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Pompeii and Herculaneum - Changing Interpretations
Pompeii and Herculaneum - Changing Interpretations
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1
Which geologist was responsible for this research?
Pier Paulo Petrone
Stephen Tuck
Andrew Wallace Hadrill
Guido Giordano
2
The process that allows the scrolls from the Villa of Papyri to be read without unrolling them is
X-ray phase-contrast tomography
Computerised tomography scanning
Piaggio imaging analysis
Multi-spectral imaging
3
The reaction that causes this chemical change in the brain is called
Volcanic calcification
Volcanic solidification
Volcanic vitrification
Volcanic saponification
4
The historian who believes the majority of the population in Herculaneum escaped the eruption is
Guido Giordano
Andrew Wallace Hadrill
Pier Paulo Petrone
Stephen Tuck
5
The charcoal inscription in the House of the Garden challenged our beliefs regarding:
Pliny the Younger's parentage
The date of the eruption
The election process in Pompeii
Writing materials available in Pompeii
6
The names of the newly excavated houses in Region V in Pompeii are
House of Jupiter and House of the Gladiators
House of Apollo and House of the Cherubs
House of Juno and House of the Garden
House of Jupiter and House of the Garden
7
The most significant aspect of the Amazon Warrior Head discovery at Herculaneum was
analysing the materials used for statue construction.
recognising that gender equity exists in statue depictions.
understanding the conditions under which statues are best preserved.
witnessing the detail and colour used in painting techniques.
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This research has been conducted by the
The Great Pompeii Project
Pompeii Sustainable Preservation Project
The Herculaneum Conservation Project
The Institute of Nanotechnology in Rome
9
The glasslike material, around the victim, was found to be the victim's
Stomach
Heart
Liver
Brain
10
The forensic anthropologist responsible for this research is
Stephen Tuck
Guido Giordano
Andrew Wallace Hadrill
Pier Paulo Petrone
11
The reason given for the absence of this material around the skeletons at the boatshed is because
The victim had a smaller than average brain
The victim had a larger than average brain
It was hotter in the boatshed
It was hotter in the College of the Augustales
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Glasslike material was found around a victim in Herculaneum. In which building was the victim discovered?
College of the Augustales
The Suburban Baths
House of the Relief of the Telephus
House of the Skeleton
13
The names of which two political candidates were common amongst the programmata in Region V?
Albucius and Capresius
Severus and Polybius
Spurius and Capresius
Polybius and Albucius
14
What device was used to identify the heat required to replicate the carbonisation evidenced at Herculaneum?
Thermal spectral imaging
Thermometer
Spectrometer
Calorimeter
15
Which house feature from the House of the Garden was discovered in its original position?
Compluvium
Lararium statues
Roof
Impluvium
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What type of study allows us to reproduce 3D models of the layers and objects discovered?
Instagrametric
Telemetric
Photogrammetric
Parametric
17
Which Greek mythological figure is depicted in this artwork?
Achilles
Zeus
Hercules
Orion
18
CT scans on the plaster casts from Pompeii revealed that
metal rods had been inserted in the casts.
the bones showed leg deformities in all the victims.
the casts were all elderly citizens.
the age of the victims could not be determined.
19
For wood to carbonise in a manner similar to that in the Villa of Papyri, the temperature needs to be
nearly 400 degrees Celsius
nearly 300 degrees Celsius
nearly 200 degrees Celsius
nearly 500 degrees Celsius
20
What style of artwork, in the House of Jupiter, contains themes of Greek astronomy and culture?
Fresco
Mosaic
Wall painting
Relief