Question

1. Roman drama declined in popularity during the height and fall of the Roman Empire because: _____. Select all that apply.

Audiences rejected the use of melodrama.
Audiences were more interested in the spectacle of gladiator events.
Romans sought more intellectually demanding entertainment.
The new Christian regime banned performances.
Many Roman citizens left the city for the country.


2. What kind of sentence is the following example?

It's no wonder that everyone likes a carnival, but I really would rather go to a real amusement park—like the one in Orlando—and experience the bigger rides.

simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
fragment

3. Use context clues to select the best definition of the italicized word.

Even though the hotel was supposed to be very homey and friendly, I found the staff to be inhospitable.

warm
unwelcoming
inviting
expensive
shabby
squeaky
exciting
preposterous
dilapidated

Answer 1

1.Roman Theatre

The decline of Greek government and society coincided with the rise of the Roman Republic and subsequent empire. The Romans borrowed extensively from Greek theatre. Although Roman theatre may not be held in the same high esteem as that of the Greeks, we have inherited much from the influence of the Roman Theatre, including the word "play" itself, which derives from a literal translation of the Latin word ludus, which means recreation or play. Roman theatre took two forms: Fabula Palliata and Fabula Togata. Fabula Palliata were primarily translations of Greek plays into Latin, although the term is also applied to the original works of Roman playwrights based upon Greek plays. We are familiar with the latter from the works of Terence (190-159 B.C.),

2.compound-complex sentence

fragment

3.in·hos·pi·ta·ble

/ˌinhäˈspidəb(ə)l,inˈhäspidəb(ə)l/Submit

adjective

(of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in.

"the inhospitable landscape"

synonyms: uninviting, unwelcoming; More

(of a person) unfriendly and unwelcoming toward people.

synonyms: unwelcoming, unfriendly, unsociable, antisocial, unneighborly, uncongenial;