Pompeii listening activity

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 began around this time of day:

1. early morning
2. afternoon
3. sundown
4. midnight

What is tephra?

1. an ancient Roman bird
2. a bride-to-be in Latin
3. material expelled by a volcano
4. a mosaic floor

In what direction did the only sibling to survive the eruption go when the disaster began?

1. Northwest
2. Southeast
3. east
4. west

Which city did the a pyroclastic surge first engulf?

1. Herculaneum
2. Pompeii

When did official excavations begin in Pompeii and Herculaneum?

1. in the second century
2. in the Middle Ages
3. in the mid-1800's
4. after world war 2