Quiz  /  Fall of Rome

  • 1. 
    Under which Roman emperor did the Roman Empire reach its peak?

  • Augustus
  • Trajan
  • Constantine
  • Diocletian

  • 2. 
    Around how long was Rome the major power in Europe and around the Mediterranean Sea?

  • 1000 years
  • 400 years
  • 100 years
  • 200 years

  • 3. 
    When the Roman Empire was split into two separate empires, what city was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

  • Constantinople
  • Athens
  • Rome
  • Alexandria

  • 4. 
    What is the common name for the Eastern Roman Empire?

  • Byzantium Empire
  • Carthage
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Persian Empire

  • 5. 
    Which group of barbarians sacked Rom in 410 AD signaling the start of the fall of Rome?

  • Visigoths
  • Huns
  • Franks
  • Normans

  • 6. 
    What caused Rome to decline and eventually fall?

  • Barbarian tribes such as the Franks and Vandals began to attack many Roman cities including Rome itself
  • All of the above
  • Corrupt politicians and civil wars within the empire
  • The empire became too large to govern

  • 7. 
    What period of history began after the fall of Rome?

  • The Dark Ages
  • The Scientific Revolution
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • The Renaissance

  • 8. 
    What year is considered to be the end of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Rome?

  • 476 AD
  • 410 AD
  • 117 AD
  • 347 AD

  • 9. 
    True or False: The Fall of Rome happened very quickly in a matter of a few years.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 10. 
    Who was Odoacer?

  • The barbarian who overthrew the last emperor of Rome and brought an end to the Roman Empire
  • The last emperor of Rome
  • The Roman Emperor who decided to split the empire into two more manageable empires
  • The leader and general of the Huns
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