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After losing some heat to the hot rooms the hot air goes on to warm the?
apodytērium
tepidārium
frigidārium
palaestra
2
What was the Greeks method of heating
Hot water beneath the baths
A fireplace
Water heated in tanks over a furnace.
Campfires in the center of the room.
3
When were community baths seen again
18th century
20th century
19th century
17th century
4
What was the boiler to heat the water made of?
Copper
Metal
Iron
Bronze
5
Who was Seneca?
Artist
Writer
Politician
Athlete
6
Who was the Roman writer who lived uncomfortably close to the set of baths?
Seneca
Terrence
Plautus
Maximus
7
What was the name of the cold room?
Tepidārium
Frigidārium
Caldārium
Strigil
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What were the domed roofs on the bathhouses made of?
Bricks
Concrete
Metal
Straw
9
What was stolen most often in the baths?
Ring
Money
Raw material
Clothes
10
Why did the bathing custom die?
There was a water shortage
The baths spread diseases
The baths to too expensive to operate
The Roman Empire collapsed
11
What was the ‘frigidārium’ used for?
A cool bath
Snacks
Exercise
Massage
12
Were the baths leisurely or for work?
Leisurely
Work
Neither but for a chore
13
What was done at a tepidarium?
Where you would go to the toilet
Where you chatted
Where you dried off
Where you would get changed
14
What was the heating system called?
The hypocaust
Hot air system
The hydrologic system
The holocaust
15
What decorative item was at the baths?
Statues of the emperor
Pottery
Statues of famous athletes
Statues of animals
16
Why were there naturally heated springs?
The region was volcanic
The sun was hotter in that area
The region was near the coast
The temperature was hot
17
What was placed on the furnace
Stone boiler
Bronze boiler
Copper boiler
Lead boiler
18
What did they use to dry themselves?
Steam
Nothing
A blunt knife
A towel
19
What is the floor held up by in the baths?
Small stone columns
Bricks
Small brick piles
Small stone piles
20
What did Romans use instead of soap
Lemon Juice
Olive Oil
Gasoline
Water
21
At the entrance to the baths what does Caecilius (or anyone) have to do to enter?
Pay a small admission fee
Show their status in the community
Show their sporting skills
Do a little dance
22
How had the previous method of heating the baths worked before romans
Using tiles
Heating the water in tanks
Using holes
Heating the floor
23
What were the domes of the naturally heated bathes made out of?
Concrete
Wood
Glass
Stone
24
What is the path of the bath?
Entrance hall, tepidarium, hot tub, caldarium, frigidarium
Entrance hall, hot tub, tepidarium, frigidarium, caldarium
Hot tub
Frigidarium, caldarium, hot tub, tepidarium entrance hall
25
How many bathrooms did the average Pompeiian household have?
2
1
3
None
26
What are braziers
Portable metal containers in which wood was burnt
Another name for the statues in the baths
Tiles of the bath roofs
Small containers in which olive oil is held
27
Where was the flues built into
The wall
The baths
The water
The floor
28
In the bay of Naples, how were natural springs heated?
They weren’t heated
The area was volcanic
The sun
The Hypocaust system
29
What is the latin word for the changing-rooms?
tepidārium
palaestra
apodytērium
triclīnium
30
What was the fuel most commonly burnt in the furnaces?
Wood
Coal
Paper
Charcoal
31
What was a popular exercise?
Wrestling
Throwing a large ball
Fencing with a wooden sword
All of the above
32
Who were the first people to make public baths
Greeks
Romans
Ottomans
Egyptians
33
Who does the bronze statue represent
A boxer
A hair- plucker
The owner of the bath house
Caecilius
34
What was the Romans heating method called?
Hypocaust
Hippopotamus
Hyperactive
Hyperdrive
35
How do you remove oil in the cleaning process?
You don’t
You fry an egg on it
Strigel
knife
36
Did women bathe with men
On occasion
Always
I’m not sure
Never
