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Numina, gods, cults, personal worship
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Worship of
numina
involved:
all of the above
bribery
uncertainty
sacrifice
2
The Roman name for the god Apollo:
Amon
Mithras
Apollo
Vulcan
3
The Capitoline Triad did
not
include:
Mars
Jupiter
Juno
Minerva
4
Of the 365 days on the Julian calendar, roughly what proportion were religious holidays?
a third
a tenth
half
a quarter
5
The
pomerium
is the:
boundary of the forum
dressing room in the bath complex
great sewer of Rome
boundary of the city
6
Do ut des
:
I give so that you will give
I gave at the office
I have given all I can
He gave all that he had to give
7
Numina were:
mileposts along the Via Appia
members of the Roman pantheon
pursuers of Orestes.
divine spirits present in everyday objects
8
Not identified with Vesta:
women's clothing
the hearth
virgins
Hestia
9
Pontifex
oversaw senate membership
24 lictors
master of the horse
bridge builder
10
The Romans learned how to read omens in the internal organs of sacrificed animals from the:
Etruscans
Trojans
Greeks
Phoenicians
11
Upon hearing
favete linguis
, worshippers should:
chant in order to please the numina
be silent
be watchful for favorable omens
begin the hymn
12
When sacrificing an animal, you are permitted to keep the:
bones
skin
fat
meat
13
Lares et penates
were abandoned by Aeneas in Troy
neither
both
were minor deities of the forest
14
The priest specially trained to read omens in the entrails of sacrificed animals:
haruspex
pontifex
windex
iudex
15
The College of Augurs read the auspices from:
the behavior of birds
lightning and thunder
neither
both
16
Not identified with Jupiter:
Job
Thor
Zeus
Ammon
17
vota
:
all of the above
like a contract
commemorated by an inscription
vows to the gods
18
The Romans likely heard stories about the gods (i.e. myths):
from the Babylonian epics
from prisoners of war
from the Cretans when the island became a province
from the Greeks of southern Italy
19
When performing a ritual, it is customary to cover one's:
feet
legs beyond the knee
head
eyes
20
The Sibylline Books were written by:
Vergil
the Oracle at Delphi
the Cumaean sybil
King Tarquin
21
All essential for a successful sacrifice
except
:
priest improvises prayers
salt, wine and spelt
functioning altar
flute player to keep victim calm
22
Roman gods were influenced by all
except
:
Etruria
Greece
the Near East
the Far East