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Quiz about The Secrets of Vesuvius by Caroline Lawrence
Quiz about The Secrets of Vesuvius by Caroline Lawrence

"The Secrets of Vesuvius" by Caroline Lawrence Quiz


This is the second book in the series "The Roman Mysteries". It would be a good idea to play the "The Thieves of Ostia" quiz first as it introduces you to the main characters. Hope you enjoy this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by andynwilliams. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
234,293
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
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206
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who did the four friends rescue from the Tyrrhenian Sea? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which Emperor was Pliny's friend? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Who is the Roman god or goddess of blacksmiths and metalworkers? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which port did the four friends sail into? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. How much was the antique vase that Aristo showed the four friends worth? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What type of pancake did the four friends and Uncle Gaius eat? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What sort of tree did the four friends build their tree fort in? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which dog got stuck in the gap under the door? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What was Miriam's first gift, and who left it for her? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What kind of fish did they eat at Titus Tascius Pomponianus' villa? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What animals were making their way towards the sea? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What smell made the birds fall out of the trees? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Whose snores could they hear? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which character dies whilst they are trying to escape the volcano? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which Greek legend became the sun, signalling they had survived the volcano? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who did the four friends rescue from the Tyrrhenian Sea?

Answer: Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder is otherwise known as Admiral Pliny. Pliny the Younger is his nephew. Sextus is a bodyguard and Marcus Flavius Geminus is Flavia's father.
2. Which Emperor was Pliny's friend?

Answer: Vespasian

Vespasian's full name is Titus Flavius Vespasianus.
3. Who is the Roman god or goddess of blacksmiths and metalworkers?

Answer: Vulcan

Vulcan, Apollo and Jupiter are gods - Juno is a goddess. Jupiter and Juno are king and queen of the Roman gods. Apollo is the Roman god of the sun.
4. Which port did the four friends sail into?

Answer: Pompeii

They were going to stay with Flavia's Uncle Gaius who lived near Stabia but they docked in Pompeii as Flavia's father says that "The harbour at Stabia is murder to get in and out of."
5. How much was the antique vase that Aristo showed the four friends worth?

Answer: Four hundred thousand sestercii

This amount is nearly half a million.
6. What type of pancake did the four friends and Uncle Gaius eat?

Answer: Chick - pea

But first they had to find a blacksmith named Vulcan.
7. What sort of tree did the four friends build their tree fort in?

Answer: Fig

Bananas do not grow in Italy.
8. Which dog got stuck in the gap under the door?

Answer: Ferox

Ferox is Uncle Gaius' dog.
9. What was Miriam's first gift, and who left it for her?

Answer: A sparrow, Aristo

It means Miriam has an admirer.
10. What kind of fish did they eat at Titus Tascius Pomponianus' villa?

Answer: Turbot

Clio, one of his adopted daughters, tells the four friends that it was caught only yesterday.
11. What animals were making their way towards the sea?

Answer: All of these

This was a warning that there was danger ahead.
12. What smell made the birds fall out of the trees?

Answer: Rotten eggs

Sulphur fumes smell like rotten eggs. Vesuvius was getting ready to erupt.
13. Whose snores could they hear?

Answer: Pliny's

"None of them were really sleeping, apart from Pliny, whose snores could be heard..."
14. Which character dies whilst they are trying to escape the volcano?

Answer: Pliny

They left his body on the shore.
15. Which Greek legend became the sun, signalling they had survived the volcano?

Answer: Achilles

"...Dressed in his armour, he shone like the sun. Then she saw that he was the sun."
Source: Author andynwilliams

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