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