Latin for Americans, Level 1

Unit 5: Roman Poets, Gods, and Heroic Journeys

Glimpses of Roman Life: Dress and Appearance

1
The most obvious difference between ancient and modern dress was that civilized men in ancient times ____.
A)wore a great deal of jewelry
B)wore only black
C)did not wear long pants
D)never wore shoes
2
After the ____ invaded the Roman Empire, their dress became the fashion for all of Europe.
A)barbarians
B)British
C)Germans
D)Caledonians
3
Wearing ____ is another trend that was brought in by the same invaders.
A)braided hair
B)shorts
C)a mustache
D)tall boots
4
All Romans wore woolen ____.
A)tunicas
B)togas
C)pallas
D)stolas
5
Senators and knights had ____ stripes down the front and back of their garments.
A)crimson
B)chartreuse
C)green
D)dark blue
6
Only Roman citizens were allowed to wear the ____, which symbolized their civic life.
A)stola
B)toga
C)tunica
D)palla
7
Important Roman citizens always wore ____ when appearing in public.
A)togas
B)decorative pins
C)sandals
D)hats
8
Even though a toga was ____ feet long unwrapped, it was not fastened in any way when it was worn.
A)18 to 20
B)6 to 8
C)5 to 10
D)10 to 15
9
Until a Roman boy became a man, he wore a toga with a ____ border.
A)green
B)crimson
C)chartreuse
D)dark blue
10
A married Roman woman wore a ____ over her tunic.
A)stola
B)palla
C)fibula
D)toga
11
A Roman woman walking down the street would often wear a long shawl called a ____.
A)solea
B)toga
C)palla
D)stola
12
Not as common as wool, but still a popular material for Roman clothing, was ____, made from the flax plant.
A)cotton
B)linen
C)burlap
D)jute
13
____ was a fabric that was imported from the East and was almost unknown to the Roman people.
A)Wool
B)Cotton
C)Silk
D)Linen
14
Outdoors the men and women wore shoes; the shoes of officials were ____.
A)black
B)red
C)blue
D)green
15
Roman women of the upper class often used ____ to color their nails, palms of their hands, and soles of their feet.
A)henna
B)blood
C)rouge
D)chalk
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