Pliny the Younger (writer)
- 1. What is one of Pliny the Younger's most famous works?
A) The Republic
B) The Iliad
C) Letters
D) Ulysses
- 2. Pliny the Younger held which position in Ancient Rome?
A) Governor of Bithynia and Pontus
B) Chief Gladiator
C) Royal Scribe
D) Court Jester
- 3. What language did Pliny the Younger write in?
A) Arabic
B) Sanskrit
C) Latin
D) Greek
- 4. Pliny the Younger was the nephew of which famous Roman author?
A) Augustus
B) Pliny the Elder
C) Julius Caesar
D) Cicero
- 5. Which emperor ruled during Pliny the Younger's lifetime?
A) Trajan
B) Augustus
C) Julius Caesar
D) Nero
- 6. What was Pliny the Younger's full name?
A) Hadrian
B) Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
C) Lucius Verus
D) Marcus Aurelius
- 7. What role did Pliny the Younger play in the Roman legal system?
A) Judge
B) Prosecutor
C) Defense attorney
D) Jury member
- 8. Pliny the Younger is best known for his correspondence with which Roman historian?
A) Tacitus
B) Cassius Dio
C) Suetonius
D) Livy
- 9. Which modern country corresponds to the region of Bithynia and Pontus where Pliny the Younger served as governor?
A) Greece
B) Turkey
C) Italy
D) France
- 10. Pliny the Younger's writings were rediscovered and influential during which period?
A) Baroque
B) Renaissance
C) Medieval
D) Enlightenment
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