Task 1 God/Goddess God/Goddess

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1 Foundation 2010 Foundation 2011 Foundation 2012 Section A Task 1 Match the gods with their area of responsibility and the symbol that typically represents them by choosing the correct words from the boxes below. The first one has been done for you. 11 Match the god or goddess to the type of person who is most likely to worship them. The first one has been done for you. God/Goddess Apollo Ceres Diana Juno Mars Mercury Neptune Venus Vesta 10 Match the god or goddess to the picture which represents them. Choose from the list below. Write your chosen answers in the boxes next to the pictures. One has been done for you. God/Goddess Apollo Diana Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Vesta (8) (7)

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3 Task 2 Below is a list of school equipment. Circle the items of school equipment used in a Roman school. One has been done for you. Find three more examples. blackboard chalk desks ink pen ruler stilus wax tablet (3) 12 Below is a list of food for a Roman dinner party (cena). Match food from the box below to the correct course of the dinner. Each course has two types of food. One type of food has been matched for you. Eggs Fruit Meat Nuts Olives Vegetables 11 Tick the box to complete each sentence about Roman education correctly

4 Task 3 The following are reasons why a day at the Colosseum appealed to the people of Rome. Five reasons are correct. Tick the correct reasons. One has been done for you. Tick four more correct reasons. A day at the Colosseum appealed to the people because 13 Tick the box to complete each sentence correctly. 12 Select the jobs a slave might have done in Rome from the list below. Six jobs are correct. Circle the correct jobs. One has been done for you. Circle five more correct jobs. gardener accountant banker gladiator journalist lawyer legionary soldier messenger miner senator weave (4) (4)

5 Task 4: Some of the following statements are true and some are false. Tick the true box if the statement is true, tick the false box if it is not. The first one has been done for you. 14 All the following words are associated with chariot-racing. Match the words to their meanings by writing in the correct meaning from the list below. One has been done for you. Meaning lap counter long central barrier stadium starting cages turning posts 13 Put the different stages of a Roman sacrifice into the correct order by putting numbers 1 7 in the boxes. The first one has been done for you. Put numbers 2 7 in the correct boxes. (7) (4)

6 Task 5 Match the correct name to the gladiator by choosing the name from the list below and writing it under the gladiator. One has been done for you. Match four more correct names. Bestiarius Myrmillo Retiarius Samnite Secutor Thracian 15 The following are reasons why a day at the chariot-race track appealed to the people of Rome. Five reasons are correct. Tick the correct reasons. One has been done for you. Tick four more correct reasons. A day at the chariot-race track appealed to the people of Rome because (4) 14 The following are forms of entertainment which Romans enjoyed at a dinner party. Six are correct. Tick the correct forms of entertainment. One has been done for you as an example. Tick five more correct forms of entertainment. (4) (4)

7 Task 6 The following statements are about the Paterfamilias (head of household). Five statements are correct. Tick the correct statements. One has been done for you. Tick four more correct statements. The Paterfamilias The chariot racing teams in Ancient Rome had different colours. Circle the correct colours of the teams which used to chariot race. One has been done for you. Circle two more correct colours. Blues Golds Reds Whites Yellows (2) 15 The following are reasons why the head of a Roman household (paterfamilias) was important. Six reasons are correct. Tick the correct reasons. One has been done for you. Tick five more correct reasons. The head of a Roman household (paterfamilias) was important because he Finish the sentence about what a Roman wife was expected to do by ticking the correct activity. One has been done for you. Tick four more correct activities. A Roman wife was expected to... (4) (4)

8 Section B Answer any two questions; you must answer all parts of the questions you choose. EITHER 1 The picture below shows a Roman sacrifice. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. Section B Answer any two questions; you must answer all parts of the questions you choose. 18 The picture below shows a Roman goddess. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. 6 - The picture below shows a temple of Jupiter. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. (a) Where would a Roman sacrifice usually take place and which officials would be present? (b) Explain what happened to the animal throughout the sacrifice and why. (c) Explain why sacrifice was important to the Romans. OR 2 The picture below shows a Roman dinner. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. (a) Which goddess is shown in the picture? How can you tell? Answer in detail. (b) What were the responsibilities of this goddess? (c) Explain how the gods and goddesses were worshipped within a Roman household. OR 19 The picture below shows some Roman slaves at work. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. a) Describe the religious functions of a Roman temple, such as the one in the picture above. b) Discuss the ways in which Jupiter was important to the Romans. c) Why do you think the Romans built such impressive temples? OR 17 The passage below describes a chariot race in the Circus Maximus. Read the passage and answer All the questions that follow. O lucky horse rider, whoever it is you support! So has he had the good luck to interest you? If only I could have that luck, if only they were my horses released from the gate! Now I shall press on eagerly, now I shall slacken the reins, now I shall mark their backs with the whip, now I shall graze the turning-post with my inner wheel: if I catch sight of you as I speed by, I shall slow down, and the reins will go slack and drop from my hands... Why do you edge away from me? It s no good, the seat boundary forces us together a great advantage this in the rules of the Circus. Ovid, Amores

9 (a) What was the typical arrangement of a diningroom for a Roman dinner party (cena)? (b) Explain how a Roman might entertain his guests at a dinner party. (c) Explain why dinner parties were important to the Roman household. OR 3 The picture below shows the chariot-racing track in Rome. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. (a) What jobs did slaves, such as the ones in the picture, do in a Roman household? (b) Explain how people became slaves in Roman society. (c) Why do you think slaves were important for the Romans? OR 20 The picture below shows different objects used for reading and writing in a Roman school. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. a) Use the passage to help you describe the main features of the Circus Maximus b) Explain how the design of the Circus Maximus helped the crowd to enjoy a chariot race. c) Why do you think some charioteers became very popular? OR 18 The picture below shows two types of gladiator. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. (a) Name the chariot-racing track in Rome and describe how a chariot race started. (b) Explain how a chariot race might be dangerous for a charioteer. (c) Why do you think Romans enjoyed going to the chariot-races? (a) What equipment, such as that in the picture, was used for reading and writing in a Roman school? (b) Explain how this equipment was used in a Roman school. (c) Imagine that you are a Roman boy. Do you enjoy your lessons with the grammaticus? Give reasons for your answer. a) Name two types of gladiator and describe how each was armed and protected. You may use the picture to help you. b) Never a dull moment. How far do you think this is a good description of the different events in the Colosseum? c) Explain why emperors put on shows in the Colosseum

10 The following are statements about what a 10 Match the god or goddess to the symbol which Roman might have seen at the Colosseum. Six represents them. Choose from the list of gods and statements are correct. Tick the correct statements. goddesses. Write your answers in the boxes next to One has been done for you. Tick the symbols. Five more correct statements. One has been done for you. At the Colosseum a Roman might have seen.. God/Goddess Diana Juno Jupiter Mercury Minerva Neptune Venus

11 11 Study the illustration below and tick the correct box to complete each sentence about the Circus Maximus. 11 Study the plan of the Colosseum. Fill in the boxes with the correct words from the list. One has been done for you. arena awning cages for animals exit seating for citizens seating for emperor seating for women / slaves

12 12 Select the ways Romans honoured their gods from the list below. Six ways are correct. Circle the correct ways. One has been done for you. Circle five more correct ways to honour a god. 12 Read the sentences about a Roman dinner party (cena). Tick the correct box to complete each sentence about a dinner party (cena).

13 13 The following are ways someone became a slave in Rome. Five ways are correct. Tick the correct ways. One has been done for you. Tick four more correct ways of becoming a slave in Rome. 13 These are statements about why shows at the Colosseum were important to the Romans. Finish the sentence by ticking the correct endings.one has been done for you. Tick five more correct endings.

14 Shows at the Colosseum were important because they... (4) 14 Tick the correct box to complete each sentence about a Roman sacrifice. 14 Tick the correct box to complete each sentence about education. Example - A student s school equipment was usually carried to school by...

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16 15 The following are reasons why chariot-racing was dangerous. Six reasons are correct. Tick the correct reasons. One has been done for you. Tick Five more correct reasons. Chariot-racing was dangerous because Finish the sentence about how the lives of slaves in Rome were different from their masters by ticking the correct endings. One has been done for you. Tick five more correct endings. The lives of slaves in Rome were different from their masters because they...

17 SECTION B Answer any two questions; you must answer all parts of the questions you choose. 16 The picture below shows a cena (dinner party). Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. SECTION B Answer any two questions; you must answer all parts of the questions you choose. 16 This passage is about a Roman child s education. Study the passage and answer all the questions that follow. I went to school. Sitting in my place, I wrote the sentence my teacher gave me. When I had finished it, I showed it to the teacher. He corrected it and wrote over my errors. Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum 3 (adapted) a) What kinds of entertainment took place at a cena (dinner party), such as the one in the picture? (b) Explain how a cena was organised. c) Why do you think the paterfamilias (head of the household) would have wanted to host a cena? a) What and how did Roman boys and girls learn during the first stage of their education with the litterator? b) Explain how the second stage of education with the Grammaticus developed what boys had already been taught. c) Education with the rhetor was an excellent preparation for adult life. How far do you agree with this statement about the third stage of education?

18 17 The picture below shows the selling of a slave. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. 17 The picture shows a scene from a sacrifice. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow a) Use the picture to help you describe how slaves were usually sold in Rome. b) Male slaves were more important to a Roman household than female slaves. To what extent do you agree with this statement? c) Explain why a Roman slave might have been set free. 18 The picture below shows a scene from an animal show in the amphitheatre. Study the picture and answer all the questions that follow. a) What happened during a sacrifice before the animals were killed? Use the picture to help you. b) Why were sacrifices held outside and not inside the temple? c) The more important part of the sacrifice happened after the killing of the animal. How far do you agree with this statement? 8 This passage is from the tombstone of a Roman wife. Read the passage and answer all the questions that follow. here lies Amymone wife of Marcus most good and most beautiful wool spinner dutiful modest careful faithful home-loving (CIL VI.11602) a) What types of animals did Romans like to see in a) What were the main duties of a Roman wife? shows at the amphitheatre? b) Explain how animals were used in shows at the b) Explain why a Roman wife was important to her amphitheatre. family and household. c) Why do you think animal shows took place? c) How limited do you think the lifestyle of a Roman wife was?