Latin for Americans, Level 1

Unit 4: Roman Society

Glimpses of Roman Life: Signs of the Times

1
Signs were found at Pompeii and Herculaneum, two cities near ____.
A)Luceria
B)Ostia
C)Naples
D)Rome
2
These two cities were buried by volcanic ash and mud from ____.
A)Mt. Etna
B)Mt. Helena
C)Mt. Zarytus
D)Mt. Vesuvius
3
The cities were buried in the year ____.
A)48 B.C.
B)79 B.C.
C)A.D. 48
D)A.D. 79
4
Excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum have been taking place for more than ____ centuries.
A)four
B)three
C)five
D)two
5
We learn much about the ____ of ancient times through signs and posters that have been found.
A)everyday life
B)geography
C)emperors
D)armies
6
Scribblings included quotes from the poet ____ and the philosopher Diogenes.
A)Catullus
B)Vergil
C)Ovid
D)Homer
7
In one message, a girl was called the "queen of Pompeii," in praise of her ____.
A)generosity
B)intelligence
C)royalty
D)beauty
8
The owners of houses in Pompeii often used signs to ____.
A)keep away idlers
B)welcome their friends
C)offer their daughters for marriage
D)promote their businesses
9
Sometimes the walls showed recordings of special events, such as the ____.
A)arrival of the circus
B)death of a relative
C)arrival of the emperor
D)capture of a thief
10
____ were a prominent type of formal notice.
A)Marriage announcements
B)Public bath advertisements
C)Playbills
D)Election posters
11
Some political posters asked for support because the man ____.
A)knew all there was to know
B)was a good husband
C)delivered good bread
D)was clean and good-looking
12
Another group of notices advertised shows of ____.
A)gladiators
B)exotic animals
C)children dancing and singing
D)magic
13
Advertisements for shows also mentioned awnings for sun protection, ____, animal fights, and athletic contests.
A)the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes
B)sprinklers for dust control
C)special seating for an extra fee
D)free fans and water on hot days
14
Ancient apartment houses, called ____, advertised on signs.
A)īnsula
B)commoda
C)anumurb
D)ocellus
15
A wine shop in Herculaneum advertised its different wines with a picture of the god ____.
A)Mercury
B)Bacchus
C)Venus
D)Ceres
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