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