Timeline and Timespan Quiz

What does BCE stand for?

• Before Common Era

• Before Christ

• After Christ

• After Common Era

What does CE stand for?

• Common Era

• Christ Era

• Current Era

• Christian Era

What does AD stand for?

• Anno Dei

• After Date

• After Death

• Anno Domini

What does BC stand for?

• Before Current

• Before Common Era

• Before Calendar

• Before Christ

What does c.1930 mean?

• Before 1930

• Exactly 1930

• After 1930

• Around 1930

What is the meaning of the term 'decade'?

• A period of five years

• A period of ten years

• A period of 100 years

• A period of one thousand years

What is the meaning of the term 'century'?

• A period of one thousand years

• A period of 100 years

• A period of ten years

• A period of fifty years

What is the meaning of the term 'millennium'?

• A period of ten years

• A period of five years

• A period of one thousand years

• A period of 100 years

What does 'to scale' mean?

• Proportionate; relative to the size of the timeline

• Proportionate; relative to when it happened

• Not proportionate; relative to the size of the timeline

• Not proportionate; relative to when it happened

What is the correct order of dates on a timeline?

• Random order

• No specific order

• From later to earlier

• From earlier to later