Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD - Quiz
A) Suetonius B) Cassius Dio C) Pliny the Younger D) Josephus
A) Less than fifty years B) About one century C) Over a millennium D) More than five centuries
A) Carlo Rosini B) Richard Abdy C) Pliny the Younger D) Tacitus
A) Coins minted in September B) Heavy winter clothing on victims C) Charcoal graffiti on walls D) Traces of autumn fruits and braziers
A) Prevailing winds are stagnant B) Prevailing winds flow to the north C) Prevailing winds flow to the west D) Prevailing winds flow to the southeast
A) Pliny's villa B) Temple of Jerusalem C) Roman Forum D) House of the Golden Bracelet
A) Fourteen centuries of manuscript hand-copying B) The loss of the original Roman papyrus C) Pliny intentionally misled the public D) Deliberate forgery by Roman historians
A) Large earthenware storage vessels laden with wine B) Freshly picked grapes C) Empty wine barrels D) Burnt grape vines
A) They were forged by local merchants B) They were minted years after the eruption C) They likely reached Pompeii shortly after minting D) They prove the eruption happened in August
A) A warning about the volcano B) The 16th day before the calends of November C) A letter addressed to Tacitus D) A record of grape harvest yields
A) Charcoal graffiti can last for more than a year B) The graffito was found in a destroyed temple C) The handwriting did not match the period D) The graffito was written in English
A) Between October 24th and November 1st B) Between November 15th and November 23rd C) Between August 24th and August 30th D) Between June 24th and July 1st
A) 25 B) 20 C) 17 D) 15
A) Pliny the Elder B) Tacitus C) The Roman Senate D) His mother
A) 5 years B) Immediately after C) 10 years D) 25 years
A) Rome B) Pompeii C) Misenum D) Herculaneum
A) A pine tree B) A spear C) A giant pillar D) A mushroom
A) Seeing the mountain explode B) A request by messenger C) A direct order from the Emperor D) His nephew's plea
A) Water entering the houses B) The complete drying of the bay C) The sea rolling back upon itself D) A massive wall of water
A) He shook it off periodically B) He wore a mask C) He stayed indoors D) He used a heavy umbrella
A) The appearance of the cloud B) A tremor C) Ash falling on the roof D) The smell of sulfur
A) Sardinia B) Elba C) Capri D) Sicily
A) At dawn B) At noon C) At midnight D) At sunset
A) Yes, it was burned down B) Yes, it was buried in ash C) No D) Yes, it was destroyed
A) 1992 B) 79 AD C) 1982 D) 1979
A) Six times B) Two times C) Eight times D) Four times
A) 30 km B) 2.8 km C) 15 km D) 20 km
A) Lava flows B) Pyroclastic surges C) An earthquake D) Heavy rain
A) 6 metres B) 1.8 metres C) 2.8 metres D) 20 metres
A) Sedimentary phase B) Plinian phase C) Pelean phase D) Phreatomagmatic phase
A) 2.8 metres B) 1.8 metres C) 9 metres D) 20 metres
A) 30 metres B) 1.8 metres C) 20 metres D) 2.8 metres
A) Phreatomagmatic B) Magmatic-only C) Tectonic-only D) Effusive
A) West B) East C) South D) North
A) 29 kilometres B) 5 kilometres C) 10 kilometres D) 50 kilometres
A) A hurricane B) A mild tsunami C) A volcanic lightning storm D) A flood
A) A Roman soldier B) Pliny the Younger C) Giuseppe Fiorelli D) An unnamed archaeologist
A) Fires B) Reflections of the sun C) Lightning D) Signals from ships
A) The cold temperature B) Cavities in the ash C) Stone sarcophagi D) Layers of lava
A) Hid them from view B) Extinguished them C) Changed their color D) Rendered them brighter
A) 62 AD B) 70 AD C) 79 AD D) 64 AD
A) Pompeii, Greece B) Sicily, Italy C) Campania, Italy D) Rome, Italy
A) Strombolian B) Vesuvian C) Peléan D) Hawaiian
A) Pompeii B) Pliny the Younger C) Suetonius D) Tacitus
A) Cinder cone B) Stratovolcano C) Lava dome D) Shield volcano
A) The cloud dissipates into air B) The cloud collapses C) The cloud cools down instantly D) The cloud travels faster
A) Ferromagnetic decay B) Unblocking C) Vector summation D) Magnetic alignment
A) 180–220 °C B) 300–360 °C C) 60–80 °C D) 120–140 °C
A) 100–120 °C B) 220–260 °C C) 300–360 °C D) 180–220 °C
A) 180 °C B) 100 °C C) 140 °C D) 220 °C
A) Pomponianus B) Rectina C) Drusilla D) Tacitus
A) Victory belongs to the swift B) Fortune favors the brave C) Rome will rise again D) Nature is a cruel master
A) Thick cloaks B) Pillows C) Leather shields D) Wooden planks
A) Antonius Felix B) Pliny the Younger C) Caesius Bassus D) Tacitus
A) 38% B) 62% C) 85% D) 4%
A) Structural collapse B) Attempting to flee C) Long agony D) Cadaveric spasm
A) Public baths B) Granaries C) Military barracks D) Boathouses
A) 100 B) 332 C) 1,044 D) 300 |
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