JCL ROMAN LIFE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
The room which the ancient Romans ate their dinner was called the: - ANSWER triclinium
At dinner the Romans reclined on ___________ sides of the table: - ANSWER Two
Which grains where grown in ancient Rome? - ANSWER Wheat, spelt, corn, oats
The Latin word for baker is? - ANSWER piscator
What is the term for a lower millstone used in ancient Rome is: - ANSWER saxum
In ancient Roman times the power used to turn mills was supplied by - ANSWER Wind, mules, horses,
slaves
Water was added to the grain meal to form a porridge called: - ANSWER puls
The preferred meat of the Romans was: - ANSWER Pork
Lunch was called: - ANSWER ientaculum
What are some of the nuts that the Romans eat - ANSWER Walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, hazelnuts
The preferred drink of the Romans was: - ANSWER Tea
What were some of the fruits the Romans ate - ANSWER pomegranates, apricots, oranges, peaches
Four of the major fish sauces - ANSWER garum, liquamen, muria, defrutum
, The Roman villa was originally a: - ANSWER apartment house
The pool in the atrium was used to collect rain water was called the: - ANSWER compluvium
The Romans used Chariots in - ANSWER in triumphs and the circus
The term opus vermiculatum refers is used when talking about - ANSWER Walls
The first public library was founded during the reign of the emperor - ANSWER Claudius
The 2 major colleges for priests is the pontifices and..... - ANSWER fetiales
The statues of ________ were often placed on the table at dinner time - ANSWER Ceres
The were many horrea in Rome. These buildings were used as - ANSWER warehouses
The main draft animals used on Roman farms were - ANSWER oxen
Cloves, ginger, and nutmeg were mainly imported from - ANSWER India
The first private library in Rome belonged to - ANSWER Asinnius Pollio
Caecilius Statius wrote - ANSWER poetry
A clepsydra was a - ANSWER Water clock
The distribution tank for an aqueduct was called a - ANSWER venter
The Forum olitorium sold - ANSWER vegetables
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