Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Primary Source 6.4: Pliny the Younger, Letter About the Destruction of Pompeii

Question

1. How did Pliny characterize his uncle’s actions?

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Correct. The answer is c. Pliny described his uncle as comporting himself in a heroic fashion.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Pliny described his uncle as comporting himself in a heroic fashion.

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2. Which of these was the likely cause of Pliny’s uncle’s death?

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Correct. The answer is c. The fact that the body was found “intact and uninjured” suggests that the inhalation of toxic fumes caused the death of Pliny’s uncle.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The fact that the body was found “intact and uninjured” suggests that the inhalation of toxic fumes caused the death of Pliny’s uncle.