Which of the Following Silver Age Writers Got Too Close

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Silver Age writers got too close to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and died from exposure to the volcanic gases?

• A) Pliny the Elder
• B) Seneca
• C) Tacitus
• D) Aulus Gellius

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Definitions:

Prestige

The respect and admiration that an individual, occupation, or organization is held in by others, often reflecting a perceived high status or quality.

Spurious Relationship

A false or misleading correlation between two variables that appear to be connected but are actually related due to the presence of a third, hidden factor.

Control Variable

A variable that is kept constant during an experiment to ensure that any changes in the outcome are due to the independent variable.

Independent Variables

Factors in a study or experiment that are altered or adjusted in order to examine their impacts on the variables that depend on them.