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