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A revision quiz for OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation - Women in Greece and Rome
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1
Which of these was
not
part of Camilla's childhood?
Eating raw meat
Playing with tiny weapons
Drinking horse milk
Being thrown across a river
2
Which of these was
not
an option for an Amazon if she gave birth to a boy?
Expose him
Send him back to the dad
Kill him
Use him as a slave
3
On the
second
day of the Thesmophoria, the women...
Elected leaders on the Pnyx
Prayed for blessings for fertility
Sat on the ground covered in ashes
Buried pigs
4
What type of marriage is this? No formal ceremony, but the bride moves into the groom's house.
Confarreatio
Cum manu
Coemptio
Usus
5
What did the Oppian Law do?
Forced women to give up their money
Forced women to give up their jewellery
Forced men to give up their money
Forced women to spend less
6
Which of these is
not
a consequence for an Athenian woman if she has an affair?
Her husband keeps the dowry
She loses custody of her kids
She is instantly divorced
She is banned from religious festivals
7
In Rome, a
meretrix
was...
A pimp
A low class person
A prostitute
A brothel
8
Why did Penthesilea join in the Trojan War?
She was forced to
She wanted a glorious death
She hated the Greeks
She felt guilty about her sister's death
9
A
maenad
might be spotted by having all of these things
except
...
Loose hair
Leopard skin
Bull skins
Wooden staff/stick with a pinecone
10
Who is this? First an actress, then prostitute, had affairs with politicians & poetry about her
Clodia
Neiara
Cytheris/Lycoris
Aspasia
11
What did the Sibylline Books contain?
Greek poetry
Predictions of the future
The story of the first Sibyl
Descriptions of problems & how to fix thm
12
Helen of Troy was married to...
Menelaus
Paris
Tyndareus
Achilles
13
A
sine manu
marriage meant that the woman...
Didn't join her husband's family & didn't have a dowry
Joined her husband's family completely & had a dowry
14
Which of these was
legal
for a married Roman woman?
Freeing a slave
Making a will
Selling property
Inheriting from someone's will
15
Which was
not
part of the three day Athenian wedding process?
Burning the axle of the cart
Saying promises in front of witnesses
Giving toys & hair to Artemis
Having a bath
16
Women could do all of these things at the Great Panathenaia
except
..
Supervise the weaving of the peplos
Participate in the competitions
Participate in the procession
Weave the peplos for Athena's statue
17
Which is
true
about Sempronia?
She never murdered anyone
She danced inelegantly
She was stupid and uneducated
She is the best person ever
18
What was the
syssition
in Sparta?
The army dining hall
The wedding ceremony
The school for girls
The army barracks
19
What type of slave was a
vilica
?
Wet nurse
Household manager
Hairdresser & make-up artist
Nanny
20
Which cult existed first?
Plebeia Pudicitia
Patricia Pudicitia
21
What was
not
part of the upbringing of Spartan girls?
Learning to fight
Eating a basic diet
Learning reading, writing and maths
Doing sport alongside the boys
22
The Roman author (one of our set sources) who tells us about Tarpeia is...
Homer
Cicero
Livy
Plutarch
23
Which is
not
true about
porne
in Greece?
They stood in the street to advertise themselves
They were mostly slaves
They wore lots of make-up
They entertained clients e.g. singing, dancing etc.
24
Which of these is
false
about the
Pythia
?
She only worked 7 days a year
Anyone could ask her their question
She couldn't have sex
She had to be a virgin
25
The Romans tried to make the Sabine women happy after their rape by...
giving them Roman citizenship
letting them see their families
telling them they're beautiful
giving them beautiful clothes & gifts
26
Which of these things did Spartan society approve of for women?
Having multiple lovers
Doing domestic chores
Raising their children at home
Becoming rich
27
Was Agnodice a real woman?
No
That's a man
Yes
Only in my dreams
28
Zeus made Pandora as a punishment for humans because...
they insulted his wife, Hera
they didn't respect the gods
they got fire from Prometheus
they didn't do a sacrifice
29
Which work of art shows an Amazonomachy?
Ampharete Stele
Parthenon Scuptures
Bassae Frieze
Miss Gandy's wall paintings in her flat
30
What did Athenian women wear for funerals?
Their wedding clothes
Torn clothes & short hair
Their best clothes and jewellery
Black clothes & veils
31
All of these are requirements for the Flaminica Dialis
except
...
Had a confarreatio marriage
Married to Flamen Dialis
Had a coemptio marriage
Was a virgin before marriage
32
Which is
not
a requirement to be eligible for the Athenian Assembly?
A certain amount of money
No unpaid taxes
A penis
2 years military service
33
In Roman government, who ran the law courts?
praetor
consul
aedile
quaestor
34
Which is
not
a reason why Lucretia was considered an ideal Roman
matrona
?
Her chastity
She put on good dinner parties
She had many children
Her weaving skillzzzz
35
Which goddess is Camilla very similar to?
Artemis
Venus
Juno
Diana
36
Which of these is
false
about the worship of Bona Dea?
The Vestal Virgins led the sacrifice
It was organised by & in the house of the consul's wife
They sacrificed a pig
They covered pictures of men in the house
37
The
hetairai
were mostly made up of...
slaves
Spartan women
metics
Athenian citizens
38
Which of these things did Turia
not
do?
Give female relatives money for dowries
Speak in the law court
Have children
Hide her husband from thugs
39
Which fact about the Vestal Virgins is
false
?
They baked sacred cakes
They guarded important documents
They could write their own wills
They never put the sacred fire out
40
Which of these was
not
illegal for a Roman prostitute?
Working for the government
Being from a patrician family
Being beaten in public
Marrying a senator or senator's child
