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Mosaic Trivia!
Mosaic Trivia!
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1
What caused an increase in portraiture and figures in Roman mosaics?
Rome's Conquering of Greece
The Reign of the 5 Good Emperors
The Death of Nero
The rise of Christianity
2
Where were the oldest known mosaics found?
Egypt
Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq)
Hittite City (modern-day Turkey)
Greece
3
Who was the first king of Rome?
Henry
Grace
Romulus
Priya
4
What does this mosaic say?
No Solicitors
Beware Dog!
Welcome!
Pet the Dog!
5
What priesthood presided over Lupercalia and its religious rights?
The Vestal Virgins
The Luperci
The Epulones
The Augures
6
What is a tesserae?
A Small Tile
A Temple
A Shack
A Stylus
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What was Lupercus the god of?
new beginnings
fertility and Shepards
desire and creativity
the huntm
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Lupercalia was the last pagan Roman holiday celebrated after Christianity became the main religion of the Roman Empire.
True
False
9
What did mosaics often depict?
All of the above
Hunting
Mythological scenes
Historical figures
10
Who would be the Roman goddess that most likely would preside over Valentines Day?
Venus
Diana
Proserpina
Vesta
11
Where in Tucson is this mosaic?
Basis Tucson Primary
Downtown
The Foothills
Reid Park
12
What myth does Lupercalia celebrate?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Orpheus and Eurydice
Cupid and Psyche
Romulus and Remus
13
Which Roman God would probably have been the god of mosaics?
Mars
Apollo
Janus
Jupiter
14
Who is depicted in the following mosaic?
Achilles
Ulysses/Odysseus
Jason
Aeneas
15
What was the Roman equivalent of Valentine's Day
Saturnalia
Consualia
Lupercalia
Parilia
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Where were mosaics most commonly found in the house?
The Floors
The Garden
The Impluvium
The Study
17
In what cave at the base of the Palatine Hill were Romulus and Remus supposedly raised by the She-Wolf Lupa?
Perama
Casa Romuli
Lupercal
Callixtus
18
When was Lupercalia celebrated
February 12
February 14
February 13
February 15
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What were most mosaics commonly made up of?
various metals
fabrics
small stones
carved clay
20
What is the name of the wolf that raised Romulus and Remus
Lupercal
Lupercus
Lupa
Lupercina
21
When did Lupercalia occur?
March 15th
February 15th
February 5th
January 12th
22
When was our BTN JCL chapter originally founded?
2018
2015
2019
2016
23
From which latin verb does the word “tile” derive?
tegere
tenere
tacere
tollere
