5. What time of day did the eruption occur?
7 P.M. approx.
1 P.M. approx.
3 P.M. approx.
5 P.M. approx.
6. What is the Latin word for volcano?
no word for it b/c they didn't know what a volcano was
fulminare
lux brumalis
volcano
7. Why would Pliny the Elder be especially interested in the eruption of the volcano?
everyone knew he was crazy
studied nature and wrote about it
8. By mid-afternoon how many tons of pumice and ash have fallen on Pompeii?
100 million tons
100 billion tons
10. At what time does Admiral Pliny's fleet approach Pompeii?
10 pm
5 am
5 pm
midnight
11. What new danger does the falling pumice and ash present?
wild animal attacks
roofs caving in
frostbite
13. Where does Fortunata, the fuller's wife, end up in her attempt to leave Pompeii?
bakery
gladiator house
library
bathhouse
14. What does Pomponianus witness that night?
a lot of birds flying
part of volcano explodes, pyroclastic flow, huge clouds of
a tornado
15. How did most die at Pompeii?
suffocation from toxic gases and ash
evaporated by heat
caught on fire
16. What was the fate of Pliny the Elder?
fell and died because he was overwhelmed by the gases
had a heart attack
was murdered by his brother
sunk in a boat
17. What was the fate of Pliny the Younger?
became a monk
survived, wrote about the eruption
invented the sandwich
moved to asia
18. In the initial 18 hours of the eruption how many tons of debris fell?
10 million tons
10 trillion tons
10 billion tons
10 tons
19. How many people live near Vesuvius now?
3.5 billion people
3.5 thousand people
3.5 trillion people
3.5 million people
