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