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Which was NOT something the Roman culture borrowed from the Etruscans? |
| | A) | Urbanization. |
| | B) | The she-wolf motif. |
| | C) | The name Rome. |
| | D) | The names of the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | E) | More rights for women. |
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In the myth of Romulus and Remus, the she-wolf functions as... |
| | A) | nurse to the two boys . |
| | B) | a symbolic representation of the Etruscan women who gave their lives for the two boys. |
| | C) | the animal symbol that designated the Romans as children of Dionysus. |
| | D) | the forces of nature as uncompromising foes. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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What is NOT one of the resources Rome gleaned from Greece? |
| | A) | The alphabet. |
| | B) | Myths about their Gods and Goddesses. |
| | C) | Literature. |
| | D) | Architectural elements. |
| | E) | Monarchy. |
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The mother of Romulus and Remus, Rhea Silvia (or Ilia), was... |
| | A) | forced to be a wood nymph. |
| | B) | raped by Mars. |
| | C) | Goddess of War. |
| | D) | a she-wolf. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The twins were sent adrift in a basket by... |
| | A) | their evil uncle. |
| | B) | Hera. |
| | C) | the jealous Fates. |
| | D) | a flock of vultures. |
| | E) | their father. |
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The reputed father of Romulus and Remus was... |
| | A) | Mars. |
| | B) | Zeus. |
| | C) | the king of Greece. |
| | D) | a monstrous wolf. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Romulus and Remus went to war with each other because... |
| | A) | they each wanted to found a new city. |
| | B) | of a flock of vultures. |
| | C) | they each wanted to have a city named after them. |
| | D) | they couldn't decide if six or twelve birds make a flock. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The rape of the Sabine women occurred because... |
| | A) | they were exceptionally beautiful. |
| | B) | no one wanted to let their daughters marry the such aggressive intruders. |
| | C) | Romans do not like dark-haired women. |
| | D) | the Romans wanted urban women. |
| | E) | they were exceptional warriors. |
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One of the practices of Roman women that the Greeks found scandalous was... |
| | A) | dying their hair blonde. |
| | B) | dining with their husbands and guests. |
| | C) | traveling without escorts. |
| | D) | wearing make-up. |
| | E) | talking to men. |
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Caesar Augustus said, "I found Rome a city of brick, but I left it a city of _______." |
| | A) | women. |
| | B) | lovers. |
| | C) | marble. |
| | D) | trees. |
| | E) | enlightenment. |
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The Feast of Lupercalia was in honor of the God... |
| | A) | Hercules. |
| | B) | Pan. |
| | C) | Zeus. |
| | D) | Sabina. |
| | E) | Dionysus. |
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Part of the rites of the festival concerned women who offered themselves up to be beaten with strips of goat hide because they wanted... |
| | A) | immortality. |
| | B) | love. |
| | C) | to be initiated in the rites of the Bacchae. |
| | D) | fertility. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Though some accounts say Romulus was murdered by resentful politicians, the official account is that... |
| | A) | he was abducted by the Fates. |
| | B) | he vanished in a tornado. |
| | C) | he became a constellation. |
| | D) | he became the warrior God Quirinus. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The focus of the myth of Romulus and Remus is... |
| | A) | the children of the Gods who are cast adrift. |
| | B) | the fates of the women and children who suffer due to the lasciviousness of the Gods. |
| | C) | the founding and expansion of the city. |
| | D) | the founding of a cult committed to the old worship of fertility, grain and vine. |
| | E) | the adulation of the warrior God Mars. |
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The rape of the Sabine women could be seen to be most connected to the... |
| | A) | idealization of women as purveyors of civilization. |
| | B) | domination of the previous Etruscan culture. |
| | C) | dominance of the patriarchal culture and the subservience of women. |
| | D) | the need for connections and trade with cultures beyond the borders of Rome. |
| | E) | the concept of the harem as conceived by Mars. |
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The Greeks usually portrayed rape as... |
| | A) | a violation of sacred principles. |
| | B) | irrational. |
| | C) | savage and bestial. |
| | D) | violence beyond approval. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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What would NOT be a likely example of the Roman tendency to make myths more realistic? |
| | A) | Describing a real city. |
| | B) | Genealogy, which includes real people. |
| | C) | Ancestral links to the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | D) | Describing humorous escapades of the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | E) | Describing the details of a politicians' career. |
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The Romans evince a sense of practicality in their preferences of certain Gods and Goddesses—instead of the Goddess of Wisdom, Athene, they prefer... |
| | A) | the Goddess of War. |
| | B) | the Goddess of the Moon. |
| | C) | the Goddess of the Hunt. |
| | D) | the Goddess of Grain. |
| | E) | the Goddess of the Underworld. |
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The Romans preferred the God of War, Mars, to the God of Light, Apollo, because... |
| | A) | they saw themselves as related to him. |
| | B) | they were cursed by the Oracle of Apollo. |
| | C) | they saw Apollo as effeminate. |
| | D) | they were initiated into the dark arts of the Goddess culture. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Romans studied the intersection of myth and history because they felt that myths should... |
| | A) | be used to achieve immortality through the use of supernatural and mystical spells. |
| | B) | only tell the truth. |
| | C) | instruct. |
| | D) | allow them to approach the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Virgil linked the Romans' ancestry to the... |
| | A) | Caucasians. |
| | B) | Persians. |
| | C) | Trojans. |
| | D) | Vikings. |
| | E) | Brits. |
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One version of the myth of Romulus and Remus argues that the bothers actually represent a civil war—as winner, Romulus represents the patricians (aristocracy) and as the loser, Remus represents… |
| | A) | slaves. |
| | B) | Persians. |
| | C) | women. |
| | D) | plebeians. |
| | E) | animistic gods. |
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The ideal Roman Hero differed from its Greek counterpart in his… |
| | A) | commitment to women. |
| | B) | commitment to duty. |
| | C) | quest for wealth. |
| | D) | dedication to the concept of glory. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Roman Hero avoids |
| | A) | the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | B) | temptations of wealth. |
| | C) | excess of emotion. |
| | D) | political ties. |
| | E) | hubris. |
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A Roman Hero is committed to |
| | A) | immortality. |
| | B) | glory. |
| | C) | eternal Rome. |
| | D) | suffering. |
| | E) | chastity. |
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