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What destroyed the Roman colonies of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E.?
 
  A. The eruption of a volcano
  B. The invasion of a foreign army
  C. Leprosy
  D. A tidal wave
  E. None of these answers is correct.

Question 2

Although we know almost nothing about the culture that created them, the abstract ________ of the Cycladic culture appear extremely sophisticated for five-thousand-year-old works.
 
  A. lion hunts
  B. animal deities
  C. domestic scenes
  D. female nude figures
  E. equestrian portraits



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Answer to Question 1

A
Mt. Vesuvius, an active volcano, erupted and buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Answer to Question 2

D
Female nude figures, individually referred to as Venus, represented a fertility image and were meant to be carried as an amulet or good-luck charm.



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