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8th Grade History Trivia Quiz

Stuff I learned in my eighth grade history class.

A multiple-choice quiz by historybuff268. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
historybuff268

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,839

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
6137

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 4 (4/10), Guest 184 (9/10), Guest 72 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was in the first triumvirate? Hint

Caesar, Cleopatra, and Alexander the Great

Pompey, Spartacus, and Augustus

Crassus, Boudica, and Hannibal

Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the Pax Romana? Hint

a time of great warfare

a time of peace and prosperity for Rome

when the Emperor was overthrown

a great fire that swept through Rome destroying most of the city

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Question 3 of 10

3. English is a Romance language: that is, it belongs to the group (or family) of languages derived from Latin.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. When Germanic tribes invaded the Roman Empire they had three consequences: trade was disrupted, population shifted, and ... Hint

the plague struck Europe

the plebians finally took power

major cities declined

the tribes restored Rome

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Question 5 of 10

5. What ended the civil war between Charlemagne's three grandsons, Charles the Bald, Lothair, and Louis the German? Hint

nothing

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Verdun

Magna Carta

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the code of chivalry? Hint

a code of behavior for knights

a code for sending secret messages to different estates

a code of tactics to use in battle

a code that did absolutely nothing

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the religion of Byzantium? Hint

Catholicism

Islam

Protestantism

Eastern Orthodox

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the last to successfully invade England from the water? Hint

Napoleon

William the Conquerer

Germanic tribes

Joan of Arc

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the effect of the Crusades? Hint

legacy of hatred

neither of these

increased Muslim technology

both of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. Humanism came from studying the classical texts of the Greeks and Romans.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was in the first triumvirate?

Answer: Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey

Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey teamed up because of what they brought to the table, not because they liked each other. Caesar was the "face man" of the group. He knew both sides of society; the poor and the rich. He was the guy that everyone wanted to be around. Crassus had money.

He wanted 'gravitas', or social standing (the more 'gravitas', the more respect), but the only thing he had was business success. Pompey had the support of the soldiers in the legions. He was known as Pompey Magnus or Pompey the Great.

2. What was the Pax Romana?

Answer: a time of peace and prosperity for Rome

During the Pax Romana, the Roman Empire had more than 3 million square miles and a population of 60-80 million. Pax Romana means "Roman peace." It lasted from 27 B.C to AD 180.

3. English is a Romance language: that is, it belongs to the group (or family) of languages derived from Latin.

Answer: False

The main languages derived from Latin are Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, and Portuguese. English is a Germanic language. However, much of its vocabulary is derived from Latin, either through French or directly.

4. When Germanic tribes invaded the Roman Empire they had three consequences: trade was disrupted, population shifted, and ...

Answer: major cities declined

Because of the Germanic invasions, the population of the cities went mostly to the countryside. Because of the people leaving, the cities declined, and because there were barely any people in the cities, trade also declined. It was a vicious circle.

5. What ended the civil war between Charlemagne's three grandsons, Charles the Bald, Lothair, and Louis the German?

Answer: Treaty of Verdun

The Treaty of Verdun (843) also split Charlemagne's empire.

6. What was the code of chivalry?

Answer: a code of behavior for knights

The code of chivalry stressed ideals such as courage, loyalty, courtesy, romantic love, magnanimity towards the weak, and devotion. However, the code wasn't always followed.

7. What was the religion of Byzantium?

Answer: Eastern Orthodox

The Eastern Orthodox church eventually spread to Russia.

8. Who was the last to successfully invade England from the water?

Answer: William the Conquerer

William the Conquerer was the last one to invade England on the water. The English knew what they were doing.

9. What was the effect of the Crusades?

Answer: both of these

There had been tension between Christians and Muslims for a long time but it grew after the Crusades.

10. Humanism came from studying the classical texts of the Greeks and Romans.

Answer: True

Humanism was a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.

Source: Author historybuff268

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