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