Which ancient civilization celebrated a spring festival, believed to be an early precursor to Easter? Roman Greek Egyptian Babylonian None What historical event is often considered a parallel to the resurrection in the Easter story? The Trojan War The Exodus The Fall of Rome The Renaissance None Which Roman festival, coinciding with Easter, involved celebrating the goddess of spring? Saturnalia Lupercalia Floralia Bacchanalia None What Christian festival is directly connected to Easter and commemorates the Last Supper? Epiphany Pentecost Ascension Day Maundy Thursday None What is the origin of the word "Easter"? Latin for resurrection Greek for spring Old English for dawn Germanic for rebirth None Time's up