Golden bust of Septimius Severus - Quiz
- 1. In what year was the golden bust of Septimius Severus discovered?
A) 1975
B) 1965
C) 1956
D) 1960
- 2. Where is the golden bust of Septimius Severus currently kept?
A) Louvre Museum
B) Archaeological Museum of Komotini
C) British Museum
D) National Archaeological Museum of Athens
- 3. What type of armor is Septimius Severus depicted wearing on the bust?
A) Segmented armor (Lorica segmentata)
B) Plate armor
C) Chain mail (Lorica hamata)
D) Scale armor (Lorica plumata)
- 4. What is the other surviving golden bust of a Roman emperor besides Septimius Severus?
A) Nero
B) Trajan
C) Augustus
D) Marcus Aurelius
- 5. Where was the golden bust of Marcus Aurelius found?
A) Didymoteicho, Greece
B) Lyon, France
C) Avenches, Switzerland
D) Rome, Italy
- 6. At what depth was the bust found in 1965?
A) 2.4 meters
B) 1.6 meters
C) 0.5 meters
D) 3.2 meters
- 7. What was the location of the discovery in modern-day Greece?
A) Patras
B) Athens
C) Thessaloniki
D) Didymoteicho
- 8. What is the purity of the gold used for the bust?
A) 22-karat
B) 23-karat
C) 18-karat
D) 24-karat
- 9. What is the approximate height of the bust?
A) 25.5 cm
B) 32.0 cm
C) 28.4 cm
D) 18.5 cm
- 10. What is the approximate weight of the bust?
A) 1200 g
B) 500 g
C) 750 g
D) 980 g
- 11. How many Roman pounds does the weight of the bust correspond to?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Ten
D) Five
- 12. What was the bust found inside when it was discovered?
A) A sunken ship
B) A sarcophagus
C) A trench
D) A temple vault
- 13. What metal composes the ribbon found on the rear side of the bust?
A) Gold
B) Iron
C) Bronze
D) Silver
- 14. How many golden busts of Roman emperors are known to survive in total?
A) One
B) Five
C) Two
D) Three
- 15. The gold for the bust was likely obtained from what source?
A) Melted gold coins
B) Stolen religious artifacts
C) Mining nuggets
D) Jewelry scraps
- 16. In the second century AD, how many gold coins would an estate cost?
A) 500
B) 16
C) 135
D) 1300
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