Question 7 • FL-2109010-M/J World History A - Teacher Directed Resource
Read the passage about the volcanic eruption at Pompeii.A cloud . . . was ascending, the appearance of which I cannot give you a more exact description of than by likening it to that of a pine tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a very tall trunk, which spread itself out at the top into a sort of branches.–Letter to Cornelius Tacitus, Pliny the Younger
Answer
A
It includes an interpretation by a historian.
B
It was written by a well-respected historian.
C
It includes a detailed description of the event.
D
It was written by someone who witnessed the event.