Fall of the Western Roman Empire - Quiz
A) Peter Brown B) Alexander Demandt C) Edward Gibbon D) Constantine
A) The Renaissance B) The Middle Ages C) The Age of Reason D) The Enlightenment
A) The hostile attacks of the Barbarians and Christians B) The injuries of time and nature C) The rise of the Byzantine Empire D) The use and abuse of the materials
A) A priest-ridden, superstitious Dark Age B) An era of political stability C) A time of economic prosperity D) A period of great scientific advancement
A) About 50 BCE to 0 CE B) About 100 BCE to 50 CE C) About 150 BCE to 100 CE D) About 200 BCE to 150 CE
A) The discovery of the New World B) Disease and climate change C) The rise of the Ottoman Empire D) The invention of gunpowder
A) It became somewhat worse for most of the inhabited lands around the Mediterranean B) It improved significantly, aiding agriculture C) It caused a significant increase in trade D) It remained the same, with no significant impact
A) Unpredictable with frequent storms B) Harsh with little rainfall C) Cold and dry D) Warm and well-watered
A) The expansion of the Roman roads B) The invention of the aqueduct C) The injuries of time and nature D) The rise of the Roman Senate
A) An interconnected disease ecology B) A network for rapid communication C) A system for efficient taxation D) A means for cultural exchange
A) Massive demographic changes, economic crises, and food shortages B) Expansion of trade routes C) Increased population growth and prosperity D) Strengthening of military defenses
A) A time of increased agricultural productivity B) A period of worsening climate after about 450 C) A period of warming climate D) A brief period of stable weather
A) They corrupted the discipline to ensure their safety and public peace B) They maintained strict discipline to expand the empire C) They strengthened the discipline to repel invasions D) They ignored military discipline entirely
A) The invention of the printing press B) Climatic crisis C) The discovery of electricity D) The rise of democracy
A) It caused a decrease in agricultural productivity B) It had no significant impact C) It improved, leading to economic prosperity D) It became on average somewhat worse for most of the inhabited lands around the Mediterranean
A) The expansion of the Roman Senate B) The invention of new technologies C) The establishment of new trade routes D) The use and abuse of the materials
A) It had no impact on agriculture B) It caused frequent crop failures C) It made agriculture prosperous D) It led to agricultural decline
A) He believed Christianity saved the Roman Empire B) He ignored Christianity's role entirely C) He gave great weight to other causes but began an ongoing controversy about Christianity's role D) He believed Christianity solely caused the fall
A) It unleashed the evolution and spread of pathogens B) It led to the discovery of new medicines C) It improved public health D) It had no significant impact
A) It had no significant impact B) It contributed to the variety of factors that caused Rome to collapse C) It strengthened the Roman military D) It led to a period of economic prosperity
A) The expansion of the Roman roads B) The domestic quarrels of the Romans C) The rise of the Roman Senate D) The invention of the aqueduct
A) The sack of Rome B) The Antonine Plague C) The Crossing of the Rhine D) The Crisis of the Third Century
A) Paganism B) Buddhism C) Islam D) Christianity
A) The Late Antique Little Ice Age B) The Antonine Plague C) The Crisis of the Third Century D) Mass migration from the Eurasian Steppe
A) Hinduism B) Buddhism C) Islam D) Christianity
A) Commodus B) Julius Caesar C) Constantine the Great D) Marcus Aurelius
A) 410 B) 480 C) 406 D) 476
A) Commodus B) Marcus Aurelius C) Constantine the Great D) Julius Nepos
A) The year 476 B) The year 406 C) The year 410 D) The year 480
A) 395 B) 410 C) 376 D) 476
A) Theodosius I B) Odoacer C) Romulus Augustulus D) Zeno
A) Zeno B) Theodosius I C) Odoacer D) Romulus Augustulus
A) Wielded negligible military, political, or financial power B) Had full control over the Western domains C) Was the most powerful emperor in history D) Controlled the entire Roman Empire
A) Edward Gibbon B) Henri Pirenne C) Glen Bowersock D) Edward Thompson
A) Glen Bowersock B) Edward Thompson C) Edward Gibbon D) Henri Pirenne
A) Natural disasters B) Economic decline C) Muslim conquests D) Germanic barbarians
A) Christianization B) Muslim conquests C) Germanic invasions D) Fall of Rome
A) A sudden collapse B) A peaceful transition C) A simple decline D) A complex cultural transformation
A) The Goths and Vandals. B) Various barbarian populations. C) The Visigoths and Ostrogoths. D) The Saxons and Franks.
A) Constantine the Great. B) Julian the Apostate. C) Aurelian. D) Diocletian.
A) 200,000 men. B) 100,000 men. C) 389,704 men, plus 45,562 in the fleets. D) 500,000 men.
A) Peaceful elections. B) Religious consensus. C) Economic agreements. D) Civil war.
A) 2000 kilometres. B) 3000 kilometres. C) 1000 kilometres. D) 500 kilometres.
A) Constantine the Great B) Trajan C) Hadrian D) Augustus
A) Imperium B) Praetorian Guard C) Senatus consultum D) Cursus honorum
A) Smallpox B) Influenza C) Diarrhoeal diseases D) Tuberculosis
A) Smallpox was endemic B) Tuberculosis was endemic C) Cholera was endemic D) Malaria was endemic
A) Fruit trees B) Water features C) Flower beds D) Vegetable patches
A) Constantius B) Magnentius C) Constantine D) Julian
A) Julian B) Magnentius C) Constantius D) Valentinian I
A) Gratian. B) Theodosius I. C) Julian. D) Valens.
A) Alaric signed a formal treaty with the Romans. B) Alaric was executed by the Romans. C) Alaric was appointed as a Roman general. D) Alaric rebelled against Roman control.
A) Constantinople B) Alexandria C) Mediolanum D) Rome
A) Avarice B) Military expansion C) Christian orthodoxy D) Paganism
A) Magnus Maximus B) Eugenius C) Theodosius D) Valentinian II
A) Britannia B) Gaul C) The East D) Macedonia
A) Rufinus B) Eugenius C) Stilicho D) Arbogast
A) In Britannia B) In Gaul C) Near Italy D) In Hispania
A) Arbogast B) Rufinus C) Eugenius D) Stilicho
A) Rufinus B) Arbogast C) Stilicho D) Eugenius
A) Arcadius B) Honorius C) Alaric D) Stilicho
A) Constantinople B) Rome C) Athens D) Thessalonica
A) A naval fleet B) A peace treaty C) A diplomatic envoy D) His remaining mobile forces
A) Alaric B) Gainas C) Stilicho D) Eutropius
A) Tribigild B) Radagaisus C) Alaric D) Gainas
A) Indifference B) Approval C) Deep resentment D) Support
A) Eutropius B) Alaric C) Gainas D) Olympius
A) Ineffectiveness B) Overwhelming success C) Excessive discipline D) Abundance of resources
A) Priscus Attalus B) Olympius C) Heraclianus D) Constantine III
A) Through diplomatic negotiations B) By starvation C) By bribing the Roman guards D) By a large-scale battle
A) Three days B) One week C) One month D) Two weeks
A) Africa B) Hispania C) Britannia D) Gaul
A) Constantine III B) Gerontius C) Honorius D) Athaulf
A) Hispania B) Gaul C) Britannia D) Africa
A) 50,000 B) 20,000 C) 40,000 D) 30,000
A) Jovinus's regime B) Heraclianus's regime C) Gerontius's regime D) Constantine III's regime
A) Sarus B) Jovinus C) Constantine III D) Heraclianus
A) Gerontius B) Wallia C) Constantine III D) Honorius
A) The Franks B) The Alans C) The Siling Vandals D) The Asding Vandals
A) Hispania B) Italy C) Aquitania D) Gaul
A) Tuscany B) Arelate C) Cologne D) Boulogne
A) 417 B) 418 C) 416 D) 420
A) A princess from the Eastern court B) A Gothic leader C) Galla Placidia D) Honoria
A) The Alps B) The Pyrenees C) The river Rhine D) The river Loire
A) The entire region B) Only coastal areas C) None, they were expelled D) Large areas
A) Valentinian III B) Aetius C) Joannes D) Constantius
A) Aetius B) Boniface C) Castinus D) Joannes
A) Africa B) Gaul C) Britannia D) Hispania
A) Aetius B) Rechiar C) Boniface D) Genseric
A) Numidia B) Mauretania C) Trier D) Carthage
A) Trier B) Arelate C) Ravenna D) Narbo
A) Reduced military spending. B) Increased taxes. C) Abolished taxes. D) Lowered taxes.
A) Eudocia B) Huneric's Gothic wife C) Galla Placidia D) Aetius
A) Valentinian III B) Petronius Maximus C) Attila D) Aetius
A) The Visigothic army B) The Vandal fleet C) The Huns D) The Eastern Roman navy
A) The wife of Attila B) Princess Eudocia C) Honoria D) A Roman noblewoman
A) Ricimer B) Theoderic II C) Majorian D) Avitus
A) Wallia B) Alaric C) Ataulf D) Theoderic II
A) Burdigala B) Rome C) Arelate D) Placentia
A) Majorian B) Ricimer C) Avitus D) Marcellinus |
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