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WorksheetsPliny the Younger, Vesuvius Background
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Where and when was Pliny the Younger born?
Comum, 61 A.D
Rome, 39 B.C
Mlian, 100 AD
Arpinum, 2 BC
Who was Pliny the Younger's rhetoric teacher?
Quintilian
Martial
Cicero
Sallust
In his Panegyricus, Pliny the Younger wrote about:
his gratitude to the emperor Trajan for elevating him to the consulship
his gratitude to Quintilian for teaching him rhetoric
the civil war between Octavian and Marc Antony
his gratitude to the emperor Domitian for saving his family
Which Roman author was a contemporary of Pliny the Younger?
Juvenal
Horace
Lucan
Catullus
When Letter 6.16 begins, where is Pliny the Elder?
Misenum
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Rome
What motivates Pliny the Elder to board a ship and sail towards the eruption?
he receives a letter from Rectina, who says that she is in danger
he receives a letter from his sister and Pliny the Younger (his nephew), who say they are in danger
he is fascinated by the cloud rising over Mount Vesuvius
he is afraid because his villa lies directly beneath the mountain
Who says "Fortuna fortes iuvat?" (Fortune favors the brave?)
Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Younger
Tacitus
the helmsman of Pliny the Elder's ship
Where does Pomponianus live?
Stabiae
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Misenum
Which of the following does Pliny the Elder NOT do at Pomponianus's house?
write
bathe
sleep
eat
What do Pliny the Elder and his companions use to protect themselves from falling pumice stones?
pillows
hats
sandals
towels
What does PTE do once he and his companions reach the beach?
he lay down on a piece of sailing cloth
he drank several cups of water
he swam in the ocean
he immediately died
