Matching Pairs Pliny's lettersOnline version Match the question with the correct answer related to Pliny's letters we read in class. by MONTSERRAT ROVIRA SALVANS 1 Why did Pliny the Younger and his mother leave their town? 2 Why did Pliny the Elder decided to approach the cloud? 3 Were people frightened of dying? 4 Could they see the sun or was it dark? 5 Was Pliny the Elder able to escape by sea? 6 Did the courtyard of the house where Pliny the Elder was staying got full of pumice and ash? 7 When the Sun shone again, what did they see? 8 Who is the writer of the letters? No, he wasn't as the sea waves were too high. Yes, they were. Because he wanted to study the phenomena from a closer distance. Because buildings were tottering and they could have been in danger. It was dark so they needed to light lamps and torches. That everything was buried in ash like snow. Yes, it did.