Roman Mysteries Quiz Answers

category I 'how old are they?'

1. In 'The Assassins of Rome' how old is Flavia Gemina? 10 years old
'I'm only just ten,' admitted Flavia. p 88
2. In 'The Dolphins of Laurentum' how old is Aristo? 21 years old
'At twenty-one, Aristo was older, stronger, and taller...' p 152
3. In 'The Secrets of Vesuvius' how old is Miriam? 14 years old
'Marry? You have only just turned fourteen!' p 125
4. In 'The Pirates of Pompeii' how old is Pulchra's little sister Pollinilla? 5 years old
'...Pollina and Pollinilla were six and five years old respectively.' p 71
5. In 'The Dolphins of Laurentum' how old is Pliny the Younger? 17 years old
'...but seventeen-year-old Pliny had obviously mastered some useful wrestling moves.' p 152

category II 'what is it?' (use Aristo's scroll)
6. What is a 'sica' a dagger
7. What is an 'amphora' a large clay storage jar
8. What is a 'cicada'? an insect that chirrs
9. What is a 'kylix'? a drinking cup
10. What is a 'peristyle'? a columned walkway often around a garden

category III 'Who said it?'
11. Who said 'I was out of there like a bolt from a ballista.' Huldah in 'Assassins' p 139
12. Who said 'no toga tugging.' Flavia's Uncle Gaius in 'Dolphins' p 53
13. Who said 'You have to throw the small ones back sometimes.' Actius in 'Pirates' p 128
14. Who said 'I promise I'll have the money I owe you by tomorrow!' Libertus in 'Thieves' p 118
15. Who said 'Death holds no fear for me...Well, only a little.' Vulcan in 'Secrets' p 134

category IIII 'name that character'
16. Who was Flavia's first cook, who died while shopping for leeks? Gusto in 'Thieves' p 32
17. Who is a cart-driver on the Rome-Ostia route? Feles in 'Assassins' p 47ff
18. Who is an Ostian magistrate and banker? Rufus in 'Dolphins' page 55
19. Who is an Etruscan owner of mineral baths? Scraius in 'Pirates' p 15 ff
20. Who is a priest of Vulcan? Tascius in 'Secrets' p 102 (full name Titus Tascius Pomponianus)

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