History Quiz: Did You Know This?

12 Questions | By LBrunson | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 253

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The closer you look at history, the more you notice how shallow your previous information on history is. There are a lot of facts that people are yet to know about some events in history. Did you know that Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were all nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize? How about you try tackling this history exam trivia knowledge quiz and see what new facts you will learn on history.

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1.

Historians say the date of the fall of the Roman Empire is
2.

The Christians' faith in Christ was strengthened by Nero's.
3.

The Ides of March is on the __________________ of March.
4.

Happiness is achieved through simple pleasures and peace of mind according to a belief of the_________
5.

Many publicans collected higher______________ than needed and kept the extra money for themselves.
6.

The three major wars between _________________ are called the Punic Wars.
- A.
  
  Latins and Etruscans
- B.
  
  Hannibal and Carthage
- C.
  
  Rome and Carthage
- D.
  
  Rome and Asia Minor
7.

The men who formed the Triumvirate were Crassus, _______.
- A.
  
  Sulla, and Pompey.
- B.
  
  Pompey, and Julius Caesar
- C.
  
  Brutus, and Cassius
- D.
  
  Octavian, and Mark Antony.
8.

On the Ides of March, ________________.
- A.
  
  Antony and Octavian clashed in a naval battle.
- B.
  
  Julius Caesar was proclaimed dictator.
- C.
  
  Sulla and Marius battled for the commander position.
- D.
  
  Julius Caesar was assassinated.
9.

A factor that led to the collapse of the Roman Empire was that _______.
- A.
  
  Rome was no longer a true republic.
- B.
  
  The government raised taxes to pay for the army and government officials.
- C.
  
  The Senate was unwilling to address Rome's social problems.
- D.
  
  There was rivalry between two army commanders to rule Rome.