15. How did most die at Pompeii?
suffocation from toxic gases and ash
evaporated by heat
caught on fire
14. What does Pomponianus witness that night?
a lot of birds flying
a tornado
part of volcano explodes, pyroclastic flow, huge clouds of
10. At what time does Admiral Pliny's fleet approach Pompeii?
midnight
10 pm
5 am
5 pm
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
13. Where does Fortunata, the fuller's wife, end up in her attempt to leave Pompeii?
library
gladiator house
bakery
bathhouse
17. What was the fate of Pliny the Younger?
invented the sandwich
moved to asia
survived, wrote about the eruption
became a monk
20. When will Vesuvius erupt?
every 20 years
every 20,000 years
every 2,000 years
every 200,000 years
5. What time of day did the eruption occur?
7 P.M. approx.
3 P.M. approx.
1 P.M. approx.
5 P.M. approx.
8. By mid-afternoon how many tons of pumice and ash have fallen on Pompeii?
100 billion tons
100 million tons
11. What new danger does the falling pumice and ash present?
roofs caving in
frostbite
wild animal attacks
19. How many people live near Vesuvius now?
3.5 trillion people
3.5 thousand people
3.5 billion people
3.5 million people
6. What is the Latin word for volcano?
volcano
no word for it b/c they didn't know what a volcano was
lux brumalis
fulminare
18. In the initial 18 hours of the eruption how many tons of debris fell?
10 trillion tons
10 billion tons
10 million tons
10 tons
16. What was the fate of Pliny the Elder?
was murdered by his brother
sunk in a boat
had a heart attack
fell and died because he was overwhelmed by the gases