FJCL REGIONAL LATIN FORUM 2011 GEOGRAPHY. 1. The ancient name for the city of Izmir is a. Halicarnassus b. Tyrus c. Smyrna d.

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1 FJCL REGIONAL LATIN FORUM 2011 GEOGRAPHY 1. The ancient name for the city of Izmir is a. Halicarnassus b. Tyrus c. Smyrna d. Vindobona 2. The ancient name for Seine river is a. Sequana b. Rhodanus c. Rhenus d. Hiberus 3. Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Hills of Rome? a. Quirinal b. Flavian c. Caelian d. Viminal 4. Eburacum is located in which province? a. Brittania b. Hispania c. Gallia d. Thracia 5. You are standing at the Flavian Amphitheater, you walk south west, which of the following could you be visiting? a. Castra Praetoria b. Mausoleum Augusti c. Thermae Constantini d. Circus Maximus 6. Brundisium is located in which region of Italy? a. Apulia b. Bruttium c. Lucania d. Calabria 7. Which of the following lakes is located closest to the city Rome? a. Trasimene b. Pantanus c. Larius d. Benacus 8. Which Roman province is located southeast of the island Crete? a. Dacia b. Macedonia c. Aegyptus d. Hispania 9. The ancient city of Thapsus is located in the modern day country of a. Spain b. Tunisia c. Hungary d. Turkey 10. Which of the following was closest to the Tiber? a. the Pantheon b. Hadrian s Mausoleum c. the Baths of Caracalla d. the Baths of Diocletian 11. Which city on the island of Sicily is located northeast of Mt. Aetna? a. Agrigentum b. Drepanum c. Messana d. Syracuse 12. Which of the following rivers unites with the Tigris? a. Rhodanus b. Hiberus c. Danuvius d. Euphrates 13. Which of the following seas does NOT border the Italian peninsula? a. Aegean b. Tyrrhenian c. Ionian d. Adriatic 14. Which of the following islands are closest to each other in proximity? a. Crete and Corsica b. Corsica and Delos c. Corsica and Sicily d. Sicily and Cyprus 15. Located in the province of Gallia, this ancient city is now the capital of France. a. Lugdunum b. Lutetia c. Philadelphia d. Massilia

2 Regional Geography The Italian city of Padua was known to the Romans as. a. Petra b. Potentia c. Patavium d. Pinna 17. You are standing west of the Tiber on the Via Aurelia, you want to cross the Tiber to enter the Forum Boarium, which bridge would be your best choice? a. Pons Agrippae b. Pons Aelius c. Pons Sublicius d. Pons Cestius 18. You are in the temple of Vespasian in Pompeii, you are facing Mt. Vesuvius, what building is to your back? a. the Eumachia b. the Curia c. the Lupanar d. the Macellum 19. You sail due south from Syracuse in Sicily In which city will you most likely land? a. Carthago b. Cyrene c. Cirta d. Leptis Magna 20. You want to visit Diocletian s Dalmatian palace, which city would you journey to? a. Senia b. Spalatum c. Aquileia d. Pola 21. Which of the following cities is located closest to Rome? a. Venafrum b. Placentia c. Sulcis d. Sybaris 22. Bithynia is of Persia. a. east b. north c. south d. west 23. The Asines, Cacyparis, and Chrysas rivers are all on the island. a. Sardinia b. Crete c. Sicily d. Cyprus 24. Which road is NOT in Italy? a. Via Egnatia b. Via Aemilia c. Via Amerina d. Via Popilia 25. Capreae is a small island near the city of. a. Clusium b. Ostia c. Stabiae d. Cannae 26. This mountain range divides the provinces of Gallia and Hispania. a. Apennines b. Pyrenees c. Balkans d. Alps 27. Which was a city in Egypt? a. Delphi b. Pharsalus c. Philippi d. Oxyrhyncus 28. Which gate was located on the east side of Rome? a. Porta Pinciana b. Porta Praenestina c. Porta Ostiensis d. Porta Aurelia 29. The Saepta in Rome was adjacent to a small temple to the goddess. a. Isis b. Venus c. Diana d. Minerva 30. The island of lies between Lesbos and Thasos. a. Andros b. Rhodes c. Mykonos d. Lemnos

3 Regional Geography - 3 For questions please refer to MAP I. 31. Number 8 marks the location of the. a. Baths of Diocletian b. Domus Aurea c. Pantheon d. Circus Maximus 32. Letter A marks the location of the hill. a. Quirinal b. Aventine c. Caelian d. Capitoline 33. Number 2 marks the. a. Via Aemilia b. Via Aurelia c. Via Claudia d. Via Appia 34. Letter E marks the location of the. a. Thermae Helenae b. Forum Nervae c. Thermae Traiani d. Forum Pacis 35. Which letter marks the location of the Domus Tiberiana? a. Letter A b. Letter B c. Letter D d. Letter F 36. The Templum Iovis Optimi Maximi would be in which of the following locations? a. number 4 b. Letter G c. number 5 d. Letter F

4 Regional Geography - 4 For questions please refer to MAP II. 37. Letter P marks the. a. Nilus b. Tigris c. Bosphorus d. Euphrates 38. Number 8 marks the location of the province. a. Asia b. Hispania c. Numidia d. Germania 39. Letter F marks the island of. a. Delos b. Cyprus c. Sicilia d. Sardinia 40. Number 10 was known to the Romans as the. a. Pontus Euxinus b. Mare Tyrrhenum c. Mare Hadriaticum d. Mare Sicilum 41. Which number marks the city of Pergamum? a. Number 7 b. Number 3 c. Number 1 d. Number Letter B marks the river. a. Rhenus b. Garunna c. Rhodanus d. Albis

5 Regional Geography - 5 For questions please refer to MAP III. 43. Letter D marks the region of. a. Umbria b. Calabria c. Campania d. Apulia 44. Letter K marks the island of. a. Melita b. Sicilia c. Corsica d. Sardinia 45. The city of Brundisium would be found in. a. the Region marked L b. the Region marked B c. the Region marked D d. the Region marked G 46. The region marked O is along the. a. Mare Adriaticum b. Mare Ionium c. Mare Libycum d. Mare Siculum 47. Number 2 is the river. a. Volturnus b. Aufidus c. Umbro d. Arnus 48. Which mountain range would be found in the region marked L? a. Alpes Tridentinae b. Apennini c. Heraei d. Pindus 49. The peninsula marked J was known as. a. Histria b. Pannonia c. Ithaca d. Raetia 50. Which city lies along the river number 6? a. Aurausio b. Hipponium c. Cemeneleum d. Nemausus

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