MYTHOLOGY
Romeo and Juliet is based on an ancient tale, written by Ovid. What is the name of Ovid's love story?
Pyramus and Thisbe
What year was the founding of Rome?
753BC
In what two ways do subjects and verbs agree?
Person and Number
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were descendants of what famous Trojan hero?
Aeneas
Name ONE of the seven hills of Rome.
Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Quirinal, and Viminal Hills
Give the ROMAN name for the goddess of the hunt
Diana
Name the volcano that erupted in 79A.D., burying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Vesuvius
Case, Number, and Gender
The emperor Hadrian built this structure around 126A.D. and dedicated it to all of the gods of pagan Rome.
The Pantheon
Which city is further north, Milan or Florence?
Milan
This daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades, and her yearly return from the Underworld explained the cycle of the seasons.
Persephone
He was the first Christian emperor of Rome.
Constantine
What are verbal nouns called?
Gerunds
In what year did Spartacus lead the slave revolt?
(+/- 5 years)
73BC
The body of water to the east of Italy.
Adriatic
This musician tried to rescue his wife Eurydice from the Underworld by charming Hades with his lyre.
Orpheus
Which emperor commissioned the building of the Colosseum?
Vespasian
What are verbal adjectives called?
Participles
On top of Castel Sant'Angelo is a statue of the archangel Michael, which commemorates Pope Gregory the Great's vision in 590 AD during a plague. Originally, it was designed as a mausoleum for WHICH emperor?
Hadrian
The longest river in Italy:
a). Po c). Arno
b). Tiber d). Adige
Po
This Trojan prince judged a beauty contest between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite — a decision that helped spark the Trojan War.
Paris (The Judgment of Paris)
In what year was Julius Caesar assassinated?
(+/- 5 years)
44BC
A figure of speech where one word or phrase is substituted for another because they are closely associated (e.g., Bacchus for wine, Mars for war).
a). hyperbole c). metonymy
b). asyndeton d). anaphora
Metonymy
Who is the Roman historian who wrote Ab Urbe Condita?
Livy
Name the two islands to the west of Rome in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Corsica and Sardinia