Pompeii & the Eruption of Vesuvius
Test your knowledge of Pompeii and the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried it.
Fourteen questions cover Pliny the Younger’s eyewitness letters, Herculaneum, the plaster-cast technique, and what excavation revealed about daily Roman life.
A friendly check on one of the best-documented disasters of the ancient world.
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Q1
In what year did Mount Vesuvius erupt and destroy Pompeii?
Q2
Which Roman author provided eyewitness accounts of the Vesuvius eruption?
Q3
What type of volcanic eruption destroyed Pompeii?
What This Quiz Covers
- The 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius
- Pliny the Younger’s eyewitness account
- Herculaneum, buried alongside Pompeii
- Plaster casts of the victims
- Rediscovery and excavation of the site
- Daily life revealed by the ruins
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