Deck 5: The Roman World

Question 1

The main north-south and the east-west streets in a Roman castra are called the:

A) cardo and the decumanus, respectively.
B) foro and the saturnalia, respectively.
C) etrusco and the romanus, respectively.
D) caesaro and the imperius, respectively.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Answer 1

cardo and the decumanus, respectively.

Question 2

An atrium is:

A) an inner court.
B) a type of mosaic floor.
C) a dining room.
D) the Roman equivalent of the Greek cella.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Answer 2

an inner court.

Question 3

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, commonly known as Vitruvius, wrote:

A) a biography of Julius Caesar.
B) a history of ancient Rome.
C) The Ten Books of Architecture.
D) The Architecture of the Roman Republic.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Answer 3

The Ten Books of Architecture.

Question 4

The upper portion of the Sanctuary of Fortuna at Palestrina was strongly influenced by:

A) Roman Imperial work.
B) Etruscan work.
C) Egyptian work.
D) Hellenistic Greek practices.
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

All of the following are Roman masonry construction techniques EXCEPT:

A) opus incertum.
B) opus reticulatum.
C) opus testaceum.
D) opus quadratum.
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 6

The Romans developed an expedient building method by using a new material, hydraulic cement, derived from volcanic deposits first discovered around Puteoli and named:

A) portlana.
B) pozzolana.
C) cementia.
D) vesuviana.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 7

The Temple of Diana in Nîmes is a fine example of:

A) barrel-vaulted masonry construction.
B) a groin-vaulted space with clerestory lighting and flying buttresses.
C) the atrium-peristyle house that has been dated to the mid-second century BCE.
D) the dome-on-drum design.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 8

The ________ in Pompeii where public assemblies for legal, commercial, and social purposes were held functioned much as did the stoa in the Athenian Agora.

A) castra
B) Pantheon
C) Eumachia building
D) basilica
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 9

The city of Pompeii included:

A) a forum.
B) open-air theaters.
C) an amphitheater.
D) a palaestra.
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 10

The plan of Timgad, Algeria, was originally:

A) laid out by the Greeks.
B) a gridded layout.
C) a plan similar to that of Pompeii.
D) a linear plan.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 11

An amphitheater is:

A) a circular or oval theater.
B) a semicircular, open-air theater.
C) a large, square theater.
D) a theater with good acoustic properties.
E) a semicircular, enclosed theater.

Question 12

The largest of the Roman fora was that of:

A) Augustus.
B) Nerva.
C) Trajan.
D) Nero.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 13

The Markets of Trajan were:

A) carved out of the Quirinale hillside.
B) surrounded by tiered buildings.
C) organized around a semicircle.
D) a series of shops.
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 14

Trajan's markets in ancient Rome:

A) were set in a single-story circle.
B) contained a groin-vaulted market hall.
C) were built of marble and elaborate ornaments.
D) contained a suite of official rooms with a grand audience hall.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 15

The Pantheon in ancient Rome is covered by a:

A) coffered dome.
B) coffered groin vault.
C) wood truss with false coffering.
D) series of coffered barrel vaults.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 16

Roman baths in ancient Rome included a:

A) frigidarium.
B) natatio.
C) caldarium.
D) tepidarium.
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 17

The Colosseum in ancient Rome had:

A) stacked half-columns in the Roman Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders.
B) a structure similar to that of the great Forum of Trajan.
C) exterior walls covered with red bricks.
D) a circular structure surrounded by rising ground that was used for seating.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 18

The oldest known Roman basilica in Pompeii was used:

A) for meetings of the Senate.
B) for displaying statues of gods.
C) as Imperial banqueting halls.
D) for commercial activity.
E) as a gathering place for social and commercial functions.

Question 19

The House of the Surgeon, the most ancient dwelling found in Pompeii, had:

A) an atrium.
B) frontage shops.
C) a triclinium.
D) a tablinum.
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 20

Wall paintings in a room in the Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii relate to the:

A) history of Rome.
B) eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
C) mystery cult of Bacchus.
D) practice of Early Christianity.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 21

The Palace of Domitian in Rome is located on the:

A) Esquiline Hill.
B) Palatine Hill.
C) Quirinale Hill.
D) Domitine Hill.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 22

The plan of Hadrian's Villa outside Tivoli had:

A) a central open space or atrium that admitted fresh air and light.
B) small rooms around the atrium.
C) a suite of official rooms arranged along cross-axes.
D) horizontal passageways, ramps, and stairs.
E) unprecedented forms and compositions around water features.

Question 23

An insula refers to an ancient Roman:

A) island palace.
B) reception room.
C) swimming pool.
D) apartment block.
E) None of the answers is correct.

Question 24

Discuss city planning practices in ancient Rome.

Question 25

Citing specific examples, discuss the Roman use of brick and concrete in building arches, vaults, and domes.

Question 26

Discuss the features of Roman housing in Pompeii.