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The Roman Mysteries - Quiz
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  • 1. Who created the maps and diagrams for The Roman Mysteries novels?
A) Caroline Lawrence
B) Flavia Gemina
C) Richard Russell Lawrence
D) Threptus
  • 2. What are the chapters in The Roman Mysteries books called?
A) Papyri
B) Chapters
C) Scrolls
D) Sections
  • 3. What are the chapters numbered with?
A) Letters
B) Tally marks
C) Roman numerals
D) Arabic numerals
  • 4. What is the glossary of Roman terms called in the series?
A) The Last Scroll
B) The Roman Glossary
C) Aristo's Scroll
D) Flavia's Scroll
  • 5. Who is Aristo's Scroll named after?
A) Flavia's tutor
B) The author
C) The illustrator
D) The main character
  • 6. What is the author's note in the books called?
A) The Last Scroll
B) The First Scroll
C) The Fact and Fiction Scroll
D) Aristo's Scroll
  • 7. What was the short story Bread and Circuses published in?
A) The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunits
B) The Roman Mysteries Treasury
C) The Code of Romulus
D) The Legionary from Londinium
  • 8. Under what title was a shorter version of Bread and Circuses published in 2007?
A) The Code of Romulus
B) Trimalchio's Feast
C) The Sewer Demon
D) The Two-Faced God
  • 9. In what year was the book The Roman Mysteries Treasury published?
A) 2003
B) 2010
C) 2007
D) 2008
  • 10. What is the sequel series to The Roman Mysteries called?
A) The Ostia Chronicles
B) The Roman Mystery Scrolls
C) The Flavian Trilogy
D) The Roman Quests
  • 11. How many years after the epilogue of The Man from Pomegranate Street is The Roman Quests set?
A) Two years
B) Ten years
C) Five years
D) Twenty years
  • 12. Where is The Roman Quests set?
A) Rome
B) Ostia
C) Alexandria
D) Roman Britain
  • 13. Which of these characters is one of the siblings in The Roman Quests?
A) Threptus
B) Juba
C) Aristo
D) Jonathan
  • 14. What is the name of the British girl in The Roman Quests?
A) Ursula
B) Flavia
C) Bouda
D) Fronto
  • 15. What was the working title for the proposed young adult sequel trilogy?
A) The Roman Quests
B) The Flavian Trilogy
C) The Roman Mystery Scrolls
D) The Brother of Jackals
  • 16. What was the proposed title for the first book of The Flavian Trilogy?
A) Companion of Owls
B) Brother of Jackals
C) The Sewer Demon
D) Prey of Lions
  • 17. Who is the main character of The Roman Mystery Scrolls?
A) Jonathan
B) Flavia
C) Threptus
D) Juba
  • 18. How old is Threptus in The Roman Mystery Scrolls?
A) 14
B) 8
C) 12
D) 10
  • 19. Which company produced the Roman Mysteries TV series?
A) Channel 4
B) Netflix
C) ITV
D) BBC
  • 20. In what year was the first book, The Thieves of Ostia, published?
A) 2001
B) 2009
C) 2007
D) 2002
  • 21. During which Emperor's reign do the stories take place?
A) Pliny the Elder
B) Domitian
C) Gaius Valerius Flaccus
D) Titus
  • 22. Which of these characters is an orphaned mute beggar boy?
A) Aristo
B) Mordecai
C) Lupus
D) Jonathan
  • 23. What is the birth name of the character Nubia?
A) Miriam
B) Flavia
C) Shepenwepet
D) Berenice
  • 24. How does Lupus primarily communicate?
A) Sign language
B) Written letters
C) Through an interpreter
D) Wax tablet and stylus
  • 25. What is the profession of Flavia's father, Marcus Flavius Geminus?
A) Historian
B) Doctor
C) Senator
D) Sea captain
  • 26. How many books are in the main Roman Mysteries series?
A) 20
B) 12
C) 17
D) 14
  • 27. What is the occupation of Jonathan's father, Mordecai ben Ezra?
A) Soldier
B) Sea captain
C) Doctor
D) Historian
  • 28. Which character is a Jewish/Christian boy?
A) Titus Flavius Josephus
B) Lupus
C) Jonathan ben Mordecai
D) Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
  • 29. Who is the Greek tutor for the four children?
A) Aristo
B) Suetonius
C) Pliny the Elder
D) Mordecai
  • 30. Which book was the final title in the main series?
A) The Man from Pomegranate Street
B) The Thieves of Ostia
C) The Prophet from Ephesus
D) The Beggar of Volubilis
  • 31. In how many languages has the series been translated?
A) 10
B) 17
C) 20
D) 14
  • 32. What was the name of the author of the poetry who serves as a love interest for Flavia?
A) Pliny the Younger
B) Gaius Valerius Flaccus
C) Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
D) Titus Flavius Josephus
  • 33. Which character is the niece of the Emperor Titus?
A) Julia Flavia
B) Domitia Longina
C) Berenice of Cilicia
D) Miriam bat Mordecai
  • 34. Where does Flavia Gemina live?
A) Alexandria
B) Rome
C) Ostia
D) Corinth
  • 35. What is the relationship between Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger?
A) Father and son
B) Uncle and nephew
C) Teacher and student
D) Brothers
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