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Quiz about Minor Roman Gods and Goddesses Part 3

Minor Roman Gods and Goddesses Part 3 Quiz

Welcome to the last quiz in my three-part series on the minor Roman Gods and Goddesses!

A multiple-choice quiz by griffinjones2. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
griffinjones2

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,997

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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425

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Question 1 of 10

1. Pax was the goddess of peace and had her own festival. What was the major date when her festival was celebrated? Hint

January 3

February 17

August 17

April 21

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Question 2 of 10

2. Matuta was the goddess of the dawn, harbors and the sea. She was the patron of newborn babies. On what date was her festival celebrated? Hint

October 11

March 17

June 11

January 11

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the god of mowing and agriculture? Hint

Veritas

Virtus

Tempestes

Messor

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the god of luck? Hint

Spes

Sors

Stata Mater

Semonia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the god of weeding? Hint

Strenua

Sancus

Robigo

Subrincinator

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Question 6 of 10

6. Rumina was the goddess of what? Hint

nursing mothers

weeding and hoeing

prosperity

security and stability

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pudicitia was the goddess of what? Hint

forethought

punishment

the past

modesty and chastity

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Question 8 of 10

8. There was also a Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards. What was her name? Hint

Terminus

Porus

Pomona

Priapus

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who were the gods of the storeroom and the household? Hint

Orcus

The Penates

Orbona

Puta

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Question 10 of 10

10. Vertumnus was the god of what? Hint

Night thunder

The changing of seasons and the ripening of grains

Persuasion

The waters

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Pax was the goddess of peace and had her own festival. What was the major date when her festival was celebrated?

Answer: January 3

The other festival dates for the goddess Pax were January 30 and July 4. Pales was the goddess of flocks and shepherds and her festival, the Palilia, was on April 21. Portunes was the god of ports and harbors. He was the guardian of storehouses and locked doors.

His festival, the Portunalia, was observed on August 17. Quirinus was an old Sabine god who was assimilated into Roman culture. His festival was the Quirinalia and it was celebrated on February 17.

2. Matuta was the goddess of the dawn, harbors and the sea. She was the patron of newborn babies. On what date was her festival celebrated?

Answer: June 11

Her festival was on June 11. Liber was the god of fertility and nature. His festival was on March 17. Juturna was the goddess of lakes, wells and springs. Her festivals were on January 11 and August 23. Meditrina was the goddess of wine and health. Her festival, the Meditrinalia, was on October 11.

3. Who was the god of mowing and agriculture?

Answer: Messor

Veritas was the goddess of truth. Tempestes were the goddesses of storms. Virtus was the god of courage and military prowess.

4. Who was the god of luck?

Answer: Sors

Spes was the goddess of hope. Stata Mater was the goddess who guarded against fires. Semonia was the goddess of sowing.

5. Who was the god of weeding?

Answer: Subrincinator

Strenua was the goddess of strength and vigor. Robigo was the goddess of corn. Sancus was the god of oaths and good faith.

6. Rumina was the goddess of what?

Answer: nursing mothers

Moneta was the goddess of prosperity. Saritor was the god of weeding and hoeing. Securitas was the goddess of security and stability.

7. Pudicitia was the goddess of what?

Answer: modesty and chastity

Providentia was the goddess of forethought. Postverta was the goddess of the past. Poena was the goddess of punishment.

8. There was also a Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards. What was her name?

Answer: Pomona

Porus was the god of plenty. Priapus was the god of gardens, viniculture, sailors and fishermen. Terminus was the god of boundaries.

9. Who were the gods of the storeroom and the household?

Answer: The Penates

Orcus was the god of death and the underworld; He was also a god of oaths and a punisher of perjurers. Orbona was the goddess of parents who had lost their children. Puta was the goddess of pruning of vines and trees.

10. Vertumnus was the god of what?

Answer: The changing of seasons and the ripening of grains

Summanus was the god of night thunder. His festival was on June 20. Suadela was the goddess of persuasion. Volturnus was the god of the waters. His festival was called the Volturnalia and took place on August 27.

Source: Author griffinjones2

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