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