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The Fall of the Roman Empire Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tribe raided the city of Rome in 410?

a)

Huns

b)

Franks

c)

Vandals

d)

Goths

2.

What was the state religion of the Roman Empire in 380?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Roman religion

d)

Christianity

3.

Who removed the Emperor Romulus Augustulus in 476?

a)

Valens

b)

Odoacer

c)

Diocletian

d)

Alaric

4.

Which event is often cited as the year the Western Roman Empire suffered its deathblow?

a)

380

b)

476

c)

455

d)

410

5.

What caused a sharp decline in Rome's commercial and agricultural production?

a)

Labor shortage

b)

Abundance of resources

c)

Overpopulation

d)

Economic boom

6.

Who divided the Roman Empire into two halves in the late third century?

a)

Valens

b)

Odoacer

c)

Diocletian

d)

Alaric

7.

Which tribe routed a Roman army and killed the Eastern Emperor Valens?

a)

Franks

b)

Huns

c)

Vandals

d)

Goths

8.

What was the state religion of the Roman Empire in 313?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Roman religion

d)

Christianity

9.

What was the main cause of the decline of the Roman legions?

a)

Lack of loyalty

b)

Foreign fighters

c)

Inadequate weapons

d)

Lack of training

10.

Which tribe sacked the city of Rome in 455?

a)

Goths

b)

Huns

c)

Franks

d)

Vandals

11.

What was the main reason for the decline of Rome's economy?

a)

Military weakness

b)

Labor surplus

c)

Overexpansion

d)

Overspending

12.

What was the main reason for the decline of Rome's economy?

a)

Overexpansion

b)

Overspending

c)

Labor surplus

d)

Military weakness

13.

What was the main reason for the decline of Rome's economy?

a)

Labor surplus

b)

Overexpansion

c)

Military weakness

d)

Overspending

14.

What was the main reason for the decline of Rome's economy?

a)

Overexpansion

b)

Overspending

c)

Labor surplus

d)

Military weakness

15.

What was the main reason for the decline of Rome's economy?

a)

Military weakness

b)

Labor surplus

c)

Overspending

d)

Overexpansion