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Roman Customs and Superstitions
Roman Customs and Superstitions
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Adapted from Amazing Facts in World History
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1
While eating, it was considered polite to ...
raise a pinkie finger
tip the house slaves
insult the cook
belch
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When dining at someone's home it was polite for a guest to wrap up leftover food and...
give it to the poor
return it to the kitchen
take it home
give it to a priest
3
For Romans, a sign of leadership potential was if a child was born...
to parents over 30 years old
under a full moon
with a crooked nose
with large feet
4
Romans considered __ unlucky.
a rabbit's foot
the left side of anything
whistling after midnight
black cats
5
Before cutting down trees a Roman farmer would ...
see who owned the land
ask permission from a priest
sacrifice a pig
pay a fee to the emperor
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When Romans ate, they ...
sat at a table
reclined on a couch
stood up
sat on the floor
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In order to enjoy a feast longer, a guest would sometimes
chew on coffee beans
take a bath
take a nap
vomit
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The Romans felt that each family had a special guardian spirit known as ...
Caesar
Genius
Augustus
Cecil
9
A Roman soothsayer could tell the future and the desires of the gods by ...
reading a holy scroll
examining bumps on a person's head
studying the stars
examining a chicken liver
10
Some Romans kept a container of food for mice. When the mice grew fat they were
used in tossing games
sacrificed to the gods
stuffed with sausage and eaten
used to catch snakes
11
Romans considered it a sin to eat ...
a white dove
a baboon
an eel
a woodpecker
12
When a family member died, someone was ofter hired to ...
impersonate the dead person
write a biography
give a funeral speech
write a song about the person
13
When a guest was enjoying a feast at a banquet, they would sometimes...
kiss the host
light a candle
soak the food in wine
Use the toilet at the table
14
In order to protect themselves from fire, storms, poison, etc. Romans decorated their houses with
holly branches
mirrors
statues of gods
written prayers
15
When Romans married they started with a feast at the bride's home, next they traveled to the groom's home, and the groom
carried the bride into the house
left to go out to celebrate
lived alone for a month
received money from the bride's father
