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Question #1

Fiero suggests that arches placed back-to-back form this. What is "this"?

A. a gazebo

B. an atrium

C. A barrell vault

D. an epistle

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 lack of clear goals"

D. "A genius for practical organization"

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 Pantheon

C. The Circus Maximus

D. The Parthenon

Question #4

He died before completing his epic work about the Trojan War. Who is he?

A. Ovid

B. Horace

C. Homer

D. Virgil

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. Juvenal

C. Ovid

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 Colosseum

D. The Forum

Question #7

Legend says that these twin brothers founded Rome. One, legend has it, killed the other. Who are these twins?

A. Augustus and Caesar

B. Romulus and Remus

C. Apollo and Zeus

D. Caesar and Mark Anthony

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. Senaca

B. Ovid

C. Horace

D. Virgil

Question #9

The Remains of this structure from Ancient Rome can be found in what is now France. What is this structure?

A. Trajan's Victory Column

B. The Parthenon

C. The Point du Gard Aqueduct

D. The Pantheon

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. Rome

C. Gaul

D. Pont du Gard

Question #12

What is a close translation of trompe l'oeil?

A. "paper statue"

B. "fool the eye"

C. "painted garden"

D. "by the people"

Question #13

What is NOT true about the Trajan Victory Column?

A. it is located in Rome

B. it was ordered built by Emperor Trojan

C. its huge pictoral scroll features mythical animals and sea creatures

D. it celebrated the the victory over the Dacians

Question #14

What is the Appian Way?

A. a poetry manual

B. a code of conduct

C. a road

D. an architectural manual

Question #15

What Roman structure had spectacles that could include lions, tigers, tormentors and, on occasion, boats?

A. The Colosseum

B. The Pantheon

C. The Forum

D. The Appian Way

Question #16

What type of writing does Fiero say is "Rome's unique contribution to world literature"?

A. Haiku

B. Romance novels

C. Satire

D. Epic poetry

Question #17

Who was Josephus?

A. third emperor of Rome

B. author of Dialogue on Oratory

C. second emperor of Rome

D. a historian

Question #18

According to David Macaulay, what have archeologists been unable to determine about Ancient Rome?

A. Which public toilets were for the women and which public toliets were for the men

B. Why Rome fell

C. How large sculptures were transported

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. A 15th Century papal secretary. He wrote Roma Instaurata, or Rome Restored, a text on Roman architecture.

B. The chief architect of the Pantheon. His renderings are the most complete architectural drafts from Ancient Rome.

C. Director of the project Greece Reborn, started at the University of Virginia in 1949 and not completed until 1993.

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. "the most exactly dipiction in world literature."

B. "closer in concept to New York City that any other place I can think of."

C. "an imaginary place."

D. "closer in concept to Ancient Egypt than any other place I can think of."

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. Greek

D. Latin

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 Greeks

B. The people of Gaul

C. The Mesopotamians

D. The Egyptians

Question #23

In the film, Roman City, what is used to portray the area of Verbonia?

A. animation

B. a plaza in modern Luxemberg.

C. a scale model

D. a team of archeologists

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 than 50"

B. "300 or so"

C. "less than ten"

D. "less that 100"

Question #25

What is the name of the changing room at the Roman baths?

A. palaestra

B. caldarium

C. tepidarium

D. apodyterium

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