Quiz: Usborne Spartacus


Usborne SpartacusOnline version Usborne Spartacus by Vijo Gor 1 Who was Spartacus before becoming a gladiator? a A Roman senator b A Thracian who once served in the Roman army c A Gallic trader d A Greek farmer 2 Who bought Spartacus at the slave market? a Lentulus Batiatus b Caius Glaber c Marcus Crassus d Gnaeus Clodianus 3 What kind of “school” did Batiatus run? a A gladiator training school b A merchant school c A school for senators’ sons d A Roman military academy 4 What did Spartacus and Crixus decide to do together? a Join the Roman army again b Become famous gladiators c Escape from the gladiator school d Build a farm in Capua 5 How did the rebels get real weapons? a By making them from kitchen tools b By stealing from Roman soldiers at night c By buying them from merchants d By raiding wagons filled with gladiator equipment 6 Where did Spartacus and his men first take refuge? a On Mount Vesuvius b In Sicily c In the Alps d In the city of Rome 7 How did Spartacus’ men escape when trapped on Vesuvius? a They climbed down using vines b They dug tunnels c They built wooden ladders d They surrendered to the Romans 8 Why was the Roman army initially unable to defeat Spartacus? a The senators didn’t send any troops b The Romans feared the volcano c Most Roman legions were fighting abroad d Spartacus had magical weapons 9 How did Spartacus organize his growing army? a By letting everyone fight however they wanted b By training them using Roman battle techniques c By turning them into pirates d By teaching them to farm 10 What caused Spartacus and Crixus to part ways? a Spartacus betrayed Crixus b Spartacus refused to share food c Crixus wanted to stay in Italy while Spartacus wanted to return home d Crixus became a Roman spy 11 What happened to Crixus and his men? a They escaped to Gaul b They were defeated and killed by the Romans c They surrendered and were freed d They joined Pompey’s army 12 How did Spartacus avenge Crixus’ death? a He killed Crassus himself b He burned Roman villages c He forced captured Romans to fight each other like gladiators d He conquered Rome 13 Why did Spartacus’ men refuse to cross the Alps? a The weather was too cold b The Romans blocked the mountain passes c Spartacus was injured d They wanted to keep looting in Italy 14 Who was the wealthy Roman sent to finally defeat Spartacus? a Caius Glaber b Marcus Licinius Crassus c Julius Caesar d Pompey 15 What punishment did Crassus give his soldiers for disobeying him? a Decimation b Whipping every soldier c Banishment from Rome d Making them fight as gladiators 16 Why did Spartacus meet with pirates? a He hoped they would help him escape by sea b He planned to conquer their islands c He wanted to sell them Roman slaves d He was looking for food supplies 17 What happened to Spartacus in the final battle? a He surrendered to Crassus b He escaped to Greece c He was captured and crucified in Rome d He died fighting bravely, but his body was never found 18 What does Spartacus’ story reveal about ancient Rome? a Rome was a brutal slave empire and punished rebellion with extreme force b Slaves had the same rights as citizens c Rome always treated slaves kindly d Gladiators were respected heroes of society 19 Centuries after Spartacus' slave rebellion, Karl Marx called Spartacus his hero, and Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht and Clara Zetkin named their group—the Spartacus League—after him during their resistance against the German Empire. Based on his story, why do you think they all chose him as their symbol? a Because Spartacus led the first great slave uprising against the most powerful empire of the ancient world, just as they fought against oppression in their own time b Because Spartacus became a respected Roman general who helped restore order and protect Rome from outside threats, just as they wanted to protect their own nation c Because Spartacus built a peaceful alliance with the Roman Senate and showed how cooperation between rulers and workers could bring stability to society d Because Spartacus remained loyal to the Roman Republic and proved that discipline and obedience to authority were the best ways to keep an empire strong

1

Who was Spartacus before becoming a gladiator?

a

A Roman senator

b

A Thracian who once served in the Roman army

c

A Gallic trader

d

A Greek farmer

2

Who bought Spartacus at the slave market?

a

Lentulus Batiatus

b

Caius Glaber

c

Marcus Crassus

d

Gnaeus Clodianus

3

What kind of “school” did Batiatus run?

a

A gladiator training school

b

A merchant school

c

A school for senators’ sons

d

A Roman military academy

4

What did Spartacus and Crixus decide to do together?

a

Join the Roman army again

b

Become famous gladiators

c

Escape from the gladiator school

d

Build a farm in Capua

5

How did the rebels get real weapons?

a

By making them from kitchen tools

b

By stealing from Roman soldiers at night

c

By buying them from merchants

d

By raiding wagons filled with gladiator equipment

6

Where did Spartacus and his men first take refuge?

a

On Mount Vesuvius

b

In Sicily

c

In the Alps

d

In the city of Rome

7

How did Spartacus’ men escape when trapped on Vesuvius?

a

They climbed down using vines

b

They dug tunnels

c

They built wooden ladders

d

They surrendered to the Romans

8

Why was the Roman army initially unable to defeat Spartacus?

a

The senators didn’t send any troops

b

The Romans feared the volcano

c

Most Roman legions were fighting abroad

d

Spartacus had magical weapons

9

How did Spartacus organize his growing army?

a

By letting everyone fight however they wanted

b

By training them using Roman battle techniques

c

By turning them into pirates

d

By teaching them to farm

10

What caused Spartacus and Crixus to part ways?

a

Spartacus betrayed Crixus

b

Spartacus refused to share food

c

Crixus wanted to stay in Italy while Spartacus wanted to return home

d

Crixus became a Roman spy

11

What happened to Crixus and his men?

a

They escaped to Gaul

b

They were defeated and killed by the Romans

c

They surrendered and were freed

d

They joined Pompey’s army

12

How did Spartacus avenge Crixus’ death?

a

He killed Crassus himself

b

He burned Roman villages

c

He forced captured Romans to fight each other like gladiators

d

He conquered Rome

13

Why did Spartacus’ men refuse to cross the Alps?

a

The weather was too cold

b

The Romans blocked the mountain passes

c

Spartacus was injured

d

They wanted to keep looting in Italy

14

Who was the wealthy Roman sent to finally defeat Spartacus?

a

Caius Glaber

b

Marcus Licinius Crassus

c

Julius Caesar

d

Pompey

15

What punishment did Crassus give his soldiers for disobeying him?

a

Decimation

b

Whipping every soldier

c

Banishment from Rome

d

Making them fight as gladiators

16

Why did Spartacus meet with pirates?

a

He hoped they would help him escape by sea

b

He planned to conquer their islands

c

He wanted to sell them Roman slaves

d

He was looking for food supplies

17

What happened to Spartacus in the final battle?

a

He surrendered to Crassus

b

He escaped to Greece

c

He was captured and crucified in Rome

d

He died fighting bravely, but his body was never found

18

What does Spartacus’ story reveal about ancient Rome?

a

Rome was a brutal slave empire and punished rebellion with extreme force

b

Slaves had the same rights as citizens

c

Rome always treated slaves kindly

d

Gladiators were respected heroes of society

19

Centuries after Spartacus' slave rebellion, Karl Marx called Spartacus his hero, and Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht and Clara Zetkin named their group—the Spartacus League—after him during their resistance against the German Empire. Based on his story, why do you think they all chose him as their symbol?

a

Because Spartacus led the first great slave uprising against the most powerful empire of the ancient world, just as they fought against oppression in their own time

b

Because Spartacus became a respected Roman general who helped restore order and protect Rome from outside threats, just as they wanted to protect their own nation

c

Because Spartacus built a peaceful alliance with the Roman Senate and showed how cooperation between rulers and workers could bring stability to society

d

Because Spartacus remained loyal to the Roman Republic and proved that discipline and obedience to authority were the best ways to keep an empire strong

You can integrate the game into an LMS compatible with LTI 1.1 or LTI 1.3 such as Canvas, Moodle, or Blackboard. This way, the scores will be automatically saved into the platform’s gradebook.

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Usborne SpartacusOnline version

by Vijo Gor

Who was Spartacus before becoming a gladiator?

Who bought Spartacus at the slave market?

What kind of “school” did Batiatus run?

What did Spartacus and Crixus decide to do together?

How did the rebels get real weapons?

Where did Spartacus and his men first take refuge?

How did Spartacus’ men escape when trapped on Vesuvius?

Why was the Roman army initially unable to defeat Spartacus?

How did Spartacus organize his growing army?

What caused Spartacus and Crixus to part ways?

What happened to Crixus and his men?

How did Spartacus avenge Crixus’ death?

Why did Spartacus’ men refuse to cross the Alps?

Who was the wealthy Roman sent to finally defeat Spartacus?

What punishment did Crassus give his soldiers for disobeying him?

Why did Spartacus meet with pirates?

What happened to Spartacus in the final battle?

What does Spartacus’ story reveal about ancient Rome?

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