Pliny the Younger (writer)
- 1. What is one of Pliny the Younger's most famous works?
A) The Iliad
B) Ulysses
C) Letters
D) The Republic
- 2. Pliny the Younger held which position in Ancient Rome?
A) Court Jester
B) Chief Gladiator
C) Governor of Bithynia and Pontus
D) Royal Scribe
- 3. What language did Pliny the Younger write in?
A) Greek
B) Latin
C) Arabic
D) Sanskrit
- 4. Pliny the Younger was the nephew of which famous Roman author?
A) Cicero
B) Julius Caesar
C) Pliny the Elder
D) Augustus
- 5. What role did Pliny the Younger play in the Roman legal system?
A) Jury member
B) Judge
C) Prosecutor
D) Defense attorney
- 6. What was Pliny the Younger's full name?
A) Marcus Aurelius
B) Lucius Verus
C) Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
D) Hadrian
- 7. Which modern country corresponds to the region of Bithynia and Pontus where Pliny the Younger served as governor?
A) Italy
B) Turkey
C) France
D) Greece
- 8. Pliny the Younger is best known for his correspondence with which Roman historian?
A) Livy
B) Suetonius
C) Tacitus
D) Cassius Dio
- 9. Which emperor ruled during Pliny the Younger's lifetime?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Trajan
C) Augustus
D) Nero
- 10. Pliny the Younger's writings were rediscovered and influential during which period?
A) Medieval
B) Baroque
C) Enlightenment
D) Renaissance
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