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Early life of Marcus Aurelius - Exam
Contributed by: French
  • 1. Where was Marcus Aurelius born?
A) Constantinople
B) Athens
C) Rome
D) Alexandria
  • 2. What philosophical tradition did Marcus Aurelius follow?
A) Stoicism
B) Epicureanism
C) Skepticism
D) Platonism
  • 3. Which co-emperor did Marcus Aurelius rule with?
A) Caligula
B) Constantine the Great
C) Lucius Verus
D) Nero
  • 4. Which famous work did Marcus Aurelius write?
A) The Odyssey
B) The Republic
C) Meditations
D) The Aeneid
  • 5. Who succeeded Marcus Aurelius as emperor?
A) Hadrian
B) Caligula
C) Trajan
D) Commodus
  • 6. What was Marcus Aurelius's birth name?
A) Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
B) Octavian
C) Marcus Annius Verus
D) Gaius Julius Caesar
  • 7. What was the name of Marcus Aurelius's daughter who married her uncle and future emperor?
A) Julia Domna
B) Agrippina the Younger
C) Lucilla
D) Faustina the Elder
  • 8. What was Marcus Aurelius's personal symbol or emblem?
A) Rose
B) Eagle
C) Thunderbolt
D) Sphinx
  • 9. What was Marcus Aurelius's full title when he ascended to the throne?
A) Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
B) Senator Marcus Valerius
C) Emperor Marcus Augustus Antoninus
D) Prince Marcus Verus Julius
  • 10. Who was Marcus Aurelius's wife?
A) Faustina the Younger
B) Messalina
C) Agrippina
D) Cleopatra
  • 11. What year was Marcus Aurelius born?
A) 78 AD
B) 179 AD
C) 121 AD
D) 44 BC
  • 12. Which military conflict did Marcus Aurelius spend much of his reign fighting?
A) Persian Wars
B) Marcomannic Wars
C) Gallic Wars
D) Punic Wars
  • 13. Which Roman god was Marcus Aurelius known to be particularly devoted to?
A) Jupiter
B) Mars
C) Apollo
D) Mercury
  • 14. Which philosopher influenced Marcus Aurelius's stoic beliefs?
A) Kant
B) Descartes
C) Epictetus
D) Nietzsche
  • 15. What is the name of the plague that devastated the Roman Empire during Marcus Aurelius's reign?
A) Cholera
B) Antonine Plague
C) Yellow Fever
D) Black Death
  • 16. Which Roman emperor adopted Marcus Aurelius?
A) Trajan
B) Augustus
C) Julius Caesar
D) Antoninus Pius
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