Latin for Americans, Level 1

Unit 1: The Roman World: Roman Italy

Glimpses of Roman Life: Roman Roads and Travel

1.
Roman roads are testimony not only to the engineering skill of the people but also to their ____.
A)wealth
B)inventions
C)seaports
D)vision
2.
The Romans recognized that colonization and commerce would thrive as long as they developed an extensive network of ____.
A)supervision
B)armed protection
C)railroads
D)communication
3.
A means of transportation faster than the Roman highways was not developed until the ____ century.
A)eighth
B)eighteenth
C)fifteenth
D)nineteenth
4.
The construction of our ____ is a good parallel to the Romans' efforts in expansion.
A)railroads
B)steamships
C)highways
D)seaports
5.
The Roman army built nearly ____ miles of the hard-surfaced highways that radiated out from Rome.
A)25,000
B)50,000
C)10,000
D)40,000
6.
The Appian Way was known as the queen of Roman ____.
A)vessels
B)seaports
C)villas
D)highways
7.
Roman roads were usually named after ____.
A)builders
B)statesmen
C)poets
D)emperors
8.
In ancient Roman times ____ was an important seaport and the gateway to Greece and the Orient.
A)Campania
B)Capua
C)Latium
D)Brundisium
9.
The first part of the Appian Way, just outside the boundaries of ancient Rome, was lined with ____.
A)family tombs
B)important seaports
C)comfortable inns
D)monuments
10.
____ built the column with the <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::::/sites/dl/free/007874251x/253679/latin_image_1.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (0.0K)</a> in the Forum to mark the beginning of all roads of the Empire.
A)Campania
B)Statius
C)Augustus
D)Appius Claudius
11.
Travel along ancient Roman roads was ____.
A)refreshing and comfortable
B)slow and difficult
C)limited to people on horses
D)fast and affordable
12.
The word travel basically means ____.
A)torture
B)milestone
C)footpath
D)terrain
13.
People usually traveled about ____ miles a day on average.
A)50 to 60
B)10 to 15
C)30 to 40
D)25 to 30
14.
Wealthy landowners extended hospitality to travelers by offering them ____.
A)benches
B)country villas
C)watering troughs
D)inns
15.
Travel by sea was dangerous, and many ships stayed close to the coast because they lacked ____.
A)fuel
B)oars
C)sails
D)compasses
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