Stage 8 Culture: Gladiators

Gladiatorial games originated as a way to honor ____.

• the emperor
• the dead
• someone on his birthday
• a wealthy individual

Gladiators were slaves or ____.

• former mixed martial artists

• professional body builders

• condemned criminals

• volunteer soldiers

Spectators paid ___ to attend gladiatorial games.

• 1 denarius
• 5 denarii
• nihil
• 1 sestertius

Before the games began, the gladiators saluted ____.

• each other

• whoever put on the games

• the spectators

• the ladies in the crowd

A gladiator armed with a net and trident was called ____.

• bēstiārius
• murmillō
• rētiārius
• Samnite

The gladiator in our stories who was popular with the Pompeians was called ____.

• bēstiārius
• murmillō
• rētiārius
• Samnite

Gladiatorial contests took place in ____.

• an amphitheater
• a theater
• an odeon
• a cavea

An amphitheater was ____ in shape.

• oval
• rectangular
• round
• semi-circular

Spectators arrived soon after ____ to take their places.

• dawn
• 9 A.M.
• noon
• sunset

The gladiator who hunted wild beasts was called ____.

• bēstiārius
• Samnite
• murmillō
• rētiārius