Pompeii - Quiz
A) 481 BC B) 79 AD C) 106 AD D) 304 AD
A) Greece B) Spain C) Turkey D) Italy
A) Giuseppe Fiorelli B) Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre C) Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin D) Johann Joachim Winckelmann
A) Ostia Antica B) Pompeii Scavi C) Pompeii Coastal Park D) Herculaneum
A) Seneca the Younger B) Julius Caesar C) Virgil D) Pliny the Younger
A) Magnetometry B) 3D laser scanning C) Plaster casting D) Ground-penetrating radar
A) Concrete B) Ice C) Sand D) Volcanic ash
A) Less than 500 B) Over 10,000 C) Around 2,000 D) No casualties
A) Minerva B) Juno C) Diana D) Venus
A) 143 AD B) 98 AD C) 62 AD D) 126 AD
A) Lar B) Saturn C) Mercury D) Vesta
A) The Aqueduct Baths B) The Stabian Baths C) The Thermal Baths D) The Suburban Baths
A) Mount Portici B) Mount Ercolano C) Mount Angelo D) Mount Somma
A) Greek B) Mesopotamian C) Roman D) Egyptian
A) Lazio B) Sicily C) Tuscany D) Campania
A) Naples B) Venice C) Florence D) Milan
A) 18th century B) 20th century C) 15th century D) 12th century
A) 1985 B) 1997 C) 2005 D) 1973
A) Columns B) Statues C) Frescoes D) Mosaics
A) Mount Etna B) Mount Vesuvius C) Mount St. Helens D) Mount Olympus
A) Greeks B) Persians C) Ancient Romans D) Egyptians
A) Atrium B) Crypt C) Loft D) Parlor
A) Copper B) Bronze C) Lead D) Iron
A) Augustus B) Hadrian C) Nero D) Trajan
A) The Sleeping Faun B) The Dancing Faun C) The Resting Faun D) The Running Faun
A) Slate B) Wooden shingles C) Terracotta tiles D) Thatch
A) 7 to 9 meters (23 to 30 feet) B) 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 feet) C) 10 to 12 meters (33 to 39 feet) D) 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet)
A) Metal artifacts only B) Organic remains including wooden objects and human bodies C) Gold coins and jewelry D) Stone sculptures exclusively
A) Military fortifications and weapons B) Agricultural tools and seeds C) Religious temples and altars D) Fine public buildings and luxurious private houses with lavish decorations, furnishings, and artworks
A) Classical Greek B) Vulgar Latin C) Ancient Hebrew D) Old English
A) All artifacts were perfectly preserved B) The city was completely reconstructed C) Many items or sites were damaged or destroyed due to haphazard methods and looting D) No significant findings were made
A) A Greek name meaning 'place of gods' B) The Oscan word for the number five, pompe C) A Latin term meaning 'city of peace' D) An Etruscan phrase for 'land of prosperity'
A) Approximately 40 meters (130 feet) B) 100 meters (328 feet) C) 60 meters (197 feet) D) 10 meters (33 feet)
A) Mountains B) Deserts C) Lagoons D) Forests
A) 64 to 67 hectares (160 to 170 acres) B) 100 to 105 hectares (250 to 260 acres) C) 80 to 85 hectares (200 to 210 acres) D) 30 to 35 hectares (75 to 87 acres)
A) Royal palace B) Military training ground C) Simple market square D) Religious temple complex
A) Karl Weber B) Francesco Picchetti C) Giuseppe Fiorelli D) Domenico Fontana
A) The Second Punic War B) The Third Samnite War C) The Samnite Wars (343–341 BC) D) The Latin War
A) none B) less than a third C) almost all D) more than half
A) Figs B) Dates C) Olives D) Pears
A) The Sarno River B) The Arno River C) The Po River D) The Tiber River
A) Rome B) Herculaneum C) Pompeii D) Nuceria
A) Hannibal's forces B) The Romans C) The Samnites D) The Etruscans
A) An amphitheater B) The forum C) A garden D) The street directly
A) 'Grande Progetto Pompei'. B) 'Ancient Cities Conservation Program'. C) 'Pompeii Revival Project'. D) 'Heritage Preservation Initiative'.
A) Phoenicians B) Etruscans C) Greeks D) Oscans
A) Apollo B) Zeus C) Hermes D) Priapus
A) It is a driving force behind the economy. B) It has no significant impact on the local economy. C) It negatively affects the local tourism industry. D) It only benefits large corporations.
A) 17 October B) 5 February C) 24–25 October D) 23 November
A) Francesco Picchetti B) Titus C) Karl Weber D) Domenico Fontana
A) The Second Punic War B) The Roman Latin War C) After the sack of Corinth D) The Samnite period (450–375 BC)
A) Sotericus B) Vetutius Placidus C) Asellina D) Eumachia, a priestess
A) The excavation of casts at Pompeii B) A comedy series set in Pompeii C) A live concert in Pompeii D) A documentary presented by David Suzuki
A) A storage area B) A swimming pool. C) A place for public speeches D) An arena for gladiatorial combat
A) The Odeon B) The Forum C) The Macellum D) The Amphitheatre
A) Silverware and jewelry B) Pottery shards C) A large amount of gold coins D) 683 sesterces
A) Immediate pyroclastic flows B) Pumice rain (lapilli) lasting about 18 hours C) Lava flow covering the city D) Continuous ash fall for two days
A) Sulla B) Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa C) Lucius Cluentius D) Augustus
A) 8 m2 (86 sq ft) B) 10 by 5 metres C) 12 by 7 metres D) 15 by 6 metres (49 ft × 20 ft)
A) Robert Harris B) Giuseppe Fiorelli C) Leonard Nimoy D) Paul W. S. Anderson
A) The Amphitheatre B) A large colosseum like in Rome C) An extensive library D) A grand temple complex
A) Paul W. S. Anderson B) David Gilmour C) George Sanders D) Leonard Nimoy
A) Villa at Civita Giuliana B) Villa of the Mysteries C) Villa of Diomedes D) Several at Boscoreale
A) Wax B) Clear resin C) Gelatin D) Ceramic clay
A) The Eumachia Building B) The Macellum C) The Pistrinum D) The Lupanar
A) Roman eruptions B) Campanian eruptions C) Vesuvian eruptions D) Plinian eruptions
A) The Eumachia Building B) The amphitheatre, particularly in crowd control. C) The Macellum D) The Pistrinum
A) Battle of Syracuse B) Battle of Nola C) Battle of Cumae D) Battle of Stabiae
A) Amedeo Maiuri B) The Great Pompeii Project team C) Giuseppe Fiorelli D) Marcus Venerius Secundio
A) National Geographic Society. B) European Union. C) World Monuments Fund. D) UNESCO.
A) Military base B) Trading hub C) Safe port D) Religious pilgrimage site
A) Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa B) Lucius Cluentius C) Sulla D) Augustus
A) Presence of Greek temples B) Trade agreements with Etruscans C) Alliance with Cumae D) Construction of a large city wall enclosing agricultural land
A) Exactly 75 B) Nearly 100 C) About 50 D) Over 150
A) Greeks B) Phoenicians C) Oscans D) Etruscans
A) Trade center B) Military outpost C) Capital city D) Member city
A) 1999 B) 2005 C) 2017 D) 2020
A) A brothel B) A bakery. C) An inn or snack-bar D) A meat market
A) Three B) Seven C) Five D) One
A) The Ionian Sea B) The Mediterranean Sea C) The Tyrrhenian Sea D) The Adriatic Sea
A) 1592 B) 1763 C) 1689 D) 1738
A) Thermopolia B) Pistrinum C) Cauponae. D) Macellum
A) The Appian Way B) Local wells C) A spur from the Serino Aqueduct D) Rainwater collection systems
A) Rockefeller Foundation. B) Guggenheim Foundation. C) Samuel H. Kress Foundation. D) Ford Foundation.
A) over 300 years B) over 250 years C) over 150 years D) over 200 years
A) An inn B) A bakery C) A temple D) A house
A) Two-thirds. B) The entire city. C) Half. D) Three-quarters.
A) Tufa B) Brick C) Sarno limestone D) Marble |
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