Latin for Americans, Level 1

Unit 2: Roman Influence

Glimpses of Roman Life: The Eternal City

1
The Romans claimed their city was founded in ____ B.C.
A)853
B)653
C)553
D)753
2
The first settlement was on the ____ Hill, named after the goddess of shepherds.
A)Aventine
B)Palatine
C)Esquiline
D)Viminal
3
As the city of Rome grew, it spread to the the banks of the ____ River.
A)Tiber
B)Tigris
C)Euphrates
D)Appian
4
The first settlement grew, and in time it became known as the "City of the ____ Hills."
A)Many
B)Great
C)Seven
D)Beautiful
5
The Forum Rōmānum valley, at first a ____ area, eventually became the civic center of Rome.
A)marshy
B)forest-covered
C)rocky
D)farming
6
At one end of the Forum Rōmānum, there was a ____ called the rostra.
A)fountain
B)government building
C)speakers' platform
D)monument
7
The rostra got its name because it was decorated with the ____ of ships.
A)masts
B)planks
C)beaks
D)sails
8
The Palatine became a ____ district because of its nearness to the Forum.
A)heavily farmed
B)wealthy residential
C)booming tourism
D)high-traffic shopping
9
The Palatine Hill became the home of many Roman ____.
A)soldiers
B)emperors
C)merchants
D)farmers and tradesmen
10
Another hill near the Forum, the Capitoline, got its name from the famous temple of ____.
A)Apollo
B)Jupiter
C)Venus
D)Minerva
11
Between the Palatine and the Aventine was the Circus Maximus, ____.
A)the first known zoo and public park
B)a racecourse for chariots
C)a famous public bath
D)a popular banquet hall
12
In the Middle Ages, the Campus Martius was ____.
A)the most productive farming community
B)the best seaport for trading
C)the most densely populated district in Rome
D)the most well-known play being performed
13
Appius Claudius built the first ____, and at its peak Rome had fourteen of them.
A)aqueduct
B)government building
C)fountain
D)monument
14
Surrounding the city of Rome was the ____, which provided protection in early days.
A)Tiber River
B)Appian Way
C)Servian Wall
D)Aurelian Wall
15
Rome was given the name urbs aeterna in ancient times, which means ____.
A)The City of Light
B)The Eternal City
C)The Highest of All
D)The Greatest Empire
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