Transcript Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome
AS SEEN IN TODAY’S CULTURE
1. This ancient fashion from ancient
Rome is a popular costume for parties
and Halloween.
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a. What is the stolla?
b. What is the sari?
c. What is the toga?
d. What is the tunic?
2. This hotel is named after an
important ancient Roman leader.
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a. What is Caesars Palace in Las Vegas?
b. What is Trump Tower in New York City?
c. What is the Taj Mahal in Agra, India?
d. What is the King Tut Resort in Hurghada,
Egypt?
3. This well-known saying refers to spending
time doing unimportant things when you should
be dealing with a serious problem.
• a. What is "Et tu, brute"?
• b. What is "Rome wasn’t built in a day"?
• c. What is "When in Rome, do as the Romans
do"?
• d. What is "Fiddle while Rome burns"?
4. This bestselling book, made into a
movie, stars Tom Hanks and is set in
Rome.
• a. What is "Julius Caesar" by William
Shakespeare?
• b. What is "Angels and Demons" by Dan
Brown?
• c. What is "The Dog of Pompeii" by Louis
Untermeyer?
• d. What is "Roman Holiday" by Audrey
Hepburn?
5. This Academy Award-winning film from 2000 is
about a Roman general who becomes a professional
fighter, competing in large arenas against other
combatants, wild animals and condemned criminals.
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a. What is "Gladiator"?
b. What is "Troy"?
c. What is "300"?
d. What is "A.D."?
6. In Lemony Snicket’s fifth installment in the
"Series of Unfortunate Events" books, “The
Austere Academy,” the evil school principal is
named after this prominent Roman figure..
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a. Who is Cleopatra?
b. Who is Nero?
c. Who is Augustus?
d. Who is Constantine?
7. The name of this landmark building in Rome,
one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, is
commonly used to refer to a theater, sports or
entertainment venue in the United States.
• a. What is the Colosseum?
• b. What is the Parthenon?
• c. What is the Piazza di Spagna (or Roman
Steps)?
• d. What is the Arch of Constantine?