Meanwhile in Misenum Reading

Where are Pliny the Younger and his mother?

• Misenum
• Capri
• Campania
• Spain

How does Pliny the Younger react to the earthquake?

• They help their mother escape
• They pray for death
• They continue reading a book
• They panic and run away immediately

Why does Pliny the Younger not panic when the tremors start.

• They are caused by the shaking of the land
• They cause panic among the characters
• They are a common occurrence in Campania
• They indicate an upcoming earthquake

How old is Pliny the Younger at the time of the eruption?

• 17
• 20
• 30
• 25

Who scolded and encouraged Pliny and his mother to flee?

• The Spanish friend
• Pliny the Elder

• Pliny the Younger

• Pliny's mother

What do the people fear during the eruption?

• A collapse of the buildings
• the fires

• A tsunami
• A thunderstorm

Which of the following is NOT a strange observation Pliny describes?

• houses swaying this way and that

• carts rolling by themselves due to tremors

• shoreline pushed outwards due to receding water line

• volcanic lighting

Who is the Spanish friend mention when he urges them to escape?

• Pomponianus

• Pliny's mother

• Pliny's uncle, aka Pliny the Elder

• Rectina

What is the impact of the earthquake on Misenum?

• It collapses
• It catches fire
• It is covered by a cloud
• It remains unaffected

What do they see happen to the island of Capri during the eruption?

• It is swallowed by a tsunami

• It is struck by lighting

• It catches fire
• It disappears in the cloud