Chapter 5 "Books? Books?"
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Why did the villa have a opening in the ceiling?
- so rainwater would collect in the indoor pool
- to let the smoke from the fire out
- to see the stars at night
What did the dining room look like?
- It had tall wooden chairs around a large wooden table.
- It had couches around the table.
- It had a low table with pillows on the floor to use as chairs.
What was in the garden?
- a mermaid fountain with a goldfish pond
- statues of Hercules and Apollo
- carved stone benches
What did the books look like?
- rolls of paper
- thick encyclopedias
- folded pieces of cloth
Where did Romans get their ink?
- from berries
- form ashes
- from octopuses
Why did Jack and Annie have a hard time finding the books?
- They were scrolls.
- They were locked up.
- They were under the beds.
Why is this chapter called "Books? Books?"?
- The Romans used scrolls as books.
- The books were nowhere to be found.
- The books were of a poor quality.