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Italy Geography and Culture
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Which is NOT a geographic feature of the peninsula of Italy?
islands (Sicily and Sardinia)
many active volcanoes (Vesuvius)
Mountains (Apennines)
deserts
2
Italians like Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, and Marconi are known for what inventions?
telephone, radio
violin, radio
radio, improvements to the telescope
improvements to telescope, violin
3
Italy is the birthplace of the piano, violin, and what type of music?
jazz
Milan
opera
La Scala
4
If you were a barbarian, you wouldn't be able to speak ____________.
Italian
Portugese
Latin
Spanish
5
If you served on the assembly in Ancient Rome, which group would you come from?
Patricians
Plebeians
Senate
Consuls
6
Rome serves as the capital of Italy and was the capital of the Roman Empire and _____________.
architecture
christianity
civilization
The Vatican
7
The Ides of March is an important date in Roman history because______________.
It celebrates Julius Caesar helping the poor
It is when Julius Caesar became a general in the Roman army
It is when Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by Senate
It is when Julius Caesar took over the Senate
8
Italy was home to many famous artists such as______________.
Leonardo da Vinci, Dante, Donatello
Donatello, Botticelli, Mona Lisa
Dante, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael
9
This huge public entertainment center was home to many gladiators.
the Colosseum
the forum
the Grand Pantheon
the senate
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The Carthagian general Hannibal fought against Rome in the _____________ .
Plebeian Wars
North African Wars
Punic Wars
Hannibal Wars
