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.   a gazebo
C.   an atrium
D.   an epistle
Question #2
Fiero writes that this "marked all aspects of Roman history."  What is "this"?
A.   "A lack of clear goals"
B.   "A genius for practical organization"
C.   "Literary giants"
D.   "A succession of powerful Emperors"
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 Pantheon
B.   The Parthenon
C.   The Roman Colosseum
D.   The Circus Maximus
Question #4
He died before completing his epic work about the Trojan War.  Who is he?
A.   Ovid
B.   Horace
C.   Virgil
D.   Homer
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.   Ovid
B.   Virgil
C.   Horace
D.   Juvenal
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.   The Forum
B.   Agoras
C.   The Colosseum
D.   The Hippodrome
Question #7
Legend says that these twin brothers founded Rome.  One, legend has it, killed the other.  Who are these twins?
A.   Apollo and Zeus
B.   Augustus and Caesar
C.   Romulus and Remus
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.   Virgil
B.   Horace
C.   Senaca
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 Parthenon
B.   The Point du Gard Aqueduct
C.   The Pantheon
D.   Trajan's Victory Column
Question #10
What are the Twelve Tables?
A.   where the transfer of land takes place
B.   a Roman civil code established around 450 b.c.e.
C.   a mathmatic system using Roman numerals
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.   "painted garden"
B.   "by the people"
C.   "fool the eye"
D.   "paper statue"
Question #13
What is NOT true about the Trajan Victory Column?
A.   it was ordered built by Emperor Trojan
B.   it is located in Rome
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.   an architectural manual
D.    a road
Question #15
What Roman structure had spectacles that could include lions, tigers, tormentors and, on occasion, boats?
A.   The Forum
B.   The Appian Way
C.   The Pantheon
D.   The Colosseum
Question #16
What type of writing does Fiero say is "Rome's unique contribution to world literature"?
A.   Satire
B.   Haiku
C.   Epic poetry
D.   Romance novels
Question #17
Who was Josephus?
A.   a  historian
B.   author of Dialogue on Oratory
C.   second emperor of Rome
D.   third emperor of Rome
Question #18
According to David Macaulay, what have archeologists been unable to determine about Ancient Rome?
A.   The purpose of the valerium
B.   Why Rome fell
C.   How large sculptures were transported
D.   Which public toilets were for the women and which public toliets were for the men
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.   The chief architect of the Pantheon.  His renderings are the most complete architectural drafts from Ancient Rome.
B.   Director of the project Greece Reborn, started at the University of Virginia in 1949 and not completed until 1993.
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.   "the most exactly dipiction in world literature."
B.   "closer in concept to Ancient Egypt than any other place I can think of."
C.   "closer in concept to New York City that any other place I can think of."
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.   Latin
B.   Greek
C.   Italian
D.   English
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 Mesopotamians
B.   The Greeks
C.   The Egyptians
D.   The people of Gaul
Question #23
In the film, Roman City, what is used to portray the area of Verbonia?
A.   animation
B.   a scale model
C.   a plaza in modern Luxemberg.
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 ten"
B.   "less than 50"
C.   "300 or so"
D.   "less that 100"
Question #25
What is the name of the changing room at the Roman baths?
A.   tepidarium
B.   palaestra
C.   apodyterium
D.   caldarium

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