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Duplicate of Roman Religion
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Numina, gods, cults, personal worship
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1
The College of Augurs read the auspices from:
the behavior of birds
both
lightning and thunder
neither
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Roman gods were influenced by all
except
:
the Near East
Greece
Etruria
the Far East
3
The Romans learned how to read omens in the internal organs of sacrificed animals from the:
Greeks
Phoenicians
Trojans
Etruscans
4
The Romans likely heard stories about the gods (i.e. myths):
from the Cretans when the island became a province
from prisoners of war
from the Greeks of southern Italy
from the Babylonian epics
5
Numina were:
pursuers of Orestes.
members of the Roman pantheon
divine spirits present in everyday objects
mileposts along the Via Appia
6
Lares et penates
neither
both
were minor deities of the forest
were abandoned by Aeneas in Troy
7
The Sibylline Books were written by:
King Tarquin
the Cumaean sybil
Vergil
the Oracle at Delphi
8
Do ut des
:
I give so that you will give
I gave at the office
He gave all that he had to give
I have given all I can
9
Upon hearing
favete linguis
, worshippers should:
chant in order to please the numina
begin the hymn
be silent
be watchful for favorable omens
10
All essential for a successful sacrifice
except
:
functioning altar
priest improvises prayers
flute player to keep victim calm
salt, wine and spelt
11
The
pomerium
is the:
boundary of the forum
boundary of the city
great sewer of Rome
dressing room in the bath complex
12
When sacrificing an animal, you are permitted to keep the:
skin
fat
meat
bones
13
vota
:
like a contract
vows to the gods
all of the above
commemorated by an inscription
14
Worship of
numina
involved:
bribery
sacrifice
uncertainty
all of the above
15
The priest specially trained to read omens in the entrails of sacrificed animals:
haruspex
windex
iudex
pontifex
16
Of the 365 days on the Julian calendar, roughly what proportion were religious holidays?
a third
a quarter
a tenth
half
17
Not identified with Jupiter:
Job
Ammon
Thor
Zeus
18
Pontifex
bridge builder
oversaw senate membership
master of the horse
24 lictors
19
The Roman name for the god Apollo:
Apollo
Amon
Mithras
Vulcan
20
The Capitoline Triad did
not
include:
Mars
Minerva
Jupiter
Juno
21
When performing a ritual, it is customary to cover one's:
head
eyes
legs beyond the knee
feet
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Not identified with Vesta:
women's clothing
the hearth
Hestia
virgins