Gladiator Quiz

Which selection best describes how the excerpt is structured?

• The first part is about the gladiator games at specific funerals; the second part is about the gladiator games put on by specific emperors.

• The first part is about how the gladiator games began in Rome; the second part is about why the gladiator games ended in Rome.

• The first part is about the gladiator games under Julius Caesar; the second part is about the gladiator games under Constantine the Great.

• The first part is about why the emperors chose to put on gladiator games; the second part is about why religious converts participated in the games.

Why did the author include the following quote in paragraph 3? “In 46 b.c. Caesar staged a battle between two armies, each with 500 men, 30 cavalrymen, and 20 battle elephants. He topped that with a naval battle with 1,000 sailors and 2,000 oarsman, staged on a huge artificial lake dug just for that purpose.”

• to explain that Gladiator battles were popular and spectacular

• to explain how Gladiator fights began.

• to explain how Gladiator fights lost popularity

• to explain how the Roman empire declined

According to the excerpt, which event ultimately ended the gladiator games?

• An emperor is accused of controlling the outcome of a game.

• People lose interest in the violence and cruelty of the games.

• A crowd kills a religious man in the arena during a game.

• Exotic animals become impossible to find for the games.

Which inference can be best made from this sentence from paragraph 3? “All this gave Caesar unlimited power and established the precedent of keeping the populace occupied with triumphal processions, chariot races, and gladiator shows.”

• People who are in power have an obligation to entertain others.

• People who seek high power in government are difficult to entertain.

• People who are entertained like their leaders more.

• People who express loyalty find ceremonies and festivals entertaining.

Part A: Based on paragraph 2, why did some wealthy Roman's choose to host gladiator fights?

• Romans wanted to make money at these events.

• Romans wanted to gain more power and fame

• Romans wanted to torture slaves that fought for entertainment.

• Romans wanted to honor their friends at weddings

Part B Which 2 pieces of evidence best supports your answer to Part A?

• In 216 b.c., twenty-two pairs of slaves fought at the funeral of a man named Marcus Lepidus.

• If a family’s reputation could be enhanced by these displays, then so could a politician’s chance of election or a general’s popularity.

• It became clear that an ambitious Roman could buy a crowd’s attention, ensure his social standing, and demonstrate his power over life and death.

• Sixty pairs fought when Publicus Licinius died in 183 b.c. These slave fighters were now known as bustiarii, funeral men.

What is the most likely meaning of the word bloated as it is used in the text from paragraph 6 of Chapter XI? “It became impossible to maintain the huge armies needed to protect its border from invaders, the vast number of people ruled by the empire became unmanageable, and the bureaucracy required to keep the government running became bloated and corrupt.”

• Self-centered

• Filled with air

• Swollen and full

• Larger than needed

People that did not like gladiator fights  called for its ____.

• abolition

• conversion

• populace

• precedent

Which of the following best identifies a main idea of the text?

• Christianity provided a greater power for people to believe in than the powerful authority of the Roman emperors.

• Banning the gladiator games proved more difficult for the Roman emperors and Christians than expected.

• The Roman emperors ruled with absolute authority over Christian converts within the expanse of the empire.

• The Christian beliefs bolstered the popularity of the gladiator games.

Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to Question 9?

• “It took the rise of a new faith to change the attitudes of ruler and ruled alike enough to stop gladiatorial combat.”

• “Five years later, a tragic event finally put an end to the gladiators.”

• “These gladiatorial combats affirmed Julius Caesar’s power and, to him, the cost in gold and human lives was worth it.”

• “The culture that produced the gladiators also created the atmosphere that eventually led to their extinction.”