Latin for Americans, Level 1

Unit 10: Myths, Legends, and History of Early Greece and Rome

Glimpses of Roman Life: Religion

1
____ was the word for the mysterious and protective spirit or power over all objects and activities.
A)Gustus
B)Augurēs
C)Anima
D)Solea
2
This belief system, filled with superstitions, magic, and taboos, is common in ____.
A)all cultures of the world
B)modern day Italy
C)ancient military camps
D)primitive agricultural societies
3
Gradually these spirits took on clearer forms and ____.
A)became astrologers
B)developed personalities
C)divided Romans according to their beliefs
D)became more evil
4
Family worship was centered around various household gods such as Genius, the guardian spirit of ____.
A)children
B)the head of the household
C)education
D)the hearth
5
Offerings were usually made to the household deities at dinner, however, devout Romans ____.
A)saved up their offerings and made one substantial offering on each full moon
B)made offerings at every meal
C)prayed every morning
D)went to the temple to pray every evening
6
The Etruscans, who built the first temple in Rome, taught the Romans a style of building temples and ways to ____.
A)create rain to prevent droughts
B)grow crops that would please the gods
C)pray more effectively
D)foretell the future
7
As much of the world flocked to Rome, the official state cult turned toward ____.
A)Judaism
B)animal sacrifice
C)emperor worship
D)mystery religions
8
The Romans found ____ to be strange.
A)polytheism
B)atheism
C)monotheism
D)the Greek gods
9
For three centuries the Romans persecuted the Christians, until in A.D. 313 ____ officially recognized the religion.
A)Emperor Constantine
B)Tiberius
C)Emperor Augustus
D)the Pontifex Maximus
10
Roman religion's close tie to politics is evident in part because all priests were ____.
A)government officials
B)wealthy landowners
C)kings at one time
D)ambassadors to other nations
11
The duties of the chief priest included overseeing the sacred rites of ____.
A)Lār Familiāris
B)Vesta
C)Genius
D)Penātēs
12
____ were also used as public treasuries, record offices, and museums.
A)The emperor's palaces
B)Temples
C)Theaters
D)Priests' homes
13
Augurēs predicted the success of important acts, such as military expeditions, by ____.
A)stirring and looking into puddles
B)observing the behavior and flight of birds
C)talking directly to the gods
D)tracking weather patterns
14
An official method of determining the will of the gods was to examine the ____.
A)stars
B)behavior of honeybees
C)emperor's palms
D)entrails of sacrificial animals
15
Consualia was a festival that the Romans celebrated on August 18 to honor Consus, who presided over ____.
A)the family and household
B)shepherds and their flocks
C)government officials and priests
D)the storage of the harvest
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