Quiz History of the 5th century

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Question 1 / 10

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 limes

There were numerous frum crises, which weakened the local populations in the face of the invasions

The Roman emperors were more attracted by fortune than by war in the face of the Barbarians

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Question 2 / 10

In which year was Rome sacked for three days by Barbarians?

In 410

In 451

In 476

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Question 4 / 10

Which man of the cloth recounted the crossing of the Rhine by the Barbarians in his 'letters'?

Saint Jerome

Saint Martin

Saint Augustin

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Question 5 / 10

Attila, the terrible king of the Huns, ravaged much of Europe in the middle of the 5th century. What was his nickname?

Le roi feroce

Le fleau de Dieu

Le pilleur sanguinaire

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Question 6 / 10

Which saint organized the defense of Paris against Attila?

Sainte Blandine

Sainte Catherine

Sainte Genevieve

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Question 7 / 10

In 451, Attila was defeated by a Roman-Barbarian coalition, where?

At Brissarthe

At the Catalaunic Fields

At Metz

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Question 8 / 10

In what year did the Roman Empire collapse with the deposition of the young emperor Romus Augustulus (end of Antiquity)?

In 410

In 466

In 476

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Question 9 / 10

Who became king of the Franks in 481 at the age of 16?

Merovee

Syagrius

Clovis

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Question 10 / 10

Baptized around 496 by St Remi in Reims, Clovis also Christianized his people. Who spurred him on?

His wife St Clotilde

Bishop St Remi

Pope St Gelase I

Quiz History of the 5th century

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?

In which year was Rome sacked for three days by Barbarians?

Who are these barbarians?

Which man of the cloth recounted the crossing of the Rhine by the Barbarians in his 'letters'?

Attila, the terrible king of the Huns, ravaged much of Europe in the middle of the 5th century. What was his nickname?

Which saint organized the defense of Paris against Attila?

In 451, Attila was defeated by a Roman-Barbarian coalition, where?

In what year did the Roman Empire collapse with the deposition of the young emperor Romus Augustulus (end of Antiquity)?

Who became king of the Franks in 481 at the age of 16?

Baptized around 496 by St Remi in Reims, Clovis also Christianized his people. Who spurred him on?

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