Golden bust of Septimius Severus - Quiz
- 1. In what year was the golden bust of Septimius Severus discovered?
A) 1956
B) 1960
C) 1975
D) 1965
- 2. Where is the golden bust of Septimius Severus currently kept?
A) British Museum
B) Louvre Museum
C) Archaeological Museum of Komotini
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) Lyon, France
B) Avenches, Switzerland
C) Didymoteicho, Greece
D) Rome, Italy
- 6. At what depth was the bust found in 1965?
A) 0.5 meters
B) 1.6 meters
C) 3.2 meters
D) 2.4 meters
- 7. What was the location of the discovery in modern-day Greece?
A) Thessaloniki
B) Patras
C) Athens
D) Didymoteicho
- 8. What is the purity of the gold used for the bust?
A) 23-karat
B) 22-karat
C) 18-karat
D) 24-karat
- 9. What is the approximate height of the bust?
A) 18.5 cm
B) 28.4 cm
C) 25.5 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) Two
B) Five
C) Three
D) Ten
- 12. What was the bust found inside when it was discovered?
A) A sarcophagus
B) A trench
C) A sunken ship
D) A temple vault
- 13. What metal composes the ribbon found on the rear side of the bust?
A) Bronze
B) Gold
C) Iron
D) Silver
- 14. How many golden busts of Roman emperors are known to survive in total?
A) Two
B) One
C) Five
D) Three
- 15. The gold for the bust was likely obtained from what source?
A) Mining nuggets
B) Melted gold coins
C) Jewelry scraps
D) Stolen religious artifacts
- 16. In the second century AD, how many gold coins would an estate cost?
A) 16
B) 500
C) 1300
D) 135
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