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Let's get married… and divorced!
Let's get married… and divorced!
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Roman weddings, marriage, divorce with theater and Equestrian social status as well
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1
What year marks the beginning of the regular Roman drama?
320 BC
210 BC
300 BC
240 BC
2
Like most ancient civilizations, Romans were able to marry their close relatives.
true
false
3
The actors were always male.
False
True
4
What did the bride need for the marriage?
a dress
gladiators' blood
love and affection
a dowry (payment)
5
Could divorced women marry again?
no
yes
6
What color were the stripes on an Equestrian's tunic?
none of the above
they didn't have stripes
red
purple
7
Romans built their theaters out of _____ until the until the final years of the republic.
bricks
Wood
stone
All of the above
8
What happened to an unfaithful wife in a divorce?
she was shunned
she was fed to lions
she moved in back with her father
she recieved half her dowry back
9
If the audience didn't like the play, they would throw ....
Stones
Food
All of the above
Sticks
10
To be considered an Equestrian, you or your property must be worth at least...
400000 denaii
400000 assarius
400000 antonininaus
400000 sestertii
11
The theater of Epideums held _____ amount of people.
9,000
6,000
20,000
14,000
12
How was divorce done?
they said bye and left each other
signed some papers
was illegal
declared in front of 7 witnesses
13
The equestrian class was originally made up of ...
senators
extremely weathly individuals
members of the Roman Calvary
none of the above
14
Equestrians were below Senators in social class order.
True
False
15
How were the marriages arranged?
arranged by the groom's family
arranged by two families
by going on dates
arrangements by the emperor
16
Citizens were not allowed to marry prostitutes or actresses.
false
true
17
Equestrians were all of the following except...
tax collectors
bankers
miners
school teachers
18
Women married in their mid-twenties.
True
False
19
Who relaxed the restriction that freed slaves could not marry anyone?
Juilius Ceasar
A representative of the government
Emperor Augustus
The people
20
What was a divorce?
a statement to end the marriage
a declaration not to live together anymore
to get married
idk
