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