Golden bust of Septimius Severus - Quiz
Golden bust of Septimius Severus
  • 1. In what year was the golden bust of Septimius Severus discovered?
A) 1965
B) 1960
C) 1975
D) 1956
  • 2. Where is the golden bust of Septimius Severus currently kept?
A) British Museum
B) Archaeological Museum of Komotini
C) Louvre Museum
D) National Archaeological Museum of Athens
  • 3. What type of armor is Septimius Severus depicted wearing on the bust?
A) Segmented armor (Lorica segmentata)
B) Scale armor (Lorica plumata)
C) Chain mail (Lorica hamata)
D) Plate armor
  • 4. What is the other surviving golden bust of a Roman emperor besides Septimius Severus?
A) Trajan
B) Nero
C) Marcus Aurelius
D) Augustus
  • 5. Where was the golden bust of Marcus Aurelius found?
A) Rome, Italy
B) Didymoteicho, Greece
C) Lyon, France
D) Avenches, Switzerland
  • 6. At what depth was the bust found in 1965?
A) 2.4 meters
B) 1.6 meters
C) 3.2 meters
D) 0.5 meters
  • 7. What was the location of the discovery in modern-day Greece?
A) Athens
B) Patras
C) Didymoteicho
D) Thessaloniki
  • 8. What is the purity of the gold used for the bust?
A) 23-karat
B) 22-karat
C) 24-karat
D) 18-karat
  • 9. What is the approximate height of the bust?
A) 25.5 cm
B) 18.5 cm
C) 28.4 cm
D) 32.0 cm
  • 10. What is the approximate weight of the bust?
A) 1200 g
B) 980 g
C) 750 g
D) 500 g
  • 11. How many Roman pounds does the weight of the bust correspond to?
A) Ten
B) Five
C) Three
D) Two
  • 12. What was the bust found inside when it was discovered?
A) A sarcophagus
B) A temple vault
C) A trench
D) A sunken ship
  • 13. What metal composes the ribbon found on the rear side of the bust?
A) Silver
B) Bronze
C) Iron
D) Gold
  • 14. How many golden busts of Roman emperors are known to survive in total?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Five
D) One
  • 15. The gold for the bust was likely obtained from what source?
A) Stolen religious artifacts
B) Mining nuggets
C) Jewelry scraps
D) Melted gold coins
  • 16. In the second century AD, how many gold coins would an estate cost?
A) 16
B) 1300
C) 135
D) 500
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