Latin for Americans, Level 2

Unit 9: Pliny's Letters

Self-Check Quiz

1.
Pliny the Younger was born in A.D. 62 during the reign of _____.
A)Nero
B)Tiberius
C)Augustus
D)Hadrian
2.
His adoptive father was _____.
A)Quintilian
B)Cicero
C)Pliny the Elder
D)Nero
3.
By holding office, writing speeches, and publishing some of his letters, Pliny the Younger hoped to emulate _____.
A)Caesar
B)Cicero
C)Quintilian
D)his grandfather
4.
Mt. Vesuvius erupted when Pliny the Younger was _____ years old.
A)seventy-seven
B)seventeen
C)seven
D)none of the above
5.
Pompeii and Herculaneum _____.
A)were buried in 50 feet of hot plaster
B)were never excavated
C)are located near Naples
D)provide no opportunity to obtain an intimate view of the daily life of the inhabitants
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