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Quiz about The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence

"The Thieves of Ostia" by Caroline Lawrence Quiz

This is the first book in a series called "The Roman Mysteries".

A multiple-choice quiz by andynwilliams. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
andynwilliams

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
230,064

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
237

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. The books follow four children solving mysteries. They are: Flavia, Nubia, Lupus and ... ? Hint

Venalacius

Aristo

Jonathan

Mordecai

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where is this book set? Hint

Corinth

Rhodes

Ostia

Pompeii

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Question 3 of 15

3. The book starts with Flavia looking for something that's been stolen from her dad, but what is the object? Hint

A map of Corinth

A wax tablet

A clay lamp

An amethyst signet-ring

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Question 4 of 15

4. Whilst trying to recover her necklace and the ring, what sort of wild animal surrounded her underneath the tree? Hint

Dog

Lion

Cat

Boar

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Question 5 of 15

5. How did Jonathan rescue Flavia? Hint

Club

Sling and stones

Sword

Gun

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was Flavia hoping to buy with the money from the jewellery she found in the magpie's nest? Hint

A set of all twelve scrolls of the Aeneid

A dog

Nubia, the slave girl

Dates

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Question 7 of 15

7. When they return to Jonathan's house they discover that Bobas, Jonathan's watchdog has been killed. What part of the body was missing? Hint

Head

Body

Tail

Paw

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Question 8 of 15

8. What sense organ(s) does Lupus lack? Hint

Eyes

Nose

Ears

Tongue

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the name of the girl who died from rabies? Hint

Julia

Helena

Avita

Alma

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which dog's head is missing from the graveyard? Hint

Terrier

Brown one

Black one

Golden Labrador

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Question 11 of 15

11. How much was the flute Nubia pointed to? Hint

100 sestercii

250 sestercii

500 sestercii

1000 sestercii

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Question 12 of 15

12. What song did Nubia sing to the dogs? Hint

The Lion Song

The Cat Song

The Dog Song

The Bear Song

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who called Flavia his 'little owl'? Hint

Her cousin

Her uncle

Her father

Her grandfather

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Question 14 of 15

14. What kind of tea does Flavia drink when she wakes up after she fainted? Hint

Camomile

Rosemary

Lavender

Mint

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Question 15 of 15

15. What did they name the two puppies? Hint

Castor and Pollux

Virgil and Pliny

Vespasian and Titus

Nipur and Tigris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The books follow four children solving mysteries. They are: Flavia, Nubia, Lupus and ... ?

Answer: Jonathan

Aristo is the children's teacher, Mordecai is Jonathan's father and Venalacius is the slave-dealer.

2. Where is this book set?

Answer: Ostia

Ostia is the port of Rome.

3. The book starts with Flavia looking for something that's been stolen from her dad, but what is the object?

Answer: An amethyst signet-ring

It originally belonged to her mother. A magpie stole it.

4. Whilst trying to recover her necklace and the ring, what sort of wild animal surrounded her underneath the tree?

Answer: Dog

There were six, in total.

5. How did Jonathan rescue Flavia?

Answer: Sling and stones

They didn't have guns in ancient Roman times.

6. What was Flavia hoping to buy with the money from the jewellery she found in the magpie's nest?

Answer: A set of all twelve scrolls of the Aeneid

However, she ended up buying Nubia, although her father paid the extra hundred sestercii. The Aeneid tells the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas's perilous flight from Troy to Italy following the Trojan War.

7. When they return to Jonathan's house they discover that Bobas, Jonathan's watchdog has been killed. What part of the body was missing?

Answer: Head

It is this event that makes the friends decide to solve mysteries together (although there is no Lupus yet).

8. What sense organ(s) does Lupus lack?

Answer: Tongue

Lupus is a mute beggar boy.

9. What is the name of the girl who died from rabies?

Answer: Avita

Julia was Avita's mother, Alma is Flavia's cook and Helena is the name Flavia took for herself to get into Avita's house.

10. Which dog's head is missing from the graveyard?

Answer: Black one

There were only two bodies - the brown and the black.

11. How much was the flute Nubia pointed to?

Answer: 100 sestercii

100 sestercii would be a soldier's monthly wage.

12. What song did Nubia sing to the dogs?

Answer: The Dog Song

The story is about how dogs had once been like jackals, wolves and desert foxes, hunting in the cold night. Her father taught her the song.

13. Who called Flavia his 'little owl'?

Answer: Her father

The owl was the bird of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom.

14. What kind of tea does Flavia drink when she wakes up after she fainted?

Answer: Mint

'It occured to her that mint tea was Mordecai's cure - all'.

15. What did they name the two puppies?

Answer: Nipur and Tigris

They were black puppies. Virgil - poet, Pliny - author. Vespasian and Titus were Roman Emperors.

Source: Author andynwilliams

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