Created by June, ft. Joy, Jeju, March 2023
1. Julius Caesar faced a sudden death: he was murdered by a group of senators. However, after his death, people considered him a god and worshipped him. When was Julius Caesar murdered?
A. 100 BC
B. 44 BC
C. 73 BC
D. 31 BC
2. Even the great Roman Empire had a beginning. When was Rome founded?
A. 753 BC
B. 105 BC
C. 47 AD
D. 413 BC
3. The Roman Empire did not last forever. At some point in history, it fell, but it was reborn as two separate empires. When did the Western Roman Empire fall?
E. 331 BC
F. 409 AD
G. 476 AD
H. 510 BC
4. There was a famous Greek philosopher and mathematician who taught several things, including change. What was his name?
A. Virgil
B. Leonidas
C. Augustus
D. Pythagoras
5. The Romans believed in an afterlife and that their souls had to travel across the river Styx to the Underworld. Who was the ferryman who ferried the souls across?
A. Charon
B. Minerva
C. Lares
D. Heracles
6. The start of a new year is named after the Roman god of doors and change, of beginnings and endings. What is his name?
A. Mercury
B. Mars
C. Janus
D. Neptune
7. Asclepius was the son of Apollo and Koronis, making him a demigod. He gained powers of
healing and learned medicine. However, Zeus heard that his healing skill was so great that it could give immortality and thought that he was a threat to the divide between humanity and the gods. He was killed by Zeus, but after his death, he was deified, and worshipped. What was Asclepius’ symbol?
Though Latin is not used as a language in the modern day, it is not a dead language. Latin has been “reborn” in other languages and we can find its traces in etymology.
8. The Latin word ‘piscis’ translates to ‘fish’. In the following list, there are 3 words derived from ‘piscis’ and one word that is not. Which one is not derived from ‘piscis’?
A. pescatarian (English)
B. pesce (Italian)
C. pedestrian (English)
D. pescar (Spanish)
9. From your knowledge of Latin, can you guess what ‘pulchritudinous’ means?
A. admirable
B. attractive
C. desirable
D. beautiful
10. ‘Etymology’ is derived from the Greek word ‘etymon’ and the Greek word ‘-logy’ which means ‘the study of.’ What is the meaning of ‘etymon’?
A. true sense or original meaning
B. the study of historical events
C. a long, incomprehensible word
D. a perplexing situation; a quandary
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Answer Key
1. B. 44 BC
2. A. 753 BC
3. C. 476 AD
4. D. Pythagoras
5. A. Charon
6. C. Janus
7. A. snake wrapped around rod
8. C. pedestrian
9. D. beautiful
10. A. true sense or original meaning
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