Human 030 - The Beginnings of Civilization » Fall 2019 » Test 4

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Question #1
Fiero suggests that arches placed back-to-back form this.  What is "this"?
A.   A barrell vault
B.   an epistle
C.   a gazebo
D.   an atrium
Question #2
Fiero writes that this "marked all aspects of Roman history."  What is "this"?
A.   "Literary giants"
B.   "A succession of powerful Emperors"
C.   "A genius for practical organization"
D.   "A lack of clear goals"
Question #3
Fiero writes that this structure has "inspired more works of architecture than any other monument in Greco-Roman history."   What is this structure?
A.   The Roman Colosseum
B.   The Parthenon
C.   The Circus Maximus
D.   The Pantheon
Question #4
He died before completing his epic work about the Trojan War.  Who is he?
A.   Horace
B.   Homer
C.   Virgil
D.   Ovid
Question #5
He is known for his odes.  Fiero says he, "composed verse that pointed up the contradictions between practical realities and philosophical ideas."  Who is he?
A.   Horace
B.   Ovid
C.   Juvenal
D.   Virgil
Question #6
In Roman City, David Macaulay tells us that this was the focal point of commerce and local politics Rome.  What is this.
A.   Agoras
B.   The Hippodrome
C.   The Forum
D.   The Colosseum
Question #7
Legend says that these twin brothers founded Rome.  One, legend has it, killed the other.  Who are these twins?
A.   Romulus and Remus
B.   Caesar and Mark Anthony
C.   Augustus and Caesar
D.   Apollo and Zeus
Question #8
The narrative poem the Metamorphoses is a collection of stories about Greek and Roman gods.  This writer was, at first, in favor with the ruler, Augustus.  Later, the writer fell into disfavor and was sent into exile.  Who is this writer?
A.   Horace
B.   Senaca
C.   Virgil
D.   Ovid
Question #9
The Remains of this structure from Ancient Rome can be found in what is now France.  What is this structure?
A.   The Pantheon
B.   Trajan's Victory Column
C.   The Point du Gard Aqueduct
D.   The Parthenon
Question #10
What are the Twelve Tables?
A.   a mathmatic system using Roman numerals
B.   a Roman civil code established around 450 b.c.e.
C.   where the transfer of land takes place
D.   where the plebeians -- a class of farmers and small landowners -- sat when the Roman Republic was in session
Question #11
What city was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a.d.?
A.   Pompeii
B.   Gaul
C.   Pont du Gard
D.   Rome
Question #12
What is a close translation of trompe l'oeil?
A.   "by the people"
B.   "fool the eye"
C.   "paper statue"
D.   "painted garden"
Question #13
What is NOT true about the Trajan Victory Column?
A.   its huge pictoral scroll features mythical animals and sea creatures
B.   it was ordered built by Emperor Trojan
C.   it is located in Rome
D.   it celebrated the the victory over the Dacians
Question #14
What is the Appian Way?
A.    a road
B.   an architectural manual
C.   a poetry manual
D.   a code of conduct
Question #15
What Roman structure had spectacles that could include lions, tigers, tormentors and, on occasion, boats?
A.   The Colosseum
B.   The Forum
C.   The Pantheon
D.   The Appian Way
Question #16
What type of writing does Fiero say is "Rome's unique contribution to world literature"?
A.   Haiku
B.   Epic poetry
C.   Satire
D.   Romance novels
Question #17
Who was Josephus?
A.   author of Dialogue on Oratory
B.   third emperor of Rome
C.   a  historian
D.   second emperor of Rome
Question #18
According to David Macaulay, what have archeologists been unable to determine about Ancient Rome?
A.   Why Rome fell
B.   How large sculptures were transported
C.   Which public toilets were for the women and which public toliets were for the men
D.   The purpose of the valerium
Question #19
Bernard Frisher, leader of the Rome Reborn project, said that Rome Reborn was named in honor of  Flavio Biondo.  Who is Flavio Biondo?  
A.   Director of the project Greece Reborn, started at the University of Virginia in 1949 and not completed until 1993.
B.   The chief architect of the Pantheon.  His renderings are the most complete architectural drafts from Ancient Rome.
C.   A 15th Century papal secretary.  He wrote Roma Instaurata, or Rome Restored, a text on Roman architecture.
D.   He designed the Roman aqueduct system.
Question #20
Charles Calhoun, from the Maine Humanities Council, said that "Virgil's Carthage is certainly..."  Certainly what?
A.   "closer in concept to New York City that any other place I can think of."
B.   "closer in concept to Ancient Egypt than any other place I can think of."
C.   "the most exactly dipiction in world literature."
D.   "an imaginary place."
Question #21
During the Maine Humanities Council Winter Weekend on Virgil, Barbara Weiden Boyd says that "there is no substitute for reading Virgil in..."  In what?
A.   Italian
B.   English
C.   Latin
D.   Greek
Question #22
In Roman City, David Macaulay says "like so much else, the Romans borrowed most of their dramatic themes from" them.  Who are these people?
A.   The Egyptians
B.   The Mesopotamians
C.   The Greeks
D.   The people of Gaul
Question #23
In the film, Roman City, what is used to portray the area of Verbonia?
A.   a scale model
B.   a plaza in modern Luxemberg.
C.   a team of archeologists
D.   animation
Question #24
In the video, Rome Reborn: An Inside View -- within the Rome Reborn website -- Bernard Frisher says that this number of buildings survive from Ancient Rome.  What is this number?
A.   "less that 100"
B.   "less than ten"
C.   "less than 50"
D.   "300 or so"
Question #25
What is the name of the changing room at the Roman baths?
A.   apodyterium
B.   caldarium
C.   palaestra
D.   tepidarium

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