Ancient Rome Trivia Quiz

Objective: answer all V questions correctly and advance to Level II: America Boreoccidentalis Trivia! Bonam Fortunam!

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I. The Romans dated each year from the following:

a) from the founding of Rome (c. 753 BCE)
b) From the names of the two consuls for that year
c) From the date the Tarquin kings were overthrown and the Republic founded (c. 510 BC)

II. There were traditionally seven hills in Rome: the Aventine, Caeilian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal. Upon which was the very first Roman settlement founded?

a) Quirinal
b) Capitoline
c) Palatine

III. A visitor's first stop when visiting the traditional Roman town house ("domus") was the:

a) Peristyle
b) Atrium
c) Triclinium

IV. The Emperor responsible for the conquest of the province of Britain was:

a) Julius Caesar
b) Claudius
c) Hadrian

V. The official "head" of the Roman state religion was:

a) Rex Sacrorum
b) Pontifex Maximus
c) Flamen Dialis

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