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WorksheetsMount Vesuvius and Pompeii
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following cities was destroyed by Vesuvius along with the city of Pompeii?
a)
Naples
b)
Herculaneum
c)
Rome
d)
Vesuvius
2.
Which of the following occurred 17 years earlier prior to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D.?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcano
d)
Flood
3.
At approximately which of the following times did Mount Vesuvius erupt?
a)
Noon
b)
Midnight
c)
1:00 PM
d)
6:30 AM
4.
Approximately how many people were killed by the destruction of Pompeii?
a)
2,000
b)
1,000
c)
4,000
d)
3,000
5.
Which of the following tree most resembles the eruption of Vesuvius?
a)
Maple
b)
Oak
c)
Pine
d)
Palm
6.
Which of the following was preserved by the ashes and mud following the eruption of Vesuvius?
a)
Skeletons
b)
Household goods
c)
Loaves of bread
d)
All the above
7.
X + XIII = _____
a)
20
b)
22
c)
23
d)
33
8.
XXII + IV = _____
a)
21
b)
30
c)
25
d)
26
9.
What is the number for D ?
a)
500
b)
50
c)
5000
d)
5
10.
What is the Roman numeral for 80?
a)
LXXX
b)
VIII
c)
XXXXXXXX
d)
LXXV
11.
What is the number for MDCC?
a)
200
b)
1600
c)
1700
d)
1070
12.
63
a)
XLIII
b)
DXIII
c)
LXIII
d)
XDIII
13.
What is the number for XIV?
a)
16
b)
18
c)
15
d)
14
14.
?
a)
11
b)
10
c)
9
d)
8
15.
What does C represent?
a)
cent
b)
50
c)
century
d)
100
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