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Mythology
Test your mastery of Roman deities, native cults, foundation legends, and distinct imperial religious practices. Answer each question to see whether you got it right, with an explanation every time.
A free 15-question multiple-choice practice test on Mythology. Each question has one correct answer and a short explanation, and the full answer key below the player doubles as a study sheet. No account, no time limit — take it as often as you like.
This is a free, 15-question multiple-choice quiz. Answer each question to see whether you got it right, with an explanation for every answer. There is no sign-up and no time limit — take it as many times as you like, and use the answer key above to revise before or after.
Correct answer: BJanus
Janus possessed faces looking both forward and backward, symbolizing the past and future, and had his temple doors closed only during peacetime.
Correct answer: ARomulus
Romulus established the city on the Palatine Hill around 753 BCE after killing his twin brother Remus in a boundary dispute.
Correct answer: CVestal Virgins
The Vestal Virgins served the hearth goddess Vesta, keeping her fire alight to guarantee the safety and continuity of the Roman state.
Correct answer: ASaturn
The Saturnalia celebrated Saturn's mythical Golden Age with feasting, suspension of public business, and temporary social role reversals.
Correct answer: BLares and Penates
Lares protected the physical estate and family bounds, while Penates guarded the inner storeroom, food provisions, and domestic vitality.
Correct answer: BQuirinus
Quirinus was an ancient Sabine god who formed part of the archaic triad and was later identified with Romulus following his disappearance.
Correct answer: CAeneas
Aeneas escaped the burning ruins of Troy carrying his father Anchises and the household gods, eventually settling in Latium.
Correct answer: AMinerva
The great temple on the Capitoline Hill housed three shrines dedicated to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Juno Regina, and Minerva.
Correct answer: ATerminus
Terminus was honored at the Terminalia festival; his sacred stone was so unyielding that it could not be moved even to build Jupiter's temple.
Correct answer: ALupa
The Lupa retrieved the basket carrying the twins on the banks of the Tiber River and nurtured them in the Lupercal cave.
Correct answer: BAurora
Aurora was the Roman equivalent of the Greek Eos, rising from the ocean each morning to announce the approach of sunlight.
Correct answer: ALupercalia
Held in mid-February, the Lupercalia honored Lupercus or Faunus; women willingly stood near the runners to ensure fertility and easy childbirth.
Correct answer: BPomona
Pomona was a rustic wood nymph devoted strictly to the cultivation of fruit, whom Vertumnus won by disguising himself as an old woman.
Correct answer: CLemures
The paterfamilias would walk barefoot at midnight spitting black beans behind him to appease the troublesome ghosts known as Lemures.
Correct answer: AFortuna
Fortuna steered human destiny with her rudder and distributed wealth from her horn of plenty, reflecting both chance and abundance.