Escape From Pompeii (Social Studies Quiz)

Recent items uncovered in Pompeii show the people there ___.

• lived similarly to people today

• lived very differently from people today

• were not interested in art

• did not have elections

Why will archaeologists leave some of Pompeii buried?

• There haven’t been important discoveries

• They have already found everything.

• They want to leave some discoveries for future searches.

• More digging may cause another eruption.

Which detail best supports the answer to question 2?

• “This work continues today — and it’s providing amazing new clues ... ”

• “Over time, archaeologists have uncovered hundreds of Pompeii’s buildings ... ”

• “Other new discoveries have been made on walls.”

• “That way, people can someday study it with better tools.”

Pompeii is now known as____?

• France

• Chicago

• Italy

• Spain

What was popular in Pompeii?

• Shopping

• Watching Gladiators fight

• fishing

• Dancing