This document appears to be a quiz about information presented in a film or lecture about the construction of the Colosseum in Rome. It contains 35 multiple choice or short answer questions about key details regarding when and how the Colosseum was built, its design and engineering feats, how it functioned, and what events took place there. The questions cover topics like the emperor who initiated its construction, how materials like concrete and cranes were used to build it, aspects of its design like seating levels and a retractable roof, and its capacity of spectators.

1. Greek & Roman Humanities
Professor
Will
Adams
·∙
Wadams5@valenciacollege.edu
·∙
Hum2220.blogspot.com
Osceola
Campus
–
Building
2,
Room
232
·∙
Mondays
&
Wednesdays,
1:30
–
2:45
PM
‘Where Did It Come From?’ Film Response
Name: • Score: /35
1.
In
what
year
did
the
Colosseum’s
construction
begin?
2.
Which
Roman
Emperor
initiated
the
Colosseum’s
construction?
3.
Under
Vespasian’s
reign,
how
many
Roman
citizens
were
unemployed?
4.
Was
the
Colosseum
the
first
amphitheater
built
in
the
Roman
Empire?
5.
The
Colosseum
was
constructed
on
top
of
what
focal
point
of
Nero’s
palace
grounds?
6.
What
was
Rome’s
approximate
population
during
Vespasian’s
reign?
7.
Which
device
was
used
to
build
the
Colosseum
within
the
dense
confines
of
Rome?
8.
How
many
men’s
labor
would
have
been
required
to
turn
an
ancient
Roman
crane’s
wheel?
9.
What
was
the
key
mechanism
that
made
a
Roman
crane
work?
10.
How
tall
was
the
finished
Colosseum?
11.
The
Colosseum
appears
to
have
been
constructed
in
how
many
sections?
12.
What
material
is
the
key
to
stadium
building?
13.
What
was
the
key
ingredient
in
the
recipe
for
Roman
concrete?
14.
What
other
three
ingredients
make
up
Roman
concrete?
15.
Cranes
&
concrete
were
used
to
create
which
key
stadium-­‐building
structure?
16.
The
Colosseum
held
how
many
levels
of
seating
for
spectators?
17.
Approximately
how
many
stories
tall
was
the
completed
Colosseum?
18.
Upon
which
level
of
seating
were
women
&
slaves
seated
in
the
Colosseum?
19.
What
was
the
Colosseum’s
retractable
roof
referred
to
as?
20.
How
was
the
Colosseum’s
roof
moved
over
its
seating
area?
21.
How
many
men
operated
the
velarium?
22.
What
is
the
life
blood
of
any
stadium?
23.
What
constructions
did
the
Romans
use
to
move
water
across
the
empire?
24.
The
reservoir
that
fed
the
Colosseum
was
located
on
which
of
Rome’s
hills?
25.
What
was
used
to
bring
water
to
the
top
levels
of
the
Colosseum
without
pumps?
26.
The
floor
of
the
Colosseum
could
be
flooded
to
what
depth
overnight?
27.
The
subterranean
space
below
the
Colosseum’s
floor
is
referred
to
as
what?
28.
The
gladiators’
locker
room
was
referred
to
as
what?

2.
29.
The
fish
sauce
called
garum
was
made
from
what?
30.
What
instrument
provided
the
music
for
the
Colosseum’s
events?
31.
What
powered
that
musical
instrument?
32.
How
many
entrance
gates
did
the
Colosseum
have?
33.
Approximately
how
many
spectators
would
fill
the
Colosseum
in
ancient
times?
34.
Historians
believe
the
Colosseum
could
have
been
emptied
of
spectators
in
what
amount
of
time?
35.
A
modern
analysis
of
the
Colosseum’s
design
reveals
that
it
would
have
actually
taken
how
long
to
empty?