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