Unit 3- Story 4

Unit 3- Story 4People on the Beach

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Vocabulary

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Anthropologist A) A person who studies the formation

of the landsB) A person who studies the physical,

cultural, and social development of humans

C) A person who studies the earth, its rocks, and landforms

D) A person who studies the past


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B) A person who studies the physical, cultural, and social development of humans

Dank A) Very damp, moist, and coldB) Very dry and hotC) Very gloomy and depressingD) Very old and stale



A) Very damp, moist, and cold

Balustrade A) An excavation siteB) A railing or barrierC) A platformD) A large rock



B) A railing or barrier

Eruption

A) A mountain formed by two landforms slamming into each other

B) A bend in the landC) An earthquake and shaking

movementD) A bursting forth in an explosive

manner



D) A bursting forth in an explosive manner

Excavation A) To study ancient books or artifactsB) The process of removing by diggingC) The process to examine a bodyD) The process of burying



B) The process of removing by digging

Sulphur A) An acid that can be used to remove

unwanted itemsB) A mineral found in all living thingsC) A yellow non-metallic mineral that

smells like rotten eggsD) A way to examine mysteries


C) A yellow non-metallic mineral that smells like rotten eggs


Comprehension


1) What is an anthropologist being compared to?

A) A construction workerB) A librarianC) A police personD) A jigsaw puzzlerE) All of the above


D) A jigsaw puzzler


2)What does Sarah Bisel compare?A) The books written in Rome and the books

written in GreeceB) The items found by the workers to the

items found by archaeologists in Herculaneum

C) The tools used by the workers and the tools used by the archaeologists in Herculaneum

D) The bones found in American and the bones found in Rome

E) All of the above People on the Beach

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B) The items found by the workers to the items found by archaeologists in Herculaneum


3) Where did the workers first find the bones in Herculaeum?

A) In the ground, that used to be the surface of the town

B) In a boat chamberC) In a drainage ditch, that used to be

the town’s beachfrontD) In a houseE) All of the above


C) In a drainage ditch, that used to be the town’s beachfront


4) Why was Sarah Bisel so excited about the find of skeletons in Herculaneum,

Italy?A) In ancient Roman times, bodies were

cremated; therefore not examinable by scientists in later years

B) In ancient Romans times, bodies were secretly buried and were never found

C) In ancient Roman times, bodies were kept by the families

D) It was a new job for her to haveE) All of the above



A) In ancient Roman times, bodies were cremated; therefore not examinable by scientists in later years

5) What did scientists know about the Ancient Romans?

A) Not much because the whole civilization was decimated, destroyed by the volcanic eruption

B) Some information was known because the Romans kept some bodies for examinations

C) A lot because the Romans kept very detailed records in books

D) Not much because they couldn’t study the ancient bodies because of the cremation

E) All of the above People on the Beach 24

D) Not much because they couldn’t study the ancient bodies because of the cremation


6) What other town was severely affected by Mt. Vesuvius?

A) RomeB) PompeiiC) Sparta D) CreteE) All of the above


B) Pompeii


7) What type of earth were the bodies found?

A) Gravelly dirtB) Wet volcanic earthC) Dry sandD) Wet clay


B) Wet volcanic earth


8)Did all the town’s people of Herculaneum die from the volcanic

eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?A) Yes B) No C) Maybe D) Not known


B) No


9) How did most of the people die?A) They all were able to escape by

boat or on footB) Trampled to deathC) Smothered by gases and ash, being

pummeled by rocks, pumice, and ashD) Committed suicide and homicideE) All of the above


C) Smothered by gases and ash, being pummeled by rocks, pumice, and ash


10) What question did Sarah Bisel ask?

A) What did the people of Herculaneum like to eat?

B) Why did people stay in town at the time of the eruption?

C) What types of jobs did the people of Herculaneum have at the time of the eruption?

D) How did most of the people of Herculaneum live and die at the time of the eruption?


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D) How did most of the people of Herculaneum live and die at the time of the eruption?


11) What other question did Sarah Bisel have?

A) How did the people of Herculaneum look?

B) How did the people make their houses?

C) Why did the eruption happen?D) Who was Pliny, the Younger


A) How did the people of Herculaneum look?


12)How was Sarah Bisel’s reaction at the site differ from the ancient

people’s?A) She was excited about the find and they

were scared to death B) She was scared about the find and they

were excited about the eruptionC) She was excited about the find and they

were transfixed, frozen, by the eruptionD) She was transfixed, frozen, with the find

and they were sad about losing their homes


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A) She was excited about the find and they were scared to death


13) How was Pliny’s uncle’s reaction different from the other

people?A) He had a bath and went to sleep;

the others sat up in terrorB) He was calm; the others were

scaredC) He was running around screaming;

the others were gathering their materials

D) A and BE) All of the above


D) A and B


14)How did Uncle Pliny die?A) He was left behind and was

trampledB) He was suffocated by the fumes and

gasesC) He was hit in the head by a falling

rockD) He was murderedE) All of the above


B) He was suffocated by the fumes and gases


15) How was Pliny, the Younger able to survive the

eruption?A) He was painting a picture at the timeB) He was faster than his uncle and able

to out run the lava, rocks, and gasesC) He was in the Bay of Naples, far away

from fumes and threatening rocks or lava

D) He was at home in RomeE) All of the above


C) He was in the Bay of Naples, far away from fumes and threatening rocks or lava


16) When the volcano erupted, what was the devastating part of the eruption?

A) The falling hot pumiceB) The pyroclastic surges: rocks, mud,

and hot gasC) The burning lavaD) The trampling peopleE) All of the above


B) The pyroclastic surges: rocks, mud, and hot gas


17) Why was the volcano eruption worse for the people of Herculaneum rather

than the people of Misenum?

A) The town of Herculaneum was farther away from the volcano

B) The town of Herculaneum was closer to the volcano

C) The town of Misenum was closer to the volcano

D) The town of Misenum was not affected by the volcano


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B) The town of Herculaneum was closer to the volcano


18)What were the signs that Mt. Vesuvius was going to erupt?

A) There were no signsB) Earthquakes, nervous animals, dry

wells, no birdsC) They saw lava seeping out of the

top or sides of the mountainD) The oracles told them that it was

going to happenE) All of the above


B) Earthquakes, nervous animals, dry wells, no birds


19) How were the dead bodies similar to a time capsule?

A) They were frozen in time and later peoples could study them as if they were with them at the time

B) They were decimated, destroyed, by the falling ash and could not be studied

C) They were sealed by volcanic ash, freezing everything in place

D) A and CE) All of the above


D) A and C


20) How were Pompeii’s and Herculaneum’s fates different?

A) Pompeii was swallowed up by a huge hole in the ground

B) More of the pyroclastic surge fell to Herculaneum.

C) The blowing wind blew the ash and pumice towards Pompeii, scaring them out of town and to safety

D) B and CE) All of the above


D) B and C


21) How did the violent surge of ash and mud affect the town of

Herculaneum?A) It was sealed up like a cement

shield, when the ash and mud cooledB) It was a huge mess of rocks and

mudC) It crushed the town into oblivionD) It skipped right over the town and

into the seaE) All of the above


A) It was sealed up like a cement shield, when the ash and mud cooled


22) How did the first find of ancient Herculaneum do to the site?

A) The prince observed the site and re-sealed it

B) The prince’s workers brought many archaeologists into Herculaneum

C) The prince’s workers excavated the town from it’s tomb

D) The prince’s workers destroyed or damaged many of the artifacts or bodies


D) The prince’s workers destroyed or damaged many of the artifacts or bodies


23) Why was it wrong to make plaster casts of the bodies?

A) The bodies’ skeletons were crushed by the weight of the plaster

B) The bodies were ‘ruined’ because scientists could not examine the skeletons or bones

C) The plaster ‘ate’ away at the skeletons

D) It was not wrong. People could see what the people looked like


B) The bodies were ‘ruined’ because scientists could not examine the skeletons or bones


24) What do scientists do now when they find skeletons?

A) They give them a proper burial and put them back into the ground

B) They excavate them and put them into museums

C) They make plaster casts to see what they looked like

D) They analyze the bones and reconstruct the skulls


D) They analyze the bones and reconstruct the skulls


25) How did Dr. Bisel know that the skeletons were a female or male?

A) She examined the pelvic or hip bones

B) She looked at the faceC) She noticed whether they had on

jewelryD) She noticed that he was carrying a

swordE) All of the above


A) She examined the pelvic or hip bones


26) What caused the skeletons’ bones to be tangled together?

A) They fell from the ground level to the beach

B) The pyroclastic surge forced the bodies together

C) They were huddled togetherD) The workers threw them together E) All of the above


B) The pyroclastic surge forced the bodies together


27) Why did she name the skeletons?A) To make them be special and alive

againB) So she would keep the skeletons

apartC) To be able to know which was a

female or maleD) To remember where she found the

skeletonsE) All of the above


A) To make them be special and alive again


28) What did Dr. Bisel learn about the Roman culture from examining

their bones?A) They put lead in their pottery, makeup,

medicine, paintsB) They had good teeth: didn’t consume

much sugar, brushed, had fluoride in their diets (fish) that protected their teeth

C) They enjoyed jewelry and richesD) She could speculate, guess, their

careers based on the development of their bones

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E) All answers are correct!


29) How did the ancient Romans keep their teeth in good condition?

A) They saw a dentist regularlyB) They didn’t eat much sugar and ate

food with fluorideC) They used flossD) They had a great dental planE) All of the above


B) They didn’t eat much sugar and ate food with fluoride


30) What did the use of the acrylic solution do?

A) Made the bones smooth and clearB) Preserved the bones: to not break

and stay strongC) Made the bones water-proofD) Help the scientists color code the

bonesE) All of the above


B) Preserved the bones: to not break and stay strong


31) Why were there so many bodies or skeletons in the boat

chamber?A) They were hiding from the gases

and falling rocksB) They were hoping to get a boat to

freedomC) They were trapped by the gases and

falling rocksD) All of the above


D) All of the above


32) Why did Ciro believe that the female skeleton was the mother of

the baby’s skeleton?A) They looked alikeB) She held the baby in time of terrorC) She fed the babyD) The baby held a bottleE) All of the above


B) She held the baby in time of terror


33) How did Dr. Bisel conclude that the female skeleton was

NOT the mother of the baby’s skeleton?

A) She looked at the baby’s skeletonB) She looked at the other skeletonsC) She analyzed the bones of the

femaleD) She looked for similarities in their

bonesE) All of the above


C) She analyzed the bones of the female


34) How do scientists know if a female skeleton had children?

A) If her children are with herB) If she looks tiredC) If she has long armsD) If her pelvis is in a certain wayE) All of the above


D) If her pelvis is in a certain way


35) Why is important NOT to jump to conclusions?

A) To not come to an incomplete or false notion, idea, thought, concept, belief, opinion, etc

B) To not convince people you are always right

C) To not go too slow on your observations

D) To not make people go to your side or thoughts


A) To not come to an incomplete or false notion, idea, thought, concept, belief, opinion, etc


36) How did Dr. Bisel know that the female skeleton and the baby

skeleton were so different?A) They looked differentB) The baby had expensive ornaments

or jewelry. The girl was starved and her arm bones showed stress

C) The baby was starved and her arm bones showed stress. The girl had expensive ornaments or jewelry.

D) Their bones were not alikeE) All of the above


B) The baby had expensive ornaments or jewelry. The girl was starved and her arm bones showed stress


37) What was the average height of the ancient Romans?

A) We are shorterB) They were shorterC) We are the sameD) Not enough information to know


B) They were shorter

Ancient Romans Americans today

Men = 5’5” ~ 5’11”Female = 5’1” ~ 5’6”


38) What new information was gained when the skeletons were

found at Herculaneum?A) The town of Herculaneum suffered more

devastation than the town of PompeiiB) Many people died and did not escapeC) Scientists were able to get a clearer image

of what the ancient Romans looked like, about their diet, about their illnesses, how they died

D) All types of people tried escape from Mt. Vesuvius


All of the above


39) How do scientists learn about ancient peoples?

A) They look at their artifactsB) They study their bonesC) They study the geographyD) They look at the layers of the earthE) All of the above


B) They study their bones


40) Can we learn from the skeletons and/or peoples of the past?

A) Yes B) No C) MaybeD) I don’t know


A) Yes


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