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Life in the Roman World - SQA National 5 Classical Studies quiz quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Who headed the Roman household, the familia?

  2. What was patria potestas?

  3. Besides parents and children, who belonged to the Roman familia?

  4. How did the freedom of Roman women compare with that of Athenian women?

  5. What was the title of the respected wife at the head of a Roman household's women?

  6. How did most Romans earn a living?

  7. What was a thermopolium in a Roman town such as Pompeii?

  8. Which Roman god was identified with the Greek god Zeus?

  9. What were the Lares and Penates?

  10. What was divination in Roman religion?

  11. Where did the Romans watch chariot racing?

  12. What does the phrase 'bread and circuses' describe?

  13. What happened to Pompeii in AD 79?

  14. What killed many people in the later stage of the eruption at Pompeii?

  15. Why is Pompeii such valuable evidence for Roman daily life?