The Decline of the Roman Empire

Q. In the Roman society, what were the landlords called?

1. Plebeians
2. Proletariats
3. Slaves
4. Patricians

Q. The Western Roman Empire crumbled with the fall of ____________.

1. Romulus Augustulus
2. Julius Caesar
3. Augustus Caesar
4. Remus

Q. The medieval period is also known as the 'Dark Ages'.

1. True
2. False

Q. What is the Eastern Roman Empire also known as?

1. Ottoman Empire
2. Byzantine Empire
3. British Empire
4. Russian Empire

Q. The Senate consisted of the __________.

1. Proletariats
2. Plebeians
3. Patricians
4. Slaves

Q. The Dark Ages were called so because _________.

1. of the Black Death
2. no human activities took place
3. human beings died
4. there was no cultural growth

Q. What were the main societal divisions in the Roman Empire?

1. Rich and Poor
2. Earls and Kings
3. Peasants and Plebeians
4. Patricians and Plebeians

Q. The early medieval period of western European history is also known as the 'Dark Ages'. Which of the following statements are relevant in this context?

1. There were constant clashes between the Roman kings, the Patricians, and the Plebeians.
2. The period saw the rise in prominence of the so-called barbarian people in the region that was once the Western Roman Empire.
3. The eruption of the Tambora volcano turned the summer into winter across much of the Northern Hemisphere.
4. It largely serves as an indication of the intellectual and cultural barrenness of the time.

Q. ______ marked the end of the medieval period in Europe.

1. Fall of Rome
2. Fall of Constantinople
3. Fall of Germany
4. Fall of France

Q. The cultural bankruptcy of Europe during the Middle Ages is often referred to as _________ Age.

1. Dark
2. Bright
3. Black
4. Golden

Q. The Patricians are said to have had a lot of time on their hands. This resulted in them indulging in significant amounts of artistic work. What do you think contributed to them having as much 'free' time?

1. The Patricians were slaves and had no work to do as a result.
2. The Patricians were skilled labourers and often completed their assigned tasks well before time.
3. The Patricians were nomads and tended to pick up any and all work available to them.
4. The Patricians forced the slaves to carry out all the physically tasking work.

Q. In the Roman society, who were the slaves?

1. Knights
2. Plebeians
3. Barons
4. Earls

Q. The medieval period in Europe is said to have ended with the capture of which of the following cities in 1453 CE?

1. Rome
2. Constantinople
3. Paris
4. Antioch

Q. The Middle Ages in Europe began with the fall of the __________ Empire.

1. Roman
2. Italian
3. German
4. British

Q. At one point during the Dark Ages, the ______ and ______ suffered differences.

1. Patricians
2. Plebeians
3. state
4. church

Q. The Patricians, or the landlords, possessed a lot of political power in the empire.

1. True
2. False

Q. When did Constantinople fall to the Turks?

1. 476 CE
2. 1476 CE
3. 476 BCE
4. 1453 CE

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1. Fall of the Western Roman Empire
2. Fall of Western British Empire
3. Fall of Western German Empire
4. Fall of Western French Empire

Q. Two men, Atticus and Magnus, lived in Constantinople during the medieval period. Atticus served in the lands of Magnus, whereas Magnus recently acquired land through a grant from the king himself.

Identify the classes to which Atticus and Magnus might have belonged.

1. Atticus was a Patrician, and Magnus was a Plebeian
2. Atticus was a Plebeian, and Magnus was a Patrician
3. They were both Patricians
4. They were both Plebeians

Q. After 395 CE, the Roman Empire split into the Western Roman Empire and the Empire.

1. Northern Roman
2. Eastern Roman
3. Southern Roman
4. Eastern Italian

Q. City 'X' was captured by the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the 15th century. Today, the city goes by the name of Istanbul.

Identify 'X'.

1. Venice
2. Geneva
3. Constantinople
4. Tekirdağ

Q. Due to the cultural bankruptcy the Middle Ages is also called

1. Bright Age
2. Dark Age
3. Black Age
4. Golden Age

Q. When did the Western Roman Empire fall?

1. 476 CE
2. 451 CE
3. 476 BCE
4. 1453 CE

Q. The poor of Rome were called , and they had no political rights.

1. Patricians
2. Senate
3. Plebeians

Q. The political situation in Europe worsened after the death of Emperor Charlemagne.

1. True
2. False