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1. Art Appreciation
Osceola Campus – Building 2, Room 234
Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:00 – 1:15 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?

2. 27. The subterranean space below the Colosseum’s
floor is referred to as what?
28. The gladiators’ locker room was referred to as
what?
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?