Roman Architecture

What game did they play in the colosseum

• The wild beast hunts
• Football
• Wall ball
• Gladiators

When was the colosseum built

• 80 BC
• 80 AD
• 70 BC
• 70 AD

A series of cages beneath the stadium floor held

• poor people
• wild animals
• slave gangs
• retired gladiators

By designing the Colosseum to handle crowds efficiently, Roman architects avoided

• wasting time, energy, money, and materials
• having to build a second stadium for slaves
• saving time, energy, money, and materials
• delays caused by stupidity and foolishness

Most gladiators were from which members of society? (choose three)

• slaves

• children

• criminals

• volunteers

• women

The Colosseum was built by Emperor...

• Vespasian
• Napoleon
• Julius Caesar
• Felipe VI

In the Colosseum arena fought...

• Gladiators
• Footballers
• Baketball players
• Emperors

Colosseum capacity was...

• 50,000 spectators
• 5,000 spectators
• 50 pectators
• 5 spectators

The name Colosseum is said to be derived from the giant statue of Nero called...

• "The colossus of Nero"
• "The colossus of Agripa"
• "The colossus of Napoleon"
• "The colossus of Rajoy"

What group of people got to sit in the front rows?

• Women

• Senators

• Slaves

• Soliders

• Citizens