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