Latin 1A Culture Review

Question 1

A "lararium" was used to

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Worship household gods

Question 2

Which volcano destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum?

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Vesuvius

Question 3

What mythological creature was a combination of a goat, a lion, and a dragon?

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Chimaera

Question 4

Who tried and failed to drive the Chariot of the Sun?

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Phaethon

Question 5

Romans saw gladiator fights in the...

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amphiteatrum

Question 6

Who in this picture is wearing a TOGA?

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pater

Question 7

Why would Romans go to a taberna?

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to buy food

Question 8

Which god of the forge made the weapons, armor, and jewelry of the gods?

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Vulcan

Question 9

What Roman god was called Zeus in Greek?

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Jupiter

Question 10

What king was sentenced to starve in the underworld, after trying to feed his children to the Gods?

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Tantalus

Question 11

Which subject DID Roman boys typically learn in upper levels of school?

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Literature

Question 12

Who in this picture is wearing a STOLA?

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mater

Question 13

What meal was CENA?

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dinner

Question 14

If a Roman man was going to his tonsor, why was he going there?

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For a shave or haircut

Question 15

Who was the messenger of the gods?

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Mercury

Question 16

Which of the following statements about Roman funerals is true?

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Romans put tombs outside of the city

Question 17

Which Roman god or goddess was called Hera in Greek?

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Juno

Question 18

What mountain was believed to be the home of the Gods?

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Olympus

Question 19

The slave who accompanied a Roman boy to school was called a...

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paedagogus

Question 20

Which hero strangled a pair of snakes sent to kill him, when he was only a baby?

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Hercules

Question 21

Which is NOT a Romance language?

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German

Question 22

What kind of gladiator is this?

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murmillo

Question 23

What mythological creature was half horse and half man?

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Centaur

Question 24

Romans held trials in a...

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basilica

Question 25

Where did Roman students usually write during their lessons?

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On wax tablets

Question 26

Where were Roman girls usually educated?

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At home

Question 27

The frigidarium, caldarium, and tepidarium are names of

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rooms at the baths

Question 28

Where would a coquus work?

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culina

Question 29

What was the main room of a Roman house?

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atrium

Question 30

Medusa's face could turn people into...

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Stone

Question 31

Neptune carried what weapon to symbolize his power?

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A trident

Question 32

What kind of gladiator is this?

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retiarius

Question 33

What Roman god was called Hades in Greek?

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Pluto

Question 34

Jupiter, King of the Gods, carried a...

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Thunderbolt

Question 35

What structure carried drinking water throughout the Roman empire?

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aquaeductus

Question 36

The words "tunica," "soleae" and "palla" are all

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clothing

Question 37

Which Roman leader was assassinated on the Ides of March, as commemorated in the coin below?

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Julius Caesar

Question 38

What holiday did the Romans celebrate in December, giving slaves special privileges and days off?

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Saturnalia

Question 39

What king turned everything he touched into gold?

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Midas

Question 40

Who was sentenced to pushing a rock up a hill forever in the Underworld?

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Sisyphus

Question 41

Which Roman god had two faces and protected doorways and new beginnings?

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Janus

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