QuizMe

1: Mount Vesuvius has not erupted since 1944..

True

False

2: 3 million people live within 20 miles of the volcano’s crater

True

False

3: The explosion destroyed everything within 22 miles of the volcano

True

False

4: People need to look out for a warning rumble

True

False

5: Pompeii grows less populated every year

True

False

6: What makes Mt. Vesuvius so dangerous?

The air becomes poisonous

The peaceful scenery and the bay around the mountain mislead people into thinking its safe

The lava is very hot

The ashes that spew from the mountain are dangerous to humans

7: Why do vacationers chose to go to Pompeii most?

To go to taverns and shops

The nice houses and the concrete roads

To get some sun and enjoy the scenery

Because there was a cool volcano there

8: What was the sign that Mount Vesuvius could erupt soon?

The hot lava that spewed from the volcano

An earthquake 16 years before

The volcanic gas that came from the volcano

Firey plumes that spewed from the volcano

9: When did Pompeii come to an end?

1780 B.C

63 A.D

79 A.D

1748

10: How far away could the eruption be seen?

20,000 Miles away

15 Miles away

Millions of miles away

22 Miles away

11: An earthquake struck the _______ Region 16 years before the eruption

Pyroclastic

Plinean

Herculaneum

Campania

12: The type of explosion that wiped out Pompeii is called a ______ eruption

Herculaneum

Stabiae

Plinean

Pyroclastic

13: Pompeii along with neighboring towns ____ and ____ were both abandoned for a very long time

Pyroclastic

Campania and Plinean

Artifacts and Skeletons

Herculaneum and Stabiae

14: A 100 mile per hour surge of superheated poisonous and rock is called a ______ Surge

Stabiae

Plinean

Pyroclastic

Herculaneum

15: in 1748, many ___ and ___ were found exactly as they had been 2,000 years befire

Plinean

Pyroclastic and Campania

Artifacts and Skeletons

Stabiae and Herculaneum

16: Choose one short essay to write, neither choice is wrong

Describe how the mount Vesuvius eruption affected the Pompeians

Describe how rediscovering Pompeii effected life in the 1800's