Stage 12 Culture

What year did Vesuvius erupt?

• 79 AD

• 8 AD

• 44 BC

• 24 AD

Why did most Pompeiians who fled Pompeii and then returned not rebuild the city?

• It was destroyed by lava

• It was buried under volcanic ash

• It was buried under volcanic mud

• It was destroyed by the earthquake

How was the nearby city of Herculaneum destroyed?

• It was destroyed by lava

• It was buried under volcanic mud

• It was buried under volcanic ash

• It was destroyed by an earthquake

Why was Pompeii not immediately excavated following this?

• There was no interest in unburying the city

• A mistake was made regarding an inscription found at the site

• There was not enough money to fund the excavation

• They thought it was bad luck to excavate the city

Who ordered the first formal excavation of Pompeii in search of treasure?

• King Charles III

• Pompeius

• Fontana

• Pliny the Elder

Why did excavators not find much treasure when excavating Pompeii?

• Most of the treasure was destroyed by the lava

• The Pompeiians did not own much treasure

• Treasure hunters had looted much of the treasures earlier

• The treasure was too difficult to locate

Excavators used plaster to make ___.

• a new city

• imprints of footprints

• casts of bodies

• a wall

Why was the eruption of Mount Vesuvius unexpected?

• It had been inactive for centuris

• Pompeiians were accustomed to lava and not ash

• It had recently erupted

• There were no earthquakes to warn of its impending eruption

Most of the people who died during the eruption at Pompeii died from what?

• They were hit on the head with a rock

• They were suffocated by the poisonous gasses

• They were trapped by the ash

• They were covered by mud