Customs: Roman Food, Meals, & Agriculture

Question 1

What fruit was malum?

Answer 1

apple

Question 2

Which pressing of the olive created olive oil that was used for cooking?

Answer 2

Second

Question 3

vinum

Answer 3

wine

Question 4

What fruit was malum Punicum?

Answer 4

pomegranate

Question 5

gustatio/promulsis/antecena/gustus

Answer 5

appetizer

Question 6

prandium

Answer 6

lunch

Question 7

What kind of bread was panis siligneus?

Answer 7

Best bread made of pure wheat flour

Question 8

mulsa

Answer 8

water mixed with honey

Question 9

ientaculum

Answer 9

breakfast

Question 10

Who were umbrae at a convivium (drinking party)?

Answer 10

unwelcomed guests

Question 11

Which pressing of the olive created olive oil that was used for cosmetics?

Answer 11

First

Question 12

fercula

Answer 12

main course

Question 13

Which pressing of the olive created olive oil that was used as fuel for lamps?

Answer 13

Third

Question 14

What kind of bread was panis sordidus?

Answer 14

dark bread

Question 15

cena

Answer 15

dinner

Question 16

What are Cato the Elder’s three rules of plowing?

Answer 16

1. plough well
2. plough well
3. manure well

Question 17

vesperna

Answer 17

supper

Question 18

mustum

Answer 18

grape juice

Question 19

garum/liquamen

Answer 19

fish sauce

Question 20

secunda mensa

Answer 20

dessert

Question 21

What fruit was malum Armeniacum?

Answer 21

apricot

Question 22

xystus

Answer 22

personal garden with flowers

Question 23

convivium

Answer 23

banquet/drinking party

Question 24

What delicacy was glis?

Answer 24

dormouse

Question 25

mulsum

Answer 25

wine mixed with honey

Question 26

acetum

Answer 26

vinegar

Question 27

What fruit was malum Persicum?

Answer 27

peach

Question 28

puls

Answer 28

porridge

Question 29

aratrum

Answer 29

plow

Question 30

What meat was the most common to eat in Ancient Rome?

Answer 30

pork