Ancient Rome Unit Test Study Guide
Test Format
You will be using a scantron to complete all non-short answer questions!
Multiple Choice & True/False- Basic plot questions, character motivations and/or information on
the author. Multiple choice will also include quotes from the selections, with choices given as to
interpretation, meaning or character. Some questions will be taken from your quizzes and some
will be new.
Matching- Character descriptions
Short answer- Quotations taken from The Aeneid, you will be asked to provide your
understanding of the quote’s significance to the story’s plot or the function of one of the literary
devices we discussed. Additionally, you will be asked to respond to a few direct questions, filling
in the correct response on the line provided. These questions can pertain to plot details or
background information on the cultures being studied.
You will be given the entire class period for the test. If you finish early you may begin work
on your homework assignment, the details for this will be provided on the day of the test.
A couple quick notes on testing rules:
1) Students are not allowed to leave the room to use the rest room or go to lockers during
the time while the test is being taken by anyone.
2) Students are not allowed to use their laptops while testing is still taking place for ANY
reason. This includes studying or completing work for another class. The screens can be
distracting to students still working on tests and the temptation to play games appears to
be too strong. Reading or working from textbooks for another class is fine.
Information for Review
Your best source for review will always be in-class notes or annotations!
Poems by Horace
“Seize the Day” and “Better to live, Licinius,…”
What is the message/lesson of each poem?
Review the imagery that the poems use to convey their individual messages.
The Aeneid- Virgil
Characters (Make sure you can identify who is on what side, Greek or Trojan!)
Aeneas
Sinon
Laocoön
Priam
Venus
Minerva/Pallas
Hecuba
Pyrrhus
Hector
Helen
Juno
Neptune
Mars
Achilles
Anchises
Creusa
Iulus
Politës
Be able to identify and define the following terms and speak on how they are used in the
selection:
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Epic simile
Dramatic irony
Characteristics of an Epic
Aeneas as a Roman culture hero
Virgil’s use of sensory details and imagery
Review plot information- Use your Reading Questions sheet from our class discussions!
Daedalus & Icarus- Ovid (from Metamorphoses)
Characters
Daedalus
Icarus
Be able to identify and define the following terms and speak on how they are used in the
selection:
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Myth
Foreshadowing
Review plot information
Basic background information on Rome from our in-class activity