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Question #1

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

A. an atrium

B. A barrell vault

C. a gazebo

D. an epistle

Question #2

Fiero writes that this "marked all aspects of Roman history." What is "this"?

A. "A succession of powerful Emperors"

B. "A genius for practical organization"

C. "A lack of clear goals"

D. "Literary giants"

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. Virgil

B. Homer

C. Horace

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. Ovid

B. Horace

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. The Forum

B. The Hippodrome

C. Agoras

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. Caesar and Mark Anthony

B. Augustus and Caesar

C. Apollo and Zeus

D. Romulus and Remus

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. Horace

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 Parthenon

B. The Point du Gard Aqueduct

C. The Pantheon

D. Trajan's Victory Column

Question #10

What are the Twelve Tables?

A. a Roman civil code established around 450 b.c.e.

B. where the plebeians -- a class of farmers and small landowners -- sat when the Roman Republic was in session

C. where the transfer of land takes place

D. a mathmatic system using Roman numerals

Question #11

What city was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a.d.?

A. Rome

B. Pont du Gard

C. Gaul

D. Pompeii

Question #12

What is a close translation of trompe l'oeil?

A. "painted garden"

B. "paper statue"

C. "fool the eye"

D. "by the people"

Question #13

What is NOT true about the Trajan Victory Column?

A. it celebrated the the victory over the Dacians

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

C. it was ordered built by Emperor Trojan

D. it is located in Rome

Question #14

What is the Appian Way?

A. a road

B. a code of conduct

C. an architectural manual

D. a poetry manual

Question #15

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

A. The Pantheon

B. The Appian Way

C. The Colosseum

D. The Forum

Question #16

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

A. Epic poetry

B. Haiku

C. Satire

D. Romance novels

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. How large sculptures were transported

B. The purpose of the valerium

C. Why Rome fell

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

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

C. He designed the Roman aqueduct system.

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

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. "an imaginary place."

D. "the most exactly dipiction in world literature."

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. English

B. Latin

C. Greek

D. Italian

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 people of Gaul

D. The Egyptians

Question #23

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

A. a team of archeologists

B. a plaza in modern Luxemberg.

C. animation

D. a scale model

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. "300 or so"

B. "less than 50"

C. "less that 100"

D. "less than ten"

Question #25

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

A. tepidarium

B. apodyterium

C. caldarium

D. palaestra

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