1. In 1950 AD, a soon-to-be-major religion was launched on the world in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction. Some say this was the result of a bet between the founder and Isaac Asimov made at a science fiction convention in 1949 that a science fiction writer could not "invent a religion" to make a fortune for the creator who was tired of "writing for a penny a word." Name the creator and his religion.
A)
Elron Hibbard and Engramology
B)
Sam Moskowitz and Auditology
C)
L. Ron Hubbard and Dianetics
D)
Jack Williamson and Deenamatics
2. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 AD, a part of the Compromise of 1850, helped polarize the North and South of the United States, as shown by the reaction to this novel:
A)
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
B)
Walt Disney’s Uncle Remus’s Song of the South
C)
Stephen Vincent Benet’s The Devil and Daniel Webster
D)
Henry David Thoreau’s Slavery in Massachusetts
3. In 150 BC The Roman Senate showed its displeasure with Carthage’s decision to wage war against its neighbor without Roman consent, and informed Carthage that in order to avoid a war with Rome, it must "satisfy the Roman People." The Roman censor, Cato the Elder, urged the complete destruction of Carthage and the Roman Senate ordered an army to be gathered. Who was Carthage waging war against?
A)
Lybians
B)
Moors
C)
Sicilians
D)
Numidians
4. This Pope, who is said to have baptized the emperor Philip and his son, and who has appeared briefly in The Regia, died a Martyr in AD 250:
A)
Pope Anterus
B)
Pope Fabian, sometimes called Flavian
C)
Pope Lucius I
D)
Pope Sixtus II
5. This Eastern Roman Emperor, known for his almost impregnable defensive walls, died in 450 AD from falling off a horse.
A)
Hadrian
B)
Arcadius
C)
Theodosius II
D)
Aurelian
6. This "fair" mistress of an English King was born in 1150 AD:
A)
Henrietta Howard
B)
Camilla Rosemary
C)
Piers Gaveston
D)
Rosamund Clifford
7. This famous madman was adopted by Claudius in 50 AD:
A)
Nero
B)
Domitian
C)
Caligula
D)
Tiberius
8. The first legal corporation in the Americas was established in 1650 AD as one of two governing boards of this institution:
A)
Harvard College
B)
Yale College
C)
Dartmouth College
D)
The College of William and Mary
9. According to Roman tradition, in 250 BC, following Rome’s victory over Carthage at the Battle of Panormus, Roman General Marcus Atilius Regulus was sent back to Rome. What was his fate?
A)
He was given a Triumph
B)
He died of natural causes, probably heart disease
C)
He voluntarily returned to Carthage, where he was executed
D)
He was exiled to Massilia
10. Approximately around this time the Ark of the Covenant was captured from the People of Israel. It was later returned after seven months.
A)
1350s BC
B)
1050s BC
C)
550s BC
D)
Who cares? I’m from Babylon. Wait, I ought to know that…
