BC and Century Quiz

What does BC stand for?

• Before Common Era

• British Columbia

• Baseball Club

• Before Christ

What does century mean?

• A period of 100 years.

• A period of 1000 years.

• A period of 50 years.

• A period of 10 years.

How do you convert BC to AD?

• Add the BC year to the AD year.

• Divide the BC year by -1 and add the result to the AD year.

• Multiply the BC year by -1 and add the result to the AD year.

• Subtract the BC year from 1 and add the result to the AD year.

How do you convert BC to BCE?

• Change BC to BCE

• Convert BC into BCE

• Replace BC with BCE

• Substitute BC with BCE

If a year is given as 500 BC, how many centuries ago was it?

• 10

• 25

• 20

• 1

If a year is given as 200 BC, how many centuries ago was it?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

If a year is given as 100 BC, how many centuries ago was it?

• 5

• 10

• 2

• 1

In which century did the Roman Empire exist?

• 2nd century BC and 2nd to 6th centuries AD

• 3rd century BC and 3rd to 7th centuries AD

• 1st century BC and 1st to 5th centuries AD

• 4th century BC and 4th to 8th centuries AD

In which century did the Renaissance period occur?

• 12th and 13th centuries

• 15th and 16th centuries

• 19th and 20th centuries

• 17th and 18th centuries

In which century did the American Revolution take place?

• 18th

• 20th

• 19th

• 17th