Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The first settlement at Rome was built
a. | on the Palatine hill. | c. | on the ruins of Troy. | b. | on the Capitoline
hill. | d. | on the Balkan
Peninsula. |
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In Etruscan society, soothsayers were people who
a. | led the army. | c. | worked with metals. | b. | predicted the future. | d. | sailed pirate
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Lucius Tarquinius is important in Roman history as
a. | the first Etruscan ruler of Rome. | b. | the hero who overthrew the
Etruscans. | c. | a legendary king raised by a wolf. | d. | builder of the first settlement on the Palatine
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The Roman custom of fights between gladiators came from
a. | a way of planning cities. | c. | a soothsayer's
prediction. | b. | a welcome for heroes. | d. | an Etruscan funeral custom. |
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Where was the site of both the first temple in Rome and modern Rome's
municipal government?
a. | Forum | c. | Mundus | b. | Capitoline hill | d. | Palatine hill |
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Which of the following aspects of Roman culture did NOT come from the
Etruscans?
a. | The arch in building bridges | c. | Belief in omens | b. | Dome-shaped houses
made of dirt | d. | Alphabet |
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Which is the best description of an Etruscan city?
a. | Wooden huts at the base of a hill | b. | Brick houses on a hilltop surrounded by a
wall | c. | Stone houses around a central temple | d. | Dome-shaped houses made of
dirt |
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Which of the following was a characteristic of Etruscan society?
a. | Emphasis on farming rather than trading by sea | b. | Democratic ideals
and no class differences | c. | Little regard for religion or religious
rituals | d. | Relative equality and freedom for women |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Latins | f. | catacombs | b. | Aeneas | g. | Romulus | c. | necropolis | h. | triumph | d. | mundus | i. | omens | e. | forum | j. | fasces |
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Underground tombs carved in rock
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Bundle of rods bound around an ax symbolizing authority
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Procession honoring a hero
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Cemetery area containing many tombs
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Founder and first king of the city of Rome
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Public square of a city where a palace, government buildings, and law courts
were located
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Events interpreted as signs of the future
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Short Answer - (Choose 1 for 4 points)
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List at least four contributions of the Etruscans to Roman civilization.
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What qualities of the Etruscans and their way of life made them deserve to be
called "Italy's first highly civilized people"?
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