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YOUNG WOMEN IN GREECE AND ROME
YOUNG WOMEN IN GREECE AND ROME
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1
This is known as "the ..................... fresco"
Lucretia
Pandora
Sappho
Sulpicia
2
Complete the quotation: "A man who teaches a woman to write should recognise he is providing ..." (Menander)
Arrows to a bow
Poison to an asp
A sword to a warrior
Teeth to a lion
3
In which type of marriage did the couple offer a cake to the chief priest?
usus
confarreatio
coemptio
4
Which of the following was the name of an educated Roman female who spoke in the law courts?
Scintilla
Armenia
Maesia
Melissa
5
What was the title for the male head of a household in Greece?
Kyria
Paterfamilias
Kyrios
Hetaira
6
What happened at the end of an Athenian wedding procession?
Dried fruit and nuts was thrown over the bride and groom
Part of the wedding cart would be burned
The bridge and groom opened presents
There was a wedding feast
7
Which of these types of marriage was the oldest?
coemptio
confarreatio
usus
8
What was the name of the amulet given to a Roman baby girl?
pulla
mulla
zulla
bulla
9
Spartan girls got married around ...
11
25
19
14
10
In which type of marriage was a bride symbolically sold to the groom?
coemptio
confarreatio
usus
11
What was the name of the Spartan woman who was a victor as a horse trainer at the Olympic Games?
Cynicsa
Androgyne
Maesia
Sulpicia
12
The pronuba was ...
A female official in some wedding ceremonies
The word for the cake the bride and groom ate
The Latin word for the dowry
The doucment that a bride and groom had to sign
13
Athenian girls got married around the age of ...
14
21
18
11
14
Which of these facts is NOT true of a bride's appearance on her wedding day
She would wear an deer brooch as a symbol of Diana
Her hair was parted into 6 separate locks
She wore a woollen belt around her waist
She wore a flame coloured veil
15
Which of the following was part of a Spartan marriage ceremony?
The married couple were given a gift of money
A big party
All of the above
The bride shaved her head
16
A roman bride might wear a ring on the ...
little finger of her left hand
3rd finger of her left hand
2nd finger of her right hand
2nd finger of her right hand
17
Which of the following did Spartan girls NOT do?
Dance
Throw the discus
Spin
Learn to read and write
18
Spartan girls exercised so that they could ...
Get a richer husband
Give birth to healthy babies
Do more housework
Fight in the army
19
Which of the following is true of a cum manu marriage?
The bride could inherit her husband's property
The bride legally still belonged to her own family
It was the most common form of marriage
The bride adopted the title of kuria
20
Which goddess did Athenian brides NOT normally sacrifice to?
Athene
Aphrodite
Artemis
Demeter
