What Was Pompeii? Ch. 1-5 Review

Where was Pompeii located in relation to Rome?

• Pompeii was north of Rome.

• Pompeii was south of Rome.

• Pompeii was right next to Rome.

• Pompeii was an island off the coast of Rome.

What is the correct spelling of the volcano that erupted, destroying Pompeii?

• Mount Vespian

• Mount Vesoovus

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Vestupious

If Julius Caesar died in 44 CE, did Mt. Vesuvius erupt before or after his death?

• Mt. Vesuvius erupted before Caesar's death.

• Mt. Vesuvius erupted after Caesar's death.

What was the warning sign that Vesuvius might erupt?

• a message from the gods

• smoke coming out of the top of the hill

• small earthquakes

• a pumice shower

What are dormant volcanoes?

• they haven't erupted in a long time but could

• they are expected to erupt frequently

• they are not expected to ever erupt again

What is the name for volcanoes that are no longer expected to ever erupt again?

• active volcanoes

• dormant volcanoes

• extinct volcanoes

What happened to Pompeii after it was buried in ash?

• The land turned fertile.

• People grew vineyards and farms over it.

• They called it Civitas, meaning, city.

• All of the choices.

When did Karl Weber excavate Pompeii, uncovering houses, gates, and city blocks?

• 79 CE

• 1944

• Around 1763

• 2019

Which was not one of Guiseppe Fiorelli's contributions to the excavation of Pompeii?

• He left the discoveries "in situ" meaning, where he found them.

• He hired guards to watch over the ruins to protect them.

• He sold artifacts from Pompeii to wealthy collectors.

• He created a method to create plaster casts of bodies, frozen in the moment they died from the eruption.

If you lived at the time of the eruption, would you rather...

• Have witnessed it safely from afar, like Pliny

• Experienced the eruption in Pompeii, but safely escaped outside the city walls

• Never experienced the eruption at all