Classic Classic Quiz History of the 5th century by KateMac KateMac 77 played - 2 mths ago A quiz on this pivotal period between (late) antiquity and the (very early) Middle Ages, marked by the end of the Roman Empire and the barbarian invasions. QUIZ 10 QUESTIONS expert 1 The Roman Empire was weakened at the beginning of the 5th century, prompting the Barbarians to destroy it. What is one of the possible causes of this weakening? The Roman army was made up of barbarian mercenaries incapable of defending the limesThere were numerous frum crises, which weakened the local populations in the face of the invasionsThe Roman emperors were more attracted by fortune than by war in the face of the Barbarians 2 In which year was Rome sacked for three days by Barbarians? In 410In 451In 476 3 Who are these barbarians? The HunsThe VisigothsThe Franks 4 Which man of the cloth recounted the crossing of the Rhine by the Barbarians in his 'letters'? Saint JeromeSaint MartinSaint Augustin 5 Attila, the terrible king of the Huns, ravaged much of Europe in the middle of the 5th century. What was his nickname? Le roi feroceLe fleau de DieuLe pilleur sanguinaire 6 Which saint organized the defense of Paris against Attila? Sainte BlandineSainte CatherineSainte Genevieve 7 In 451, Attila was defeated by a Roman-Barbarian coalition, where? At BrissartheAt the Catalaunic FieldsAt Metz 8 In what year did the Roman Empire collapse with the deposition of the young emperor Romus Augustulus (end of Antiquity)? In 410In 466In 476 9 Who became king of the Franks in 481 at the age of 16? MeroveeSyagriusClovis 10 Baptized around 496 by St Remi in Reims, Clovis also Christianized his people. Who spurred him on? His wife St ClotildeBishop St RemiPope St Gelase I A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
