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Culture Questions Flashcards

1
Q

What garment was the symbol of citizenship in ancient Rome?

A

Toga

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2
Q

What toga was worn by boys?

A

Toga praetexta

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3
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What road ran from Rome to Brundisium?

A

Via Appia

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4
Q

What was the port city of ancient Rome?

A

Ostia

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5
Q

What was the main street of the Forum Romanum?

A

Via Sacra

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6
Q

By what device did the Romans bring water into the city?

A

Aqueducts

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7
Q

What mountains cap Italy?

A

Alps

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8
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What official was the chief magistrate of the Roman Republic?

A

Consul

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9
Q

Give the Latin for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

A

ientaculum, prandium, et
cena

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10
Q

What was the function of a praetor?

A

Judge

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11
Q

From what port would one leave to sail to Greece?

A

Brundisium

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12
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Upon entering manhood what toga did a young put on?

A

Toga virilis

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13
Q

Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation SPQR:

A

Senatus Populusque Romanus

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14
Q

What were the bundle of rods wrapped around an ax called?

A

Fasces

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15
Q

What were the ludi circenses?

A

Chariot races

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16
Q

What good luck charm was worn to ward off the evil eye?

A

Bulla

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17
Q

What was a woman’s dress called?

A

Stola

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18
Q

Where would one go to see gladiatorial combats?

A

Colosseum

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19
Q

What did the Romans call the Mediterranean Sea?

A

Mare Nostrum

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20
Q

By what river was Rome founded?

A

Tiber

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21
Q

What temple in ancient Rome was dedicated to all gods?

A

Pantheon

22
Q

What was the field of Mars on which the army trained and assembled?

A

Campus Martius

23
Q

Name two of the seven hills of Rome:

A

Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine,
Caelian, Quirinal, Esquiline, Viminal

24
Q

What sea was to the east of Greece?

A

Aegean

25
Q

Name two cities buried by Mt. Vesuvius.

A

Pompeii, Herculaneum

26
Q

What was Gaius Iulius Caesar’s praenomen?

A

Gaius

27
Q

How is Gaius abbreviated in Latin?

A

C. (original spelling Caius, from the period before the letters “C” and “G” were differentiated)

28
Q

What praenomen is abbreviated Ti.?

A

Tiberius

29
Q

What December festival provided a model for Christmas?

A

Saturnalia

30
Q

What is another name for the Coliseum?

A

Flavian Amphitheatre

31
Q

What Roman official built roads, assessed taxes and enforced morality?

A

Censors

32
Q

What did the Romans call dessert?

A

Secunda mensa

33
Q

What part of the Roman meal was called the antecena?

A

Appetizer

34
Q

What part of the Roman house was the triclinium?

A

Dining room

35
Q

What toga did a candidate for office wear?

A

Toga candida

36
Q

Out of what material was a toga made?

A

Wool (lana)

37
Q

Distinguish between mulsa and mulsum:

A

honeyed water and honeyed
wine

38
Q

What was the master’s study called?

A

Tablinum

39
Q

What were the baths called?

A

Thermae

40
Q

In the thermae, what did one do in the apodyterium?

A

Change clothes

41
Q

What slave accompanied a boy to school?

A

Paedagogus

42
Q

What was the patrician form of marriage called?

A

Confarreatio

43
Q

What was the morning call hour when the client met with his patron?

A

Salutatio

44
Q

What was the first day of every month?

A

Kalends

45
Q

What was the curia?

A

The senate house

46
Q

From what civilization to the north of Rome, did the Romans borrow the toga, the arch, and gladiatorial games?

A

Etruscans

47
Q

What was the reception room of a Roman house called?

A

Atrium

48
Q

What was the courtyard called?

A

Peristylium

49
Q

What modern country did the Romans call Hispania.

A

Spain

50
Q

What were pictures made from tiny pieces of glass called?

A

Mosaics

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