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Pompeii and Herculaneum: Sources Quiz

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  1. 1Which public activity occurs in this location?Image for question 1
    1. ABathing
    2. BTheatrical Performances
    3. CExercising
    4. DWorshipping the gods
  2. 2Which temple is this?Image for question 2
    1. AThe Temple of Jupiter
    2. BThe Temple of Isis
    3. CThe Temple of Apollo
    4. DThe Temple of Vespasian
  3. 3What is this structure, and where is it located?Image for question 3
    1. AAn altar in the Temple of Vespasian
    2. BAn altar in the Temple of Apollo
    3. CA thermopolium in Pompeii
    4. DAn altar outside of a Pompeiian palaestra
  4. 4What is the name given to this structure?Image for question 4
    1. AAtrium
    2. BLararium
    3. CCaldarium
    4. DTriclinium
  5. 5What activity most commonly occurred at the previous structure in Question 4?
    1. ARituals involving household gods
    2. BWorship of the reigning Roman Emperor
    3. CStorage of valuables belonging to the family
    4. DCeremonies involving only women of the household
  6. 6What feature of this figure suggests that this may be the body cast of a slave? Image for question 6
    1. AThe figure has been left unburied
    2. BThe figure is in a position of submission
    3. CThe figure is lying face down in the debris.
    4. DThe figure is chained at the ankles
  7. 7Which archaeologist developed the technique that created the plaster casts seen in Question 6?
    1. AAugust Mau
    2. BGiuseppe Fiorelli
    3. CVittorio Spinazzola
    4. DAmedeo Maiuri
  8. 8What were the responsibilities of the position of aedile?
    1. AThe administration of the city in an emergency situation
    2. BThe holding of the census and the overseeing of public morality
    3. CThe regulation of markets and the maintenance of the roads
    4. DThe administration of justice and the overseeing of public funds
  9. 9By  which  process  was  this  food preserved?Image for question 9
    1. ACarbonisation
    2. BDesiccation
    3. COxidation
    4. DPetrification
  10. 10Which set of sources has been found in Pompeii but not in Herculaneum?
    1. ATheatres, workshops, taverns
    2. BPublic baths, fulleries, bakeries
    3. CA forum, electoral graffiti, tombs
    4. DVillas, temples, gladiatorial graffiti

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Secondary Ancient History (I - Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius) Quiz on Pompeii and Herculaneum: Sources Quiz, created by Hunter Lynch on 26/06/2014.
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