WorksheetsPompeii
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii?
Mt Pompeii
Mt Aetna
Mt Vesuvius
The city of Pompeii was located in the country
Greece
England
Italy
Ireland
The city of Pompeii was destroyed due to
Flooding
Earthquakes
Warfare
Volcanic Eruption
The ruins of Pompeii show archeologists
How cities were set up in the 1st century B.C.E.
The daily life of a citizen of Pompeii
What kinds of food/food preparation were being used by the people
All of the above
The plaster casts of Pompeii show us
How many Pompeiinians died in the event
The economic status of the citizens
How the city thrived after the eruption
the last moments of people's lives
Over twenty thousand people used to live in Pompeii.
True
False
When was Mount Vesuvius' most recent eruption?
1933
1944
1966
1977
What was surprising about Pompeii's discovery?
The buildings had decayed.
There were few remains.
The city was mostly intact.
There were no artifacts.
Which is an accurate description of Pompeii?
A flourishing resort for Rome's most distinguished citizens.
A poor city full of slaves.
An abandoned city on the outskirts of Rome.
A wealthy, but isolated city that kept to itself.
Vesuvius is still an active volcano today
True
False
What was shocking about the people that died in Pompeii?
Their bodies dissolved in the lava.
Many people fled the city.
Their bodies could not be identified.
Their skeletons were frozen as they had fallen like statues.
When did Mt. Vesuvius erupt and destroy Pompeii?
79 AD
1944
1748
1780
When did explorers discover the city of Pompeii?
1918
1748
1847
79 AD
What were two things that grew well in the rich volcanic soil from earlier eruptions of Vesuvius
oranges
lemons
grapes
olive trees
