Geol 107: Geology Goes to Holywood » Fall 2019 » Pompeii Movie Quiz

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Question #1
What is the first sign to you as a viewer that the volcano is active?
A.   ground cracks open revealing lava
B.   inside the caldera splits open revealing lava, fire, and smoke
C.   smoke rises from the top of the volcano
D.   lava spills over the edges of the volcano
Question #2
What happens after the river starts to bubble and the horse spooks?
A.   land begins to crack open
B.   water turns acidic
C.   everything near the bubbling river dies due to sulphur gas
D.   the horse dies
Question #3
What is the first sign that the volcano is active that the people of Pompeii actually experience (they don't realize what it is at first)?
A.   horses going crazy and earth rumbling
B.   cracking ground
C.   fountain water smelling of sulphur and boiling
D.   birds dying
Question #4
Why does Celt receive 15 lashes?
A.   ate the Senator's grapes
B.   would not fight
C.   spit in Articus' face
D.   Took Cassia on a horse ride
Question #5
What are Milo's final words to the Senator as he is chained?
A.   you slaughtered my people, my gods are coming for you
B.   you lose
C.   your life is your own
D.   you would never have become Cassia's husband
Question #6
When the arena begins to fall apart, what happens to the volcano?
A.   rifts (cracks) open up on the sides of the volcano and begin spewing lava
B.   the top of the volcano blows off
C.   blows gray smoke and cinders in to the air
D.   edges break off and begin a rockfall
Question #7
Why does a tsunami occur?
A.   a large chunk of the volcano broke off and fell into the water
B.   the volcano sends out a shockwave
C.   a massive earthquake shakes the region
D.   the Roman gods were unhappy with the Senator's actions

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