A Tour of a Wealthy Roman's Home

Which room usually had a "hole" in the roof?
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1. atrium
2. triclinium
3. tablinum
4. culina
Where did clients come first to meet their patrons?
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1. atrium
2. vestibulum
3. ala
4. cubiculum
Off which room were the bedrooms located?
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1. atrium
2. culina
3. tablinum
4. triclinium
Rain water entered through the roof and gathered in the ___.
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1. compluvium
2. impluvium
3. peristylium
4. culina
Where did the head of the house meet his clients?
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1. tablinum
2. culina
3. impluvium
4. peristylium
How was the Roman home designed to impress the power of the patron upon his clients?
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1. It controlled the client's access to the patron by making him walk and walk and turn to reach his superior.
2. Its many windows suggested that the patron controlled the outside world as well as the inside.
3. It displayed images of the patron's famous ancestors along the vestibulum.
4. It first led the client through a series of the patron's shops to show off his wealth.
In this room might be found the busts (sculptures) of the family's famous ancestors.
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1. atrium
2. tablinum
3. peristylium
4. cubiculum
What name was given to the open-air garden inside the Roman house?
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1. peristylium
2. exedra
3. taberna
4. compluvium
What was the "second" dining room, often located on the garden?
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1. exedra
2. peristylium
3. triclinium
4. ala
This word is both a generic word for "room" and specifically the word for "bedroom."
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1. cubiculum
2. tablinum
3. atrium
4. domus
Which room was the kitchen?
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1. culina
2. exedra
3. triclinium
4. fauces
What function did the rooms fronting the street have?
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1. They were shops.
2. They were welcome areas.
3. They were cloak rooms.
4. Nobody knows.
For which room are we no longer certain what the Romans actually did with/in it?
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1. ala
2. vestibulum
3. taberna
4. exedra
How did a customer get from the shops into the main house?
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1. He went back out onto the street and to the front door--there was no direct connection.
2. Through the side passage.
3. Through the back door of the shop.
4. He went in by the delivery entrance.
Why is the triclinium called that?
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1. It normally contained three couches.
2. It was the bedroom.
3. It was the relaxation room.
4. Guests sat here.
It was both a bed and a couch.
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1. lectus
2. lararium
3. brazier
4. cathedra
Where did Romans typically dine?
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1. triclinium
2. peristylium
3. taberna
4. atrium
What was the vestibulum?
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1. the entry passage into the main house
2. the entry to the attached shops
3. the storage area
4. the welcome area
What was another name for the vestibulum?
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1. fauces
2. ala
3. exedra
4. procoeton
What was the name of an atrium with no opening in its roof?
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1. atrium testitudinatum
2. atrium tetrastylum
3. atrium corinthium
4. atrium displuviatum
What name was given to an atrium with a column standing in each corner of the impluvium?
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1. atrium tetrastylum
2. atrium tuscanium
3. atrium testudinatum
4. atrium corinthium
What was the shrine of the gods usually found in the atrium?
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1. lararium
2. cathedra
3. lectus
4. ala
What development in Roman homes reflected the growing mix of cultures in the Roman Empire?
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1. a Roman "business" half combined with a Greek "private" half
2. Roman influence in the country and Eastern influence in the city
3. Roman architecture combined with Greek art
4. the increasing role played by foreign slaves in running the household

A Tour of a Wealthy Roman's Home

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