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A revision quiz for OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation - Women in Greece and Rome
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1
All of these are requirements for the Flaminica Dialis
except
...
Married to Flamen Dialis
Was a virgin before marriage
Had a coemptio marriage
Had a confarreatio marriage
2
Which of these is
not
a consequence for an Athenian woman if she has an affair?
She is instantly divorced
She loses custody of her kids
Her husband keeps the dowry
She is banned from religious festivals
3
Which fact about the Vestal Virgins is
false
?
They baked sacred cakes
They never put the sacred fire out
They guarded important documents
They could write their own wills
4
What was
not
part of the upbringing of Spartan girls?
Doing sport alongside the boys
Learning reading, writing and maths
Learning to fight
Eating a basic diet
5
Which is
not
true about
porne
in Greece?
They entertained clients e.g. singing, dancing etc.
They were mostly slaves
They wore lots of make-up
They stood in the street to advertise themselves
6
Which of these was
legal
for a married Roman woman?
Selling property
Freeing a slave
Inheriting from someone's will
Making a will
7
The
hetairai
were mostly made up of...
slaves
Spartan women
metics
Athenian citizens
8
Helen of Troy was married to...
Menelaus
Paris
Achilles
Tyndareus
9
Which of these was
not
illegal for a Roman prostitute?
Working for the government
Marrying a senator or senator's child
Being beaten in public
Being from a patrician family
10
Which of these is
false
about the worship of Bona Dea?
It was organised by & in the house of the consul's wife
The Vestal Virgins led the sacrifice
They covered pictures of men in the house
They sacrificed a pig
11
The Romans tried to make the Sabine women happy after their rape by...
giving them beautiful clothes & gifts
giving them Roman citizenship
telling them they're beautiful
letting them see their families
12
What did the Sibylline Books contain?
The story of the first Sibyl
Descriptions of problems & how to fix thm
Predictions of the future
Greek poetry
13
On the
second
day of the Thesmophoria, the women...
Prayed for blessings for fertility
Elected leaders on the Pnyx
Sat on the ground covered in ashes
Buried pigs
14
The Roman author (one of our set sources) who tells us about Tarpeia is...
Plutarch
Cicero
Livy
Homer
15
Which of these was
not
part of Camilla's childhood?
Eating raw meat
Drinking horse milk
Being thrown across a river
Playing with tiny weapons
16
A
sine manu
marriage meant that the woman...
Joined her husband's family completely & had a dowry
Didn't join her husband's family & didn't have a dowry
17
What did Athenian women wear for funerals?
Their best clothes and jewellery
Their wedding clothes
Black clothes & veils
Torn clothes & short hair
18
Which of these things did Spartan society approve of for women?
Becoming rich
Raising their children at home
Having multiple lovers
Doing domestic chores
19
Was Agnodice a real woman?
Only in my dreams
Yes
No
That's a man
20
Which of these things did Turia
not
do?
Have children
Give female relatives money for dowries
Speak in the law court
Hide her husband from thugs
21
In Roman government, who ran the law courts?
consul
aedile
quaestor
praetor
22
What type of slave was a
vilica
?
Hairdresser & make-up artist
Wet nurse
Nanny
Household manager
23
Why did Penthesilea join in the Trojan War?
She felt guilty about her sister's death
She wanted a glorious death
She hated the Greeks
She was forced to
24
In Rome, a
meretrix
was...
A low class person
A brothel
A prostitute
A pimp
25
Which of these was
not
an option for an Amazon if she gave birth to a boy?
Kill him
Use him as a slave
Send him back to the dad
Expose him
26
Which work of art shows an Amazonomachy?
Ampharete Stele
Bassae Frieze
Parthenon Scuptures
Miss Gandy's wall paintings in her flat
27
Women could do all of these things at the Great Panathenaia
except
..
Supervise the weaving of the peplos
Participate in the procession
Weave the peplos for Athena's statue
Participate in the competitions
28
Zeus made Pandora as a punishment for humans because...
they didn't do a sacrifice
they insulted his wife, Hera
they didn't respect the gods
they got fire from Prometheus
29
Which goddess is Camilla very similar to?
Artemis
Diana
Juno
Venus
30
What did the Oppian Law do?
Forced women to give up their jewellery
Forced women to give up their money
Forced men to give up their money
Forced women to spend less
31
Which is
true
about Sempronia?
She never murdered anyone
She danced inelegantly
She is the best person ever
She was stupid and uneducated
32
Which is
not
a requirement to be eligible for the Athenian Assembly?
2 years military service
A certain amount of money
No unpaid taxes
A penis
33
Which of these is
false
about the
Pythia
?
She only worked 7 days a year
She couldn't have sex
She had to be a virgin
Anyone could ask her their question
34
What type of marriage is this? No formal ceremony, but the bride moves into the groom's house.
Cum manu
Confarreatio
Usus
Coemptio
35
A
maenad
might be spotted by having all of these things
except
...
Wooden staff/stick with a pinecone
Bull skins
Leopard skin
Loose hair
36
Which is
not
a reason why Lucretia was considered an ideal Roman
matrona
?
She put on good dinner parties
She had many children
Her weaving skillzzzz
Her chastity
37
Who is this? First an actress, then prostitute, had affairs with politicians & poetry about her
Aspasia
Clodia
Cytheris/Lycoris
Neiara
38
What was the
syssition
in Sparta?
The wedding ceremony
The army dining hall
The army barracks
The school for girls
39
Which was
not
part of the three day Athenian wedding process?
Giving toys & hair to Artemis
Burning the axle of the cart
Having a bath
Saying promises in front of witnesses
40
Which cult existed first?
Patricia Pudicitia
Plebeia Pudicitia
