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Understanding BC/AD and BCE/CE Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do BC/AD and BCE/CE help us do?

a)

Place events in alphabetical order

b)

Place events in chronological order

c)

Place events in random order

d)

Place events in reverse order

2.

Which of the following statements is true about the year "ZERO"?

a)

The year "ZERO" exists.

b)

The year "ZERO" does not exist.

c)

The year "ZERO" is the same as year 1.

d)

The year "ZERO" is the same as year -1.

3.

Which of the following is true about the notation of years in the Common Era?

a)

The higher the number, the earlier the event happened.

b)

The higher the number, the later the event happened.

c)

The lower the number, the later the event happened.

d)

The lower the number, the event happened in the future.

4.

What is the year 1500 BCE in the timeline?

a)

1500 years before 1 CE

b)

1500 years after 1 CE

c)

1500 years before 1 AD

d)

1500 years after 1 AD

5.

Which of the following is the correct method to determine the age difference between two BCE/BC events?

a)

Add the smaller number to the larger number.

b)

Subtract the smaller number from the larger number.

c)

Divide the larger number by the smaller number.

d)

Multiply the larger number by the smaller number.

6.

If an event occurred in 800 BCE and another in 750 BCE, what is the age difference between the two events?

a)

50 years

b)

100 years

c)

150 years

d)

200 years

7.

In the example given, what is the total number of years between 50 BCE and 50 CE?

a)

100 years

b)

99 years

c)

101 years

d)

98 years

8.

Which event happened first in history?

a)

Kingdoms of Lower and Upper Egypt unite

b)

Construction of the Great Wall of China begins

c)

Mexico receives its independence from Spain

d)

You are born

9.

The most modern terms are ____ and ____ because they exclude religious meaning.

a)

BCE, AD

b)

BCE, CE

c)

BC, AD

d)

CE, BC

10.

What does CE stand for?

a)

Common Era

b)

Christian Era

c)

Current Era

d)

Century Era