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