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History of the World: IV Trivia Quiz

This History of the World quiz is dedicated to the Roman Empire.

A multiple-choice quiz by 0c0c0c. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
0c0c0c

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
245,160

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3682

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Roman Republic which emcompassed most of Italy. Which dictator took over the Roman Republic and tried to kill his mentor, Gaius Marius? Hint

Julius Caesar

Pompey

Octavian

Sulla

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Roman leader declared himself "Dictator Perpetuus" or
"Dictator for life"?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )

3. After about twenty years of civil war Julius Caesar's adoptive grand-nephew, Octavian, became the leader of the Roman Empire making himself the first emperor. What did Octavian change his name to? Hint

Caesar Augustus

Gaius Caesar

Augustulus Caesar

Caesar Octavius

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Question 4 of 10

4. Augustus' great-great-grandson was which infamous Roman emperor? Hint

Claudius

Nero

Tiberius

Caligula

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Question 5 of 10

5. After Nero's forced suicide in 68 C.E. there was a year of massive rebellions. Is it true that in 68 and 69 C.E. there were four emperors?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. The year is 116 C.E. and the Emperor Trajan has just done something amazing. What? Hint

Invented a 365 day calendar

Invented a treatment for Asthma

Traveled as far south as present-day Kenya

Expanded the Roman Empire as far as it would ever go

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hadrian is famous for building Hadrian's Wall, which divided what two modern-day countries? Hint

Germany and Denmark

England and Wales

England and Scotland

France and Belgium

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Question 8 of 10

8. What name is given to the period of peace which ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius? Hint

Roma de Piazae

The Golden Age of Rome

Pax Romana

Peacius Roma

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Question 9 of 10

9. We all know the Constantine allowed Christianity to be practised in the Roman Empire. But, he also reunified the Empire which had been split by Diocletian. Which city became the capital of the newly reunified Empire?

Answer: (One Word, Use Ancient or Modern Name)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which year, by common consent, saw the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West? Hint

410 C.E.

476 C.E.

395 C.E.

501 C.E.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Roman Republic which emcompassed most of Italy. Which dictator took over the Roman Republic and tried to kill his mentor, Gaius Marius?

Answer: Sulla

Sulla was the dictator of the Roman Republic from 82 B.C.E. to 80 B.C.E. This was well before Julius Caesar came to power. Although it seemed that they (Sulla and Caesar) would get along together, in truth Sulla tried to kill Caesar on several occasions.

2. Which Roman leader declared himself "Dictator Perpetuus" or "Dictator for life"?

Answer: Julius Caesar

In 49 B.C.E. Julius Caesar tried to dissolve the Roman Republic and create a Roman Empire. Five years later he was assassinated and the Roman Republic was plunged into civil war. However, a family member would eventually make Caesar's dream into a reality.

Answer: Caesar Augustus

The reason for his choosing this name was that Augustus comes from the Latin word "augere" which means to increase.

4. Augustus' great-great-grandson was which infamous Roman emperor?

Answer: Nero

"Nero fiddled while Rome burned". Of course, Nero would have played the lyre because the fiddle wasn't invented for another 1,500 years.

5. After Nero's forced suicide in 68 C.E. there was a year of massive rebellions. Is it true that in 68 and 69 C.E. there were four emperors?

Answer: Yes

The four emperors were, Nero, Galba, Otho, and Vittellius. Finally, the emperor Vespasian started the Flavian dynasty, and ended the rebellions.

6. The year is 116 C.E. and the Emperor Trajan has just done something amazing. What?

Answer: Expanded the Roman Empire as far as it would ever go

After capturing the Persian capital of Susa, the Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent.

7. Hadrian is famous for building Hadrian's Wall, which divided what two modern-day countries?

Answer: England and Scotland

Hadrian's Wall stretches a good long 77 miles. In the meantime the border between England and Scotland has moved further north, especially in the east.

8. What name is given to the period of peace which ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius?

Answer: Pax Romana

The Pax Romana ended when Marcus died and his son Commodus came to power. Commodus became insane after an assassination attempt.

Answer: Istanbul

Many people said that this was the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire.

10. Which year, by common consent, saw the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West?

Answer: 476 C.E.

Although the Western Roman Empire was destroyed in 476 C.E. the Eastern Roman Empire lived on until 1453 C.E. thus surviving the Western Empire by almost 980 years! Thanks for playing.

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