Quiz on the Fall of Rome

What year did Odoacer depose the last emperor of Western Rome?

• 284 AD

• 476 AD

• 1453 AD

• 387 BC

Which group of barbarians troubled the Western Roman Empire the most?

• Celts

• Vandals

• Goths

• Huns

What was the major river around which the Roman Empire created a border to keep the barbarians out?

• Nile

• Danube

• Tiber

• Rhine

Which tribe originally from Southern Poland took over the North African provinces?

• Goths

• Vandals

• Franks

• Huns

Who led the Visigoths in the legendary sack of Rome?

• Alaric

• Genseric

• Clovis

• Attila the Hun

Which emperor split the Roman Empire into Western and Eastern Empires in 284 AD?

• Nero

• Augustus

• Constantine the Great

• Diocletian

What was one of the significant problems that eroded the structure of the Roman Empire in its later years?

• Technological advancements

• Economic prosperity

• Political stability

• Barbarian invasions

Which group of barbarians entered the Roman Empire due to the movement known as the Great Migration?

• Vandals

• Goths

• Huns

• Franks

What was one of the reasons for the severe labor shortage in the Roman Empire?

• Abolition of slavery

• Overpopulation

• Economic prosperity

• Citizenship granted to immigrants

Which city did Mehmed the Conqueror take in 1453, marking the end of the Roman Empire in the largest sense?

• Rome

• Athens

• Constantinople

• Jerusalem