All Things Roman

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1. What month represented the beginning of the
year for Romans

1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April

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5. How many months in the Roman calendar

1. 8
2. 10
3. 12
4. 1 month per year.

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4. Under Augustus reign, how many days were
holidays?

1. 20
2. 100
3. 70
4. 115

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3. What did F stand for on the Roman Calendar

1. Fancy Dress Day- Romans wore their finest
   garments
2. Feast Day- Emperors birthday
3. Fastus- No law courts or assemblies
4. Familliar Day- Rome's version of random acts of
   kindness day

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2. Who established the 12 month calendar

1. Romulus and Remus
2. The Pontifix Maximus
3. Julius Caesar
4. Augustus

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1. What happened in the October Equus festival

1. A chariot race in which the winner was sacrificed
2. A chariot was burned in sacrifice to Mars
3. There was a huge horse race all around Rome
4. Newborn foals were celebrated

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3. The Parentalia was dedicated to

1. Ancestor spirits
2. The head of the household
3. The Pater Familiar
4. Mothers and Fathers

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2. What was presented as an offering during the
Parentalia

1. Baby cows
2. Milk
3. Olive branches
4. Water

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4. What was the 10 month calendar based on

1. Seasons
2. Lunar
3. Solar
4. Priests Calculations

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5. When were the Ides in March

1. 5th of March
2. 11th of March
3. 15th of March
4. 24th of March

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1. Which Poet wrote the most of the information
we resource today on festivals

1. Tibullus
2. Ovid
3. Catullus
4. Horace

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2. In which month was the sacred fire of Vesta
renewed

1. July
2. December
3. January
4. March

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3. The Bona Dea rites were exclusive to whom

1. Men
2. Women
3. Slaves
4. Politicians

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4. What did Augustus establish

1. Day of worship of all previous emperors
2. Day of worship of last previous emperor
3. Celebration on emperors birthday
4. Day of worship for current emperor every month

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5. Who was worshipped in the Lupercalia

1. Faunus
2. Minerva
3. Juno
4. Lares

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Who made the salt cakes for the Lupercalia

1. Pontifices
2. Emperors Slaves
3. Vestal Virgins
4. Pontifix Maximus

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2. What time of year is the Saturnalia festival

1. Winter
2. Spring
3. Autumn
4. Summer

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3. What happened to slaves during Saturnalia

1. They were set free
2. They were whipped daily
3. They were exempt from punishment
4. They were sent on dangerous missions

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4. The winter solstice was celebrated on the same
day as

1. Modern Christmas
2. Modern New Years
3. Ancient New Years
4. Saturnalia

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5. Ops was of ____ origin

1. Greek
2. Etruscan
3. Eastern
4. Sabine