Roman Mysteries Quiz

QUIZUS DIFFICILISSIMUS (NB: there is no such word as 'quizus' in Latin!)

Test your knowledge of the first five Roman Mysteries with these 20 very difficult questions!

category I 'how old are they?'

1. In 'The Assassins of Rome' how old is Flavia Gemina?
2. In 'The Dolphins of Laurentum' how old is Aristo?
3. In 'The Secrets of Vesuvius' how old is Miriam?
4. In 'The Pirates of Pompeii' how old is Pulchra's little sister Pollinilla?
5. In 'The Dolphins of Laurentum' how old is Pliny the Younger?

category II 'what is it?' (use Aristo's scroll)

6. What is a 'sica'?
7. What is an 'amphora'?
8. What is a 'cicada'?
9. What is a 'kylix'?
10. What is a 'peristyle'?

category III 'Who said it?'

11. Who said 'I was out of there like a bolt from a ballista.'
12. Who said '...no toga tugging.'
13. Who said 'You have to throw the small ones back sometimes.'
14. Who said 'I promise I'll have the money I owe you by tomorrow!'
15. Who said 'Death holds no fear for me...Well, only a little.'

category IIII 'name that character'

16. Who was Flavia's first cook, who died while shopping for leeks?
17. Who is a cart-driver on the Rome-Ostia route?
18. Who is an Ostian magistrate and banker?
19. Who is an Etruscan owner of mineral baths?
20. Who is a priest of Vulcan?

Fortuna Vobiscum (Good luck!)

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