Culture 6

Question 1

Who interpreted the will of the gods by bird flight patterns?

Answer 1

augures

Question 2

Which three Roman gods had priests known as flamines?

Answer 2

Jupiter, Mars, Quirinus

Question 3

What Phrygian goddess came to Rome in 205 BC during the Second Punic War?

Answer 3

Magna Mater

Question 4

What is the name of the holiday on April 21st that celebrated Rome’s founding?

Answer 4

Parilia

Question 5

What was the purpose of lustratio?

Answer 5

purification & averting the evil eye

Question 6

What are Cerialia, Quirinalia, Matronalia, Lupercalia, and Saturnalia?

Answer 6

Roman Festivals

Question 7

Of what important guide for Rome were the priests called quindecemviri in charge?

Answer 7

Sybilline Books

Question 8

After taking a vow of 30 years of chastity, which priestesses were placed in charge of protecting the hearth fire?

Answer 8

Vestal Virgins

Question 9

Which festival’s rituals included animal sacrifice in a cave on the Palatine followed by two young men wearing the skins of the sacrificed animals, whipping everyone they met?

Answer 9

Lupercalia

Question 10

What is the Latin term for the sacrifice of a pig, a ram, and a bull?

Answer 10

Suovetaurilia