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AD 79 - Quiz
  • 1. What kind of year was AD 79 in the Julian calendar?
A) Leap year starting on Monday
B) Leap year starting on Friday
C) Common year starting on Sunday
D) Common year starting on Friday
  • 2. Who were the Roman Consuls in AD 79?
A) Titus and Vespasianus
B) Agricola and Pliny
C) Vespasian and Augustus
D) Titus and Agricola
  • 3. What was an alternative name for the year AD 79 in terms of Ab urbe condita?
A) 776
B) 790
C) 850
D) 832
  • 4. On what date did Emperor Vespasian die?
A) August 24
B) October 24
C) June 23
D) June 24
  • 5. What was the cause of Emperor Vespasian's death?
A) Fever from diarrhea
B) Old age
C) Assassination
D) Volcanic eruption
  • 6. What were Vespasian's final words on his deathbed?
A) I think I'm turning into a god.
B) Long live the empire.
C) Forgive me for my sins.
D) The end has come.
  • 7. Who succeeded Vespasian as Roman emperor?
A) Pliny
B) Titus
C) Agricola
D) Ma Rong
  • 8. Why did Titus exile his mistress, Berenice?
A) She caused a scandal in the palace
B) To please the Senate
C) She betrayed the Roman empire
D) She was a spy
  • 9. Which of these cities was NOT destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
A) Stabiae
B) Rome
C) Pompeii
D) Herculaneum
  • 10. What was the role of the Roman navy at Misenum during the Vesuvius eruption?
A) Evacuate refugees
B) Defend the coastline
C) Transport goods to Britain
D) Attack the rebels
  • 11. How did Pliny the Elder die?
A) Killed by soldiers
B) Drowned in the sea
C) Inhaling volcanic fumes
D) Burned by lava
  • 12. What was the Roman name for the fort established at modern-day Chester?
A) Deva Victrix
B) Caledonia
C) Misenum
D) Mamucium
  • 13. Which legion built the fortress at Deva Victrix?
A) Legio I Augusta
B) Legio X Fretensis
C) Legio IX Hispana
D) Legio II Adiutrix
  • 14. What was the first version of Manchester founded by the Romans called?
A) Deva
B) Mamucium
C) Victrix
D) Caledonia
  • 15. Into which region did Gnaeus Julius Agricola enter, facing native resistance?
A) Spain
B) Caledonia
C) Gaul
D) Germany
  • 16. What significant cultural event took place in China in AD 79?
A) Invention of paper
B) Construction of the Great Wall
C) Canonization of Confucius' works
D) Appointment of a new emperor
  • 17. Who was the Chinese emperor born in AD 79?
A) Ma Rong
B) Confucius
C) Vespasian
D) He of Han
  • 18. Which Chinese poet and politician was born in AD 79?
A) Caesius Bassus
B) Berenice
C) He of Han
D) Ma Rong
  • 19. On what date did the Chinese empress Ma die?
A) August 25
B) August 16
C) June 24
D) October 24
  • 20. Who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius alongside Drusilla?
A) Vespasian
B) Titus
C) Pliny the Elder
D) Caesius Bassus
  • 21. Who was Aulus Caecina Alienus?
A) A Syrian bishop
B) A Roman general and politician
C) A poet
D) A Chinese scholar
  • 22. How did Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus die?
A) Executed
B) Natural causes
C) Died in Vesuvius
D) Committed suicide
  • 23. What was the profession of Tiberius Claudius Balbilus?
A) Politician and astrologer
B) Poet
C) Bishop
D) General
  • 24. Who was Apollinaris of Ravenna?
A) A Roman senator
B) A Syrian bishop and martyr
C) A Chinese diplomat
D) A British chieftain
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