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Ancient Roman Civilization
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1
Who was the Roman god of war?
Mercury
Mars
Ares
Juno
2
What Roman god carried a giant trident and was god of the sea?
Jupiter
Mars
Neptune
Vulcan
3
What other civilization did the Romans borrow many of their gods from?
Persian
Egypitian
British
Greek
4
Who killed Julius Caesar?
Cleopatra
Brutus
Pompey
Bruno
5
All of the planets except one in our solar system get their names from Greek and Roman mythology. Which one doesn't?
Earth
Mercury
Pluto
Jupiter
6
From what Roman god of fire do we get the word volcano?
Vulcan
Jupiter
Ceres
Mercury
7
Hannibal crossed the Italian Alps with what "monsters?"
elephants
Julius Caesar and his army
pirates
Roman Gods
8
The Roman Republic tried to expand around which sea?
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Atlantic Ocean
9
What temple was generally considered the most important in Rome?
The Temple of Augustus
The Temple of Diana
The Temple of Mars
The Temple of Jupiter
10
Who were the second-class citizens of ancient Rome?
Plebeians
senate
slaves
Patricians
11
What Roman god was king of the gods and god of thunder and lighting?
Neptune
Jupiter
Apollo
Mars
12
Minerva was born from whose head?
Jupiter
Venus
Zeus
Mars
13
A
legend
is a story about real events or people in history, but may be exaggerated.
False
True
14
Who was the god of the harvest and has a winter holiday named after him?
Saturn
Apollo
Jupiter
Mercury
15
What does the phrase
veni, vidi, vici
mean?
Rome is the greatest
I came, I saw, I lost
I came, I saw, I conquered
Live, laugh, love
16
Some of the Romans believed that the gods and goddesses lived in a palace on the very top of where?
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Machu Picchu
Mount Olympus
17
Who is the son of Venus? He fell in love with Psyche.
Hades
Venus
Juno
Cupid
18
Who was goddess of love and beauty? (Greek Aphrodite)
Cupid
Venus
Diana
Minerva
19
Who was the god of the underworld, the dead?
Neptune
Pluto
Jupiter
Mercury
20
Who was the messenger of the gods? He was as fast as a flash.
Bacchus
Neptune
Pluto
Mercury
21
What is the place called that looks like a football stadium where gladiators fought?
Pantheon
Aqueduct
Roman Forum
Colosseum
22
What did Romans race for entertainment?
carriages
elephants
race cars
chariots
23
Which goddess's symbols included the moon, the snake, and the bow and arrow? Goddess of the hunt.
Diana
Minerva
Venus
Ceres
24
Which god was a shape-shifter and turned pirates into dolphins?
Neptune
Pluto
Apollo
Bacchus
25
Who were the twins that Roman legend says founded the city of Rome?
Diana and Apollo
Cupid and Psyche
Caesar and Pompey
Romulus and Remus
26
Roman Patricians were not allowed to recline on dining couches during meals.
True
False
27
Which Roman goddess was Jupiter's wife and the goddess of marriage? Also considered protector of wives.
Ceres
Juno
Diana
Venus
28
Thor and Zeus and Jupiter the same Gods in different mythologies.
False
True
29
Which Roman god shares his name with a Greek god?
Apollo
Hermes
Mars
Cupid
30
Who did the Romans worship?
Romulus and Remus
The Roman Legion
The Greek Gods
The Roman Gods