Ancient Rome - Roman Baths

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1. What was the Roman bath used for?

a. To get clean
b. To socialize
c. To have business meetings
d. To discuss politics
e. All of the above

2. Which room in a Roman bath had a cold bath to cool off at the end of a hot day?
a. Apodyterium
b. Tepidarium
c. Caldarium
d. Frigidarium
e. Palaestra

3. What did the Romans use to get clean at the baths?

a. They used bars of scented soap
b. They used oil which they would scrape off with a metal scraper
c. They bathed in watered down wine
d. They used sand to scrub their skin
e. Nothing, they didn't want to get clean

4. Which room in a Roman bath was a steamy room with a very hot bath?
a. Apodyterium
b. Tepidarium
c. Caldarium
d. Frigidarium
e. Palaestra

5. True or False: Roman baths were very expensive and only used by the extremely wealthy.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE

6. Which room in a Roman bath was used as a changing room?

a. Apodyterium
b. Tepidarium
c. Caldarium
d. Frigidarium
e. Palaestra
7. What structures did Roman engineers build to get fresh water to the baths in the cities?
a. Stadiums
b. Bridges
c. Aqueducts
d. Ballistae
e. All of the above

8. Which room in a Roman bath was a gym where people could work out?
a. Apodyterium
b. Tepidarium
c. Caldarium
d. Frigidarium
e. Palaestra

9. True or False: The men and women of Rome bathed at different times or in different areas of the
bath.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE

10. Which room in a Roman bath had a warm bath and was a place where bathers met and talked?
a. Apodyterium
b. Tepidarium
c. Caldarium
d. Frigidarium
e. Palaestra

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Roman Baths in general