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WorksheetsStage 12 Culture
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
