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