Fall of Rome Test

In what year did the Visigoths sack the city of Rome?

• A. 476 AD or CE.

• B. 410 BC or BCE.

• C. 10/4 BC or BCE.

• D. 476 BC or BCE..

• E. 410 AD or CE.

Who was Rome's last emperor? When did the Western Roman Empire fall?

• A. Commodus. 476 BC or BCE.

• B. Julius Caesar. 476 AD or CE.

• C. Marcus Aurelius. 476 BC or BCE.

• D. Romulus Augustus. 476 AD or CE.

What caused "Severe Financial Issues" that lead to the Fall of Rome?

• A. Constant wars, underspending, and tax rebates for all Romans.

• B. Constant wars, overspending, and over taxation of the Roman people.

• C. Constant wars, underspending, and over taxation of the Roman people.

• D. Constant holidays, overspending, and Romans losing their tax rebates.

How did the Roman Empire deal with the labor shortage?

• A. The Romans ran their businesses with less people and worse service.

• B. The Romans asked the Vandals if they were looking for work.

• C. The Roman people just dealt with the labor shortage as other ancient people's did.

• D. The Romans put conquered people into their work force.

Who divided the Roman Empire? What was the reason for the division?

• A. McHatticus Really Smarticus divided the empire. He did so to keep half of the empire to stop begging for bread and more holidays.

• B. Diocletian divided the empire. He dis so for tax reasons.

• C. Nero divided the empire. He loved Christians and he wanted them to have a chance to flourish.

• D. Diocletian divided the empire. He wanted to make it easier to govern.

• E. Julius Caesar divided the empire. He wanted to keep other generals from taking control of Rome.

How did the Roman Senate contribute to the Fall of Rome?

• A. The Senate was very moral, but they did not stop the emperors from being corrupt.

• B. The Senate encouraged the wealthy to flee Rome, lowering tax revenues flowing into Rome.

• C. The Senate was very corrupt and did nothing to curb the excesses of the emperors.

• D. The Senate encouraged the Huns to attack the barbarian tribes, leading to corrupt emperors.

Which group pushed the Germanic Barbarian tribes closer to the Roman Empire?

• A. The Huns.

• B. The Visigoths.

• C. The Vandals.

• D. The Ostrogoths.

• E. The Saxons.

What role did the military play in the Fall of Rome?

• A. The Roman Army was not very good at fighting. Their navy was powerful, but not used properly.

• B. The Roman generals were corrupt. They allowed the barbarians to defeat them for gold.

• C. The Roman Army had difficulty recruiting soldiers. Thus, they relied on foreign mercenaries, like barbarians, to man their army.

• D. The Roman Army had no appetite for war. They preferred Roman Holidays, bread, and circuses.

Was Christianity a factor in the Fall of the Roman Empire?

• A. No. Christians are against fighting in a war.

• B. No. Christians only like to go to war with other religions.

• C. Yes. Christianity led people to worship God, and the Pope became more involved in civic affairs.

• D. Yes. Christians fought with the barbarians against the Romans. Christians wanted "Payback" for the persecution of Christianity in the 200s-300s AD or CE.

What status did the emperor have in Rome before the legalization of Christianity?

• A. Emperors were revered and worshiped as gods.

• B. Emperors were seen as American's view their presidents. Some have high status, others, low status.

• C. The status of emperors depended on how they treated the Senate.

• D. Emperors were not respected, and rarely were their edicts followed by the Roman people.