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