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Rays History Alive Chapters 35 & 38 Review
Rays History Alive Chapters 35 & 38 Review
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1
How did patrons support the arts?
They sold the art.
They trained the artists.
They made the art.
They paid the artists.
2
Poor Romans worked instead of going to school.
True
False
3
What would you expect to see visiting a FORUM in Rome?
A central gathering place
a track for chariot racing
a site of fights with lions
a wealthy country house
4
Who made decisions about Roman trials when someone committed a crime?
senate
emperor
a jury
the vitim
5
Which statement is true of Rome's roads, bridges, and aqueducts?
They were usually made of wood.
They were the greatest in the ancient world.
They were copied from those of the Greeks.
They were weak and fell apart quickly.
6
What was a typical home for a POOR ROman?
villa outside city walls
house in the country
dirty, cramped apartment
marble house
7
What was the purpose of an ATRIUM?
It was used to play MUSIC.
It shut out NOISE.
It decorated the FLOORS.
It let in LIGHT.
8
What did many wealthy Romans do when the city got hot in the summer?
covered their skin with fresh mud
limited their diet to bread and milk
slept in rooms below ground level
moved to their estates in the country
9
All Romans faced the same degree of punishment for the same crimes.
True
False
10
Why was fighting a regular event in the Colosseum?
to decide who should be emperor
to express the anger of the poor
to entertain the audience
to protect the city from raids
11
Rich Romans had kitchens.
True
False
12
Where can you see these foods mice in honey, roasted parrots, salted jellyfish, snails in milk
in the stands at a chariot race
at a wealthy Roman's dinner
in a major offering to the gods
at a poor Roman's breakfast
13
Which of the following was a main weakness that led to the fall of Rome?
Romulus Augustus was allowed to have a private army.
The emperor was too far away from Rome to rule well.
Romans never developed a good way to transfer ruling power.
The Plebians did not understand how to make new laws.
14
Which modern languages developed from Latin?
Spanish and French
Dutch and German
Greek and Turkish
Polish and Irish
15
What would you see at CIRCuS MAXIMUS?
fast food
chariot races
concert
gladiator contests
16
What is the main purpose of aqueducts?
boat transportation
transport water to Roman citizens
trade
fishing
17
Why was the Roman Empire hard to defend?
Rulers were unwilling to fight.
There were not enough ships.
Small population
It had a very long border (large area)
18
What was the name of the cultural flowering in Europe based on Greek and Roman ideas?
Enlightenment
New Age
Renaissance
Dark Age
19
What happened in 476 C.E., often considered to mark the fall of Rome?
Rome ceased to be a republic.
Carthage defeated Rome.
Rome surrendered to Persian invaders.
The last emperor in Rome was removed.
20
Which of the following is an accurate statement for Rome?
Only men could attend musical performances.
Both the rich and poor could attend musical performances.
Only the rich women could attend musical performances.
Only the rich Romans could attend musical performances.
21
Which of the following is TRUE in Rome?
Both the rich and poor attended gladiator contests.
Men and women sat together at the Colosseum.
ONLY the rich could go to the baths.
Only wealthy men competed as gladiators.
22
How were the Romans able to build bigger arches than anyone before them?
by mixing stone and sand with cement to make CONCRETE
by CAPTURING skilled builders to work as slaves
by designing OUTDOOR stadiums for sports events
by placing domes ON TOP of their vaults
23
Most people in the Roman Empire lived in
the city
the country
villas
apartment buildings
24
When did a man become a paterfamilias?
when his own father died
when he got married
when he gave his toys to the gods
when he became a grandfather
25
Rich Romans had more free time.
True
False
26
"All people have rights" is based on...
Natural Law
Wise Law
Honorary Law
Roman Law
27
Poor Romans lived in large houses made of marble.
True
False
28
Family life was controlled and ruled by the....
senate
mother
paterfamilias
emperor
29
The Romans worshipped
many gods
one god
animals
plants
30
Thermopolia is a...
thermometer
fast food shop
large house
arena
