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Quiz on Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the volcano that erupted?

a)

Vesuvius

b)

Volcano

c)

Mountain

d)

Hades

2.

On what date did the volcano erupt?

a)

79 BCE

b)

AD 79

c)

173 BC

d)

179 AD

3.

Where is Pompeii?

a)

Spain

b)

Greece

c)

Italy

d)

France

4.

What was the name of the large town near Pompeii that was also destroyed?

a)

Naples

b)

Florence

c)

Rome

d)

Herculaneum

5.

When were the ruins of Pompeii first discovered?

a)

1982

b)

1898

c)

1748

d)

1528

6.

Which Italian archaeologist first made plaster casts of many of the people of Pompeii?

a)

G. Fiorelli

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Tadeo Jones

d)

Indiana Jones

7.

What time of day did the volcano erupt?

a)

9:00 am

b)

11:00 am

c)

At midday

d)

6:00 pm

8.

How far is Mount Vesuvius from Pompeii?

a)

15 miles

b)

20 miles

c)

40 miles

d)

25,6 miles

9.

Approximately how many people died because of the eruption?

a)

2 thousand

b)

1 thousand

c)

5000

d)

3000

10.

Why is Pompeii so well preserved?

a)

weather

b)

volcanic ash

c)

heat

d)

politicians

11.

The word 'volcano' was inspired by the name of which Roman God?

a)

Vulcan

b)

Jupiter

c)

Hades

d)

Poseidon

12.

Approximately how many times has Mount Vesuvius erupted?

a)

70

b)

50

c)

20

d)

80

13.

How many people visit the ruins of Pompeii every year?

a)

3 million

b)

1 million

c)

2,6 million

d)

1,5 million

14.

How long did the eruption last for?

a)

2 days

b)

30min

c)

3 days

d)

24 hours

15.

On that day, the wind was blowing in a North-Westerly direction. What might have happened if the wind was blowing towards the South East?

a)

would be reach Rome

b)

The eruption would have been blown towards the sea, not Pompeii

c)

would have been even worse

d)

nothing different

16.

Pompeii was part of a large empire. Which one?

a)

Roman empire

b)

Greek empire

c)

Persian empire

d)

Ottoman empire

17.

What is the closest city to Pompeii?

a)

Naples

b)

Rome

c)

Florence

d)

Venice

18.

What was the name of the writer who witnessed the eruption and wrote about it?

a)

Cicero

b)

Pliny the younger

c)

Pliny the elder

d)

Seneca

19.

Name 3 Gods that were worshipped by the people of Pompeii

a)

Athenea

b)

Afrodita, Apollo and Juno

c)

Apollo, Jupiter and Juno

d)

Dionisos, Apollo and Juno

20.

What is one of the main reasons that people used to visit the city of Pompeii before the eruption?

a)

Retirement

b)

Business

c)

Work

d)

Holiday