Latin for Americans, Level 1

Unit 8: Adventures Abroad and Life at Home

Glimpses of Roman Life: Amusements and Sports

1
Games involving ____ were very popular amongst boys, but even men such as the Emperor Augustus played these games.
A)wooden blocks
B)marbles
C)rocks and sticks
D)eggs
2
Children rolled ____ for amusement.
A)stones
B)wheels
C)hoops
D)rings
3
Men liked to play games similar to today's ____ at the public bath.
A)soccer and football
B)tennis and handball
C)volleyball
D)water polo
4
A game called <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::::/sites/dl/free/007828175x/253686/latin_image_7.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (0.0K)</a> was played with ____.
A)beans
B)egg shells
C)horse teeth
D)knucklebones
5
Most sports that Roman boys and men played were ____.
A)very physical and often resulted in injury or death
B)also played by women
C)team sports
D)useful in training to be a soldier
6
The chief amusements for the Romans were the circus, the gladitorial shows, and ____.
A)soundless films
B)the theater
C)operas
D)dancing
7
The ____ was the main event of the Roman circus.
A)bull riding
B)chariot race
C)animal fighting
D)acrobatic exhibition
8
The Roman circuses, like today's circuses, had a pompa, which was a ____.
A)parade
B)ringmaster
C)petting zoo
D)man shot from a cannon
9
To watch the circus, spectators originally sat ____.
A)on stone benches
B)on wooden bleachers
C)on the hillsides
D)on chairs that they brought along
10
Chariot races provided slaves with all of the following opportunities except ____.
A)becoming rich
B)competing with their masters
C)becoming heroes
D)winning their freedom
11
One racer, Pompeius Muscosus, is said to have won ____ races.
A)3,559
B)9,350
C)953
D)395
12
Following the Greek custom, Roman theaters were ____ in shape.
A)triangular
B)square
C)circular
D)semicircular
13
The most famous Roman comedic writers were ____ and Terence, whose plays have even become Broadway hits.
A)Plautus
B)Vergil
C)Livy
D)Plato
14
The gladitorial shows started as ____.
A)disagreements between politicians
B)domestic disputes
C)violent bar brawls
D)sword fights at funerals
15
The most famous amphitheater, the Colosseum at Rome, was built in A.D. 80 and had room for ____ spectators.
A)15,000
B)6,500
C)50,000
D)200,000
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