Playing With Words # 1

[Gregory Matthews]

In the following I will list words that have some application to Biblical issues to include archaeology.  Select the definitions that best fit the Biblical/archaeological definition.  In some cases, more than one of the listed definitions may be correct.  NOTE:  This is the first of a series that I am working on.

Agora:

1)                  Atrium:

a)  The open area of a Roman home

  A place where sacrifices were made to the gods.

c)  A place where the dead were prepared for burial.

d)  A Greek grocery store.

 

2)                  Canon:

a) A pipeline used to take water to a home from a feeder line.

  A  member of the Roman legislature.

c)  The Scriptural books determined to be authoritative.

d)  A pagan cleric.

3)         Codex:

            a)  A wrapping used to bind the dead.

             An ancient manuscript in written in the form of a book.

c)  A Roman military directive.

d)  A sacred writing from a Greek religion.

4)         Forum:

            a)  A Hebrew place of judgment.

  In Rome, the marketplace, or public meeting place.

c)  An ancient type of Roman flea market.

d)  A place that provides clinical care to the common people.

5)         Frigidarium:

            a)  The cold room of a Roman bath.

  A place to store perishable food.

c)  The meeting place for a pagan cult.

d)  Temporary storage for the dead.

6)         Gymnasium:

a)  Associated with a Roman Bath.

A school to train carpenters.

            c)  A school to train builders of homes.

            d)  A school for physical training.

7)         Necropolis:

            a)  A sacred place of worship for a Roman cult.

  The name of a theatre in ancient Rome.

c)  The final resting place of the dead.

            d)  The name of a religious congregation in Alexandria.

8)         Orchestra:

            a)  The dance floor of a Greek theater.

              The space in front of the stage of a Roman theater.       

c)  A group of people paid to applaud the Roman emperor.

d)  The “fake press"  in the time of Rome.

9)         Papyri:

            a)  A paper made from an Egyptian plant growing near water.

  A type of  Biblical manuscript.

c)  An Egyptian plant that was used to produce an alcoholic beverage.

            d)  The fruit of an ancient tree.

10)       Potsherds:

            a) Scrapings from a cooking pot used to feed animals and the poor.

              In ancient times used as a form of money.

            c)  Broken pieces of pottery.

d)  A major element used to date civilizations.

11)       Septuagint:

            a)  An ancient charm that brought good luck.

              An OT translation into Greek.

c)  An ancient form of money

d)  A sacred writing of a pagan cult.

12)       Tell:

            a)  A manmade hill formed by the serial rebuilding of towns.

              A form of swearing to an oath.

            c)  Like a  modern day will used to give away property upon death.

            d)  A specific number of Greek soldiers.

13)       Villa:

            a)  A brothel.

              A seasoning used in food.

c)  A false oath.

d)  The home of a wealthy person.

 

14)       Vomitiorium:

            a)  The entrance to a theater

              A place where a person who has eaten to much can relieve himself.

            c)  A local garbage dump.

            d)  Storage place for fertilizer

15)       Wadi:

            a)  A flat area of the land.

              A place where water flows only when it rains.

            c)  The legislature of ancient Rome.

            d)  A garment worn by Roman Soldiers.

 

NOTE:  Due to my error in formatting, what I intended to print out as a "b" came out as a   .  Please adjust in your mind.  

NOTE:  The answers may be found in the Answers thread in this section.