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1Which ruler unified the Geto-Dacian tribes around 82 BC to establish the first centralized Dacian state with its political and religious center in the Orăștie Mountains?
A.Burebista
B.Decebalus
C.Dromichaetes
D.Cotiso
Explanation: Burebista (c. 82–44 BC) successfully united the fragmented Geto-Dacian tribes into a formidable centralized kingdom stretching from the Black Sea to the Middle Danube, assisted by the high priest Deceneus and establishing his capital at Sarmizegetusa Regia.
2What was a defining characteristic of King Decebalus's reign in Dacia (87–106 AD) prior to the Roman conquest?
A.He concluded a compromise peace treaty with Emperor Domitian in 89 AD that secured Roman financial and technical subsidies for Dacia
B.He converted the Dacian population to Christianity following the preaching of Apostle Andrew
C.He voluntarily dissolved the Dacian fortifications in the Orăștie Mountains to placate the Roman Senate
D.He formed a permanent maritime alliance with Athens to dominate Black Sea commerce
Explanation: Following the Roman-Dacian clashes of 86–88 AD, Decebalus negotiated a favorable peace treaty with Emperor Domitian in 89 AD, under which Dacia became a client kingdom receiving annual Roman subsidies (subsidia) and military engineers to fortify its defenses.
3What primary strategic and economic motivation drove Emperor Trajan to launch his two military campaigns against Dacia (101–102 and 105–106 AD)?
A.Eliminating the persistent Dacian military threat to the Danubian limes and securing Dacia's vast gold and silver reserves
B.Preventing an imminent Germanic invasion led by the Visigoths from crossing the Carpathians
C.Enforcing Roman naval monopolies across the Baltic and Mediterranean sea trade routes
D.Retaliating against Dacian expansion into the Italian peninsula and the siege of Ravenna
Explanation: Trajan sought to permanently pacify the aggressive Dacian kingdom on Rome's northern Danubian frontier, end the humiliating subsidies paid under Domitian, and replenish Rome's treasury with Dacia's rich gold and silver mines in the Apuseni Mountains.
4Which set of factors served as the principal vectors of the Romanization process in Roman Dacia between 106 and 271 AD?
A.The spread of the Latin language, extensive colonization (ex toto orbe Romano), the Roman military garrison, urban development, and Roman law
B.The forced conversion to Greek Orthodoxy and the imposition of Byzantine feudal land tenures
C.The total eradication of the indigenous population and their complete replacement by Italian patricians
D.The establishment of democratic plebiscites and the mandatory adoption of Celtic tribal customs
Explanation: Romanization was driven by intensive organized colonization from across the empire, the stationing of over 50,000 legionaries and auxiliaries who settled upon discharge, the establishment of cities (coloniae and municipia), Roman administrative and legal systems, and Latin as the universal medium of communication.
5What was the direct cause and nature of the Aurelian Withdrawal (Retragerea Aureliană) around 271–275 AD?
A.Persistent pressure from migratory Gothic and Carpic tribes compelled Rome to withdraw its legions and administration south of the Danube
B.A devastating famine compelled the Roman Senate to order the total evacuation of all civilians to southern Gaul
C.The Dacian king Deceneus led a successful rebellion that expelled all Roman authorities from the province
D.Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital to Byzantium and ceded all Danubian territories to the Huns
Explanation: Faced with escalating military pressure from the Goths and Carpi and the strategic difficulty of defending a trans-Danubian salient, Emperor Aurelian withdrew the Roman military legions and civil administration south of the Danube, establishing Dacia Ripensis and Dacia Mediterranea, while the agrarian Daco-Roman population remained north of the river.
6Which archaeological find from the 4th century AD provides direct epigraphic evidence of the persistence of a Latin-speaking Christian Daco-Roman population north of the Danube after the Aurelian withdrawal?
A.The Biertan Donarium bearing the Latin inscription 'Ego Zenovius votum posui'
B.The Pietroasele Treasure (Cloșca cu puii de aur) inscribed with Gothic runes
C.The Res Gestae Divi Augusti monumental bronze inscription
D.The Justinian Code legal codex discovered at Histria
Explanation: The Biertan Donarium, a 4th-century bronze votive object found in Transylvania with the Latin inscription 'Ego Zenovius votum posui' and a Christian monogram (Chi-Rho), constitutes crucial archaeological and epigraphic evidence of a Latin-speaking, Christian Daco-Roman population remaining north of the Danube.
7Which 12th-century historical chronicle by King Béla's anonymous notary (Anonymus) documents the existence of early Romanian and Slavic political formations in Transylvania led by Gelou, Glad, and Menumorut during the 9th–10th centuries?
A.Gesta Hungarorum
B.Chronicon Pictum (Vienna Illuminated Chronicle)
C.Alexiad by Anna Komnene
D.De Administrando Imperio by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
Explanation: Gesta Hungarorum ('The Deeds of the Hungarians'), authored by Anonymus, notary to King Béla III, describes the arrival of the Magyars in the Carpathian Basin in the late 9th century and specifically records their battles against local rulers: Gelou ('quidam Blacus' - a certain Vlach/Romanian) in central Transylvania, Menumorut in Crișana, and Glad in Banat.
8What historical reality is attested by the 1247 'Diploma of the Knights of Saint John' (Diploma Cavalerilor Ioaniți) issued by King Béla IV of Hungary?
A.The existence of organized Romanian territorial-political entities south of the Carpathians: the cnezates of John and Farcaș and the voivodates of Litovoi and Seneslau
B.The official incorporation of Wallachia into the Holy Roman Empire under Frederick II
C.The complete conversion of all Moldavian boyars to the Catholic faith under papal bull
D.The military surrender of Stephen the Great to the Teutonic Order at Suceava
Explanation: The 1247 Diploma granted lands in the Banat of Severin and Oltenia to the Hospitaller Knights, explicitly recording existing Romanian pre-state structures: the cnezates of John and Farcaș and the voivodates of Litovoi (in the Jiu Valley) and Seneslau (in Argeș).
9Which decisive military confrontation in November 1330 secured the political independence of Wallachia from Hungarian suzerainty?
A.The Battle of Posada
B.The Battle of Rovine
C.The Battle of Vaslui
D.The Battle of Călugăreni
Explanation: At the Battle of Posada (9–12 November 1330), Wallachian Prince Basarab I ('the Founder') ambushed the retreating royal army of King Charles Robert of Anjou in a narrow mountain gorge, annihilating the Hungarian forces and securing Wallachia's sovereignty as an independent principality.
10How did the independent Principality of Moldavia emerge around 1359 following the initial defensive border march established by Dragoș of Maramureș?
A.Bogdan I of Cuhea led a revolt against Hungarian suzerainty, crossed into Moldavia, and consolidated an autonomous sovereign state
B.The Teutonic Knights ceded Suceava to the Ottoman Empire in exchange for maritime privileges in the Danube Delta
C.The Byzantine Empire dispatched an expeditionary force under Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos to establish a theme in Iași
D.The Golden Horde formally annexed the region and appointed Alexandru cel Bun as hereditary khan
Explanation: After King Louis I of Hungary sent Dragoș to establish a defensive march against the Tatars, Bogdan I, a Romanian voivode from Maramureș who opposed Hungarian feudal overlordship, crossed the Carpathians around 1359, ousted Dragoș's successors, and established Moldavia as a sovereign, independent voivodate.

About the Moldova Bacalaureat History of Romanians and Universal History Exam

Examenul Național de Bacalaureat — Istoria românilor și universală is a current Moldova national Bacalaureat assessment administered by ANCE. Published study domains include Ancient and medieval history, Modern history, Contemporary history, Historical inquiry. This local bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation. It is not an official translation, not an official-format simulation, and does not replace practice with the official written tasks.

Exam sponsor: National Agency for Curriculum and Evaluation (ANCE), Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Official assessment: written source-based history paper with chronology, causation, comparison, evidence use, and extended argument. This local bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation. It is not an official translation, not an official-format simulation, and does not replace practice with the official written tasks.

Time Limit

180 minutes

Passing Score

A final Bacalaureat subject mark of at least 5.00 on the 10-point scale is required; the raw-point conversion is published with the official marking scheme.

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ANCE does not publish a separate per-paper fee for school-registered candidates.

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Ancient and medieval history

Antiquity, ethnogenesis, medieval states, institutions, society, culture, and regional relations.

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Modern history

Enlightenment, revolutions, national movements, state-building, modernization, and international relations.

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Contemporary history

World wars, totalitarian regimes, the Romanian and Moldovan experience, the Cold War, independence, and recent developments.

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Historical inquiry

Chronology, source interpretation, maps, cause and consequence, comparison, and evidence-based writing.

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  • Passing score: A final Bacalaureat subject mark of at least 5.00 on the 10-point scale is required; the raw-point conversion is published with the official marking scheme.
  • Assessment: Official assessment: written source-based history paper with chronology, causation, comparison, evidence use, and extended argument. This local bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation. It is not an official translation, not an official-format simulation, and does not replace practice with the official written tasks.
  • Time limit: 180 minutes
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