7.
Never more than 3.
Between 7 and 10.
What was a significant danger for the occupants of insulae due to their construction and density?
Flooding.
Earthquakes.
Fire.
Plague.
What did Cicero joke about concerning his buildings?
They were too expensive.
They never stopped trying to get dinner invitations from him.
They had large cracks and even the mice had moved out.
They were poorly decorated.
In a domus, where was the water supply collected?
Via a shared street fountain.
In the cistern of the peristylium.
In the impluvium in the atrium.
From a well in the hortum.
What was the tablinum primarily used for in a domus?
The kitchen.
The master bedroom.
The office or study for the paterfamilias.
The formal dining room.
What was the name for the small bedroom in a Roman house?
Culina.
Cubiculum.
Fauces.
Hortum.
The main body of the domus focused around the atrium and which columned courtyard?
Fauces.
Triclinium.
Tablinum.
Peristylium.
What was the term for the ground floor level in an insula that was often used for storage or living space above the street-facing shops?
Atrium.
Mezzanine.
Impluvium.
Cubiculum.
What were the best-preserved examples of domus found in?
Ostia Antica.
Rome.
Pompeii/Herculaneum.
Roman Britannia.
What were domus ground floor rooms facing the street often used for?
Workshops only.
Offices for politicians.
Shops.
The family's private reception rooms.
Where is the Insula of Diana located?
Pompeii
Rome
Herculaneum
Ostia
Why is the Insula of Diana particularly well-known?
It was the largest in the empire
It is very well preserved and heavily reconstructed
It was the only one with shops
It had a private garden
Where was the relief showing Diana, after which the insula is named, located?
Above the main entrance
In the inner courtyard on the ground floor
On the first-floor balcony
In the communal living area
The Insula of Diana has how many sides that face the street?
One
Two
Three
Four
What was the purpose of the central, roofless courtyard in the Insula of Diana?
Cooking
Religious sacrifice
Providing light
Gathering for political meetings
What did the central courtyard contain for water?
A pipe from a nearby aqueduct
A large fountain
A cistern
An impluvium
What was located on the ground floor of the Insula of Diana, opening onto the street?
Apartments
Gardens
Shops
The landlord's office
What did the shops on the ground floor have above them?
An atrium
A colonnade
Mezzanines
A storage cellar
Where were the shared toilet facilities located in the Insula of Diana?
On the top floor
On the ground floor
Inside each apartment
Outside the building
How many staircases led to the upper floors of the Insula of Diana?
One, internal and highly decorated
Two, both external
Three: two external and one internal
Four, one in each corner
The Insula of Diana probably had how many floors in total?
2
3
4
5
What shared facility was located on the first floor of the Insula of Diana, in addition to apartments?
Communal impluvium
Communal living area and communal toilets
Shared triclinium
Shared kitchen (culina)
The apartments on the first floor of the Insula of Diana typically had how many rooms?
1
2
3
4
Who typically owned properties like the Insula of Diana?
The tenants themselves
The wealthy, for rental income
The state
The local shopkeepers
In the Insula of Diana, the apartments were located on which sides of the courtyard?
Only the street-facing sides
The two sides not facing the street
On all four sides
Only the sides with the external staircases
Where is the House of the Wooden Partition located?
Pompeii.
Ostia.
Herculaneum.
Rome.
What is the house named after?
A wooden statue in the atrium.
The wooden roof beams still in place.
The wooden partition separating the tablinum from the atrium.
A wooden fence in the peristyle.
What preserved the wooden remains in this house, giving an indication of the decorations?
Being buried under ash.
Being sealed in an air-tight room.
Being carbonised by the pyroclastic surge.
Being constantly wet by a fountain.
How many stories did the House of the Wooden Partition have?
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
What feature for clients was located outside the house on the street?
A small fountain.
Benches.
A statue.
A private entrance.
What feature was located in front of the impluvium in the large atrium?
A carbonised bed.
A large wall painting.
A marble display table with a fountain.
A small household shrine.
The wooden partition between the tablinum and the atrium was designed to function as what kind of door?
A single hinged door.
Sliding double doors.
A curtained doorway.
A rotating door.
The peristyle in this house featured which architectural element?
A pool for swimming.
A large temple.
A colonnade.
A grand staircase.
What was found preserved as carbonised remains inside the house?
A wagon.
A silver collection.
A bed or couch.
A boat.
What bordered the House of the Wooden Partition?
An empty field.
The city walls.
Shops.
Another large domus.
Where is the House of Menander located?
Herculaneum.
Ostia.
Rome.
Pompeii.
Who was Menander, after whom the house is named?
The original owner.
The architect.
A Greek comic playwright.
A Roman emperor.
Where was the portrait of Menander located?
In the atrium.
On the wall of the peristylium.
On a floor mosaic.
In the tablinum.
A striking feature of this house is that one can see all the way from the entrance through to the wall at the back of which area?
The atrium.
The triclinium.
The peristylium.
The cubicula.
The atrium contained a staircase and what elaborate feature?
A large kitchen.
A bath suite.
A large statue of the owner.
A household shrine.
What was depicted on the walls of the atrium?
Scenes of the owner's life.
Scenes from the Trojan War, including the wooden horse.
Hunting scenes.
Scenes from the myth of Diana.
What type of room, indicating great wealth, was located in the south-west of the house?
A stable.
A suite of baths.
A private theatre.
A library.
What was the focus of the House of Menander, surrounded by large reception rooms?
The atrium.
The street front.
The peristylium.
The fauces.
What was depicted on the floor mosaic of the green room in the north-west?
A tragic mask.
The river Nile.
Menander's plays.
Hunting dogs.
Besides the portrait of Menander, what two other types of frescos were found near the second household shrine?
Farming scenes and gladiators.
Tragic masks and another portrait.
Landscapes and still life.
Emperors and military leaders.
The house was so large it had two separate what?
Entrances.
Gardens.
Service areas.
Dining rooms.
What was located in the service area stretching east from the peristyle?
The silver collection.
A kitchen and toilets.
A stable with a wagon and amphorae.
The owner's private suite.
What was the service area stretching east thought to indicate about the owner?
They were a politician.
They were the owner of a farming estate.
They were a Greek playwright.
They were a merchant.
What valuable find was discovered in the cellars of the service area stretching west?
Gold coins.
Bronze statues.
A collection of silver plates, trays, and spoons.
Rare scrolls.
The service area stretching west contained a kitchen, toilets, cellars, and a second what?
Tablinum.
Smaller atrium.
Triclinium.
Stable.
