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Wordly Wise 19E
By Katie Crawford
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Question 1
1.
What did the
excavations
at Pompeii reveal?
Question 2
2.
Why were the citizens of Pompeii unconcerned about Mount Vesuvius?
Question 3
3.
What is the meaning of
prelude
as it is used in the passage?
Question 4
4.
What evidence is there that some of Pompeii's people were wealthy?
Question 5
5.
What is the meaning of
tremors
as it is used in the passage?
Question 6
6.
What happened when the pressure inside the volcano became too great?
Question 7
7.
Why did the explosion of Vesuvius have such
stupendous
force?
Question 8
8.
What materials were thrust from the volcano when it exploded?
Question 9
9.
What is the meaning of
expelled
as it is used in the passage?
Question 10
10.
Why do you think uncovering Pompeii was such
painstaking
work?
Question 11
11.
Why did the underground water from Vesuvius cause deaths and injuries?
Question 12
12.
Why was the air at Pompeii dangerous to breathe?
Question 13
13.
What happened to Pliny the Younger's uncle?
Question 14
14.
How large was Pompeii?
Question 15
15.
What were the three major causes of death at Pompeii?
