- 1. To which Roman dynasty did Marcus Aurelius belong?
A) Julio-Claudian
B) Flavian
C) Severan
D) Antonine
- 2. Where was Marcus Aurelius born?
A) France
B) Greece
C) Rome
D) Egypt
- 3. Which philosopher had a significant influence on Marcus Aurelius' beliefs?
A) Plato
B) Aristotle
C) Epictetus
D) Socrates
- 4. What is Marcus Aurelius' most famous work of philosophy called?
A) The Prince
B) Nicomachean Ethics
C) The Republic
D) Meditations
- 5. Marcus Aurelius was the last of the 'Five Good Emperors'. Who was the first emperor in this group?
A) Trajan
B) Nerva
C) Caligula
D) Septimius Severus
- 6. Which Roman emperor adopted Marcus Aurelius as his son and eventual successor?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Lucius Verus
C) Antoninus Pius
D) Hadrian
- 7. Which conflict did Marcus Aurelius spend much of his reign fighting against?
A) Hundred Years' War
B) Punic Wars
C) Marcomannic Wars
D) Peloponnesian War
- 8. Who succeeded Marcus Aurelius as Roman emperor?
A) Nero
B) Augustus
C) Hadrian
D) Commodus
- 9. Marcus Aurelius was a proponent of which philosophical school of thought?
A) Epicureanism
B) Skepticism
C) Cynicism
D) Stoicism
- 10. What was the original name of Marcus Aurelius before he became emperor?
A) Lucius Septimius Severus
B) Marcus Annius Verus
C) Gaius Julius Caesar
D) Titus Flavius Vespasianus
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