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