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