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