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