GLADIATOR

GLADIATOR QUIZ

1. At the beginning of the film there is a battle. The Romans are fighting to conquer the rest of Germania. Where was Germania?

a. in PRESET-DAY SPAIN (approximately)
b. in PRESENT-DAY GERMANY (approximately)
c. in PRESENT-DAY BRITAIN (approximately)

2. The victory over Germania ends a long war and wins general Maximus the Emperor's favour. Who was the Emperor by AD 180?

a. Nero

b. Trajan

c. Marcus Aurelius

3. In Maximus first speech in Germania he says to his soldiers that by the end of the day they might meet in the Elysium. What is the Elysium in the film?

1. a conception of the afterlife.
2. a place in Paris.
3. A stronghold

4. There are references to the Roman religion in the film. Did the Romans believe in one God or in many Gods?

5. After the first battle Maximus says

a. Roma is great!

b. Roma Victor!

c. Roma Wonderful!

6. Maximus always prays to his

1. gods.
2. ancestors.
3. Neighbours.

7. Who kills his own father? Why?

8. Commodus names the four Roman virtues according to Marcus Aurelius. Which are these virtues?

1. Wisdom, templance, hatred, love.
2. Wisdom, templance, fortune, benevolence.
3. wisdom, justice, fortitude and templance.

9. Why does Commodus assassinate his father (the Emperor)?

10. Why does the Emperor want to pass down his power to Maximus (a General) and not to his son?

1. because Commodus is unfit to rule.
2. because Maximus is his son.
3. because the Emperor is crazy.

11. Why does Lucilla slap her brother's face and then she kisses his ring?

1. because she hates him as a brother and must obey him as a new Emperor.
2. Because she hates him and loves him at the time.
3. Because she isn't sure of her own feelings.

12. After Lucila kisses her brother's ring she says

1. Hello Emperor
2. Long life the Emperor!
3. Ave Caesar

13. Marcus Aurelius wanted Maximus to restore…

1. Democracy in Rome.
2. Republic in Rome.
3. Constitutional Monarchy in Rome.

14. Maximus names two traditionally masculine virtues to his soldiers

1. strength and honor
2. dream and liberty
3. fight and battle

15. Maximus, in Commdo's words is…

1. the general who became a slave, the slave who became a gladiator, the gladiator who defied the Emperor.
2. The man who became an Emperor, the Emperor who became a slave, the slave who became a gladiator.
3. The general who became a gladiator, the gladiator who defied the Emperor, the gladiator who became an Emperor.

16. When Maximus became a slave he scratched a tattooed word out of his shoulder. What was this word?

1. AVE CEASAR
2. SPQR
3. SALUTE

17. How does the crowd call Maximus when he becomes a gladiator?

1. Roman
2. Spaniard
3. British

18. Where is Maximus's home?

1. in Britania
2. in Germania
3. in Hispania

19. Marcus Aurelius was a wise Emperor who banned spectacles at the Colisseum but his son paradoxically restored these spectacles as a tribute to his father. Why?

a. because he kew his father would like it.

b. because he wanted to get the crowd/people's favour.

c. because he liked it.

20. Gladiators salute the Emperor with this expression “ Morituri te salutant”. This expression means:

a. those who are to die salute you.

b. those who are to fight salute you.

c. those who are to live salute you.

21. When the crowd/mob raised their hands with their thumbs up they wanted the gladiator to

1. live.
2. Die.
3. To live but it should be approved by the Emperor.

22. The Praetorians killed Proximo, a gladiator-trainer, by command of the Emperor, but who were the Praetorians?

1. a group of Roman killers.
2. Part of the Roman crowd.
3. A force of bodyguards used by Roman Emperors.

23. There was a man with a scarf on his chin who was Maximus' friend. He was used by the Praetorian Guard as a “decoy” to trap Maximus. This man was Cicero but, who was Cicero?

1. A Roman preacher, and member of the Senate.

2. was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist.
3. A revolutionary.

24. Maximus 'popularity was such that even Lucio wanted to become a gladiator. He wanted to be “the saviour of Rome”. When Commodus asked the boy who told him that the boy whispered the person's identity in the Emperor's ear. Who do you think told the boy that Maximus would be the saviour of Rome?

1. The members of the Senate.

2. Lucila, the boyś mother and the Emperor's sister.

3. Lucila, the Emperor's wife.

25.At the end of the film…

1. both the Emperor (Commodus) and Maximus die.
2. Only the Emperor dies.
3. Only Maximus dies.