Question 1

Cassiodorus's Institutes was a list of essential classical and pagan literature a monk should know.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The Zealots were a group of Jews who led revolts against the Romans in Judea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

To what extent did Rome fall in 476
C.E.?

Accepted Answer

After the invasion of 476 C.E.,regional and local systems of exchange continued,but the long-distance trade in bulk or luxury goods was present mainly only in the East or around the shores of the Mediterranean.With the disappearance of markets,craftsmen were forced to seek other types of employment and standards of living and population of the western half of the empire.Interestingly,Roman tax systems survived,with the only change being that the revenues now went into the purses of Germanic kings rather than the emperor.Roman administrative systems also often continued,but with a different head.Roman agricultural patterns remained in most areas and often under the same landlords.Roman aristocrats continued to dominate civic life,and Roman cities still dominated the surrounding regions.The Roman culture and influences over culture as well as the Roman Church continued to be powerful aspects of society.In essence,society was preserved,with the only changes occurring at the top in a change of rulership.The average farmer's life was changed little.

Question 4

The gospel accounts of Jesus's life:

Accepted Answer

A)  were written before Paul's letters. 
B)  contain a description of Jesus's miracles, but not his death and resurrection. 
C)  form (when combined with the Hebrew Torah) the Christian New Testament. 
D)  were probably written between 70 and 100 C.E. 
E)  contain the historical facts of Jesus's life but do not include his miracles. 
A)  were written before Paul's letters. 
B)  contain a description of Jesus's miracles, but not his death and resurrection. 
C)  form (when combined with the Hebrew Torah) the Christian New Testament. 
D)  were probably written between 70 and 100 C.E. 
E)  contain the historical facts of Jesus's life but do not include his miracles.

Question 5

Under Constantine,Christianity:

Accepted Answer

A)  was made illegal and adherents were punished. 
B)  became less focused in its teachings. 
C)  became the only state-sanctioned religion. 
D)  formally divided from Judaism. 
E)  became one of many tolerated religions in the Empire. 
A)  was made illegal and adherents were punished. 
B)  became less focused in its teachings. 
C)  became the only state-sanctioned religion. 
D)  formally divided from Judaism. 
E)  became one of many tolerated religions in the Empire.

Question 6

By the end of the third century,the involvement of women in the Church had:

Accepted Answer

A)  grown to the point that women occupied many of the new bishoprics created in the empire. 
B)  changed little from the early days of the Church, with women in a few positions of power. 
C)  changed little from the early days of the Church, but now women could become priests. 
D)  remained exactly the same, with women continuing as deacons and other positions of power. 
E)  shrunk to the point that they were completely excluded from all positions of power. 
A)  grown to the point that women occupied many of the new bishoprics created in the empire. 
B)  changed little from the early days of the Church, with women in a few positions of power. 
C)  changed little from the early days of the Church, but now women could become priests. 
D)  remained exactly the same, with women continuing as deacons and other positions of power. 
E)  shrunk to the point that they were completely excluded from all positions of power.

Question 7

Explain to what extent the actions and teachings of Jesus were revolutionary.

Accepted Answer

Jesus was born during the period of Roma

Question 8

In 305C.E.Diocletian retired as emperor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the discipline of history,faiths:

Accepted Answer

A)  are the products of historical processes. 
B)  are unchanging. 
C)  cannot be adequately studied by historical methods. 
D)  are the products of superstition. 
E)  ought not to be the focus of serious historical inquiry. 
A)  are the products of historical processes. 
B)  are unchanging. 
C)  cannot be adequately studied by historical methods. 
D)  are the products of superstition. 
E)  ought not to be the focus of serious historical inquiry.

Question 10

In order to ensure that armies no longer had the power to choose emperors,Diocletian:

Accepted Answer

A)  asked soldiers to swear oaths of loyalty directly to the emperor. 
B)  limited the size of the Roman Army. 
C)  passed laws stipulating that a commander of an army could never be named emperor. 
D)  severed military and civilian chains of command, making it more difficult for armies to influence politics. 
E)  ensured that emperors would always be elected by the Senate. 
A)  asked soldiers to swear oaths of loyalty directly to the emperor. 
B)  limited the size of the Roman Army. 
C)  passed laws stipulating that a commander of an army could never be named emperor. 
D)  severed military and civilian chains of command, making it more difficult for armies to influence politics. 
E)  ensured that emperors would always be elected by the Senate.

Question 11

Odovacer's removal of Romulus Augustus resulted in the eastern Roman Empire:

Accepted Answer

A)  asking Theodoric, a Goth, to lead an imperially equipped army against Odovacer. 
B)  doing nothing to try and depose Odovacar. 
C)  acknowledging Odovacer as the rightful ruler of the western Roman Empire. 
D)  rescuing the pope and bringing him to Constantinople. 
E)  moving the capital of the western Roman Empire to Paris. 
A)  asking Theodoric, a Goth, to lead an imperially equipped army against Odovacer. 
B)  doing nothing to try and depose Odovacar. 
C)  acknowledging Odovacer as the rightful ruler of the western Roman Empire. 
D)  rescuing the pope and bringing him to Constantinople. 
E)  moving the capital of the western Roman Empire to Paris.

Question 12

Which statement best describes the position of the Pharisees in Palestine during the first century C.E.?y

Accepted Answer

A)  The Pharisees adopted the radical teachings of the Essenes. 
B)  The Pharisees rejected the authority of the Romans and denied them a voice in selecting new high priests for the Temple. 
C)  The Pharisees believed that they possessed special knowledge of an oral Torah told by Moses. 
D)  The Pharisees were among the first and most enthusiastic converts to Christianity. 
E)  The Pharisees rejected the possibility of an imminent arrival of the Messiah. 
A)  The Pharisees adopted the radical teachings of the Essenes. 
B)  The Pharisees rejected the authority of the Romans and denied them a voice in selecting new high priests for the Temple. 
C)  The Pharisees believed that they possessed special knowledge of an oral Torah told by Moses. 
D)  The Pharisees were among the first and most enthusiastic converts to Christianity. 
E)  The Pharisees rejected the possibility of an imminent arrival of the Messiah.

Question 13

As seen in the life of Perpetua,Christianity challenged the traditional Roman values of:

Accepted Answer

A)  living a life of stoic virtue. 
B)  obedience to the Roman gods and one's ancestors. 
C)  independence and antiauthoritarian beliefs. 
D)  political and social equality for all. 
E)  hedonism. 
A)  living a life of stoic virtue. 
B)  obedience to the Roman gods and one's ancestors. 
C)  independence and antiauthoritarian beliefs. 
D)  political and social equality for all. 
E)  hedonism.

Question 14

The Goths attacked the Roman troops in 378 in an effort to expand their territories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to historical interpretations,Jesus was crucified because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  was convicted of sedition by a Roman governor. 
B)  desired to become a martyr for his faith. 
C)  was convicted of theft. 
D)  was mistaken for another man who was a criminal. 
E)  was convicted of preaching publicly against the laws of Judea. 
A)  was convicted of sedition by a Roman governor. 
B)  desired to become a martyr for his faith. 
C)  was convicted of theft. 
D)  was mistaken for another man who was a criminal. 
E)  was convicted of preaching publicly against the laws of Judea.

Question 16

Augustine's theological ideas revolved around:

Accepted Answer

A)  the proper powers of rulers in a Christian empire. 
B)  human sinfulness and divine omnipotence. 
C)  the sacramental powers of the Church. 
D)  the fall of Rome. 
E)  childlike innocence when approaching the divine. 
A)  the proper powers of rulers in a Christian empire. 
B)  human sinfulness and divine omnipotence. 
C)  the sacramental powers of the Church. 
D)  the fall of Rome. 
E)  childlike innocence when approaching the divine.

Question 17

Realizing that the Roman Empire had become too large for a single ruler to control it:

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantine divided the empire in half and appointed a co-emperor to rule the western part. 
B)  Constantine built a new capital city named Constantinople in Palestine. 
C)  Diocletian divided the empire in half and appointed a co-emperor to rule the western part. 
D)  Diocletian resigned his position as emperor and encouraged the development of regional republics. 
E)  Diocletian abandoned some of the most marginal provinces of the Roman Empire such as Egypt and Britannia. 
A)  Constantine divided the empire in half and appointed a co-emperor to rule the western part. 
B)  Constantine built a new capital city named Constantinople in Palestine. 
C)  Diocletian divided the empire in half and appointed a co-emperor to rule the western part. 
D)  Diocletian resigned his position as emperor and encouraged the development of regional republics. 
E)  Diocletian abandoned some of the most marginal provinces of the Roman Empire such as Egypt and Britannia.

Question 18

Explain the implications of the Council of Nicaea.

Accepted Answer

The council represents the first time re

Question 19

To what extent were the Germanic peoples of early medieval Europe Romanized?

Accepted Answer

By the time the Germanic migrations bega

Question 20

What point was in dispute between the Arians and Christian orthodoxy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether Jesus was equal to God within the Trinity 
B)  Whether human beings can earn a heavenly reward through good works 
C)  Whether communion bread and wine really change into Christ's body and blood 
D)  Whether Jesus died to save all human beings, Christian or not 
E)  Whether an individual needed to convert to Judaism before converting to Christianity 
A)  Whether Jesus was equal to God within the Trinity 
B)  Whether human beings can earn a heavenly reward through good works 
C)  Whether communion bread and wine really change into Christ's body and blood 
D)  Whether Jesus died to save all human beings, Christian or not 
E)  Whether an individual needed to convert to Judaism before converting to Christianity

Exam 6: The Transformation of Rome

Cassiodorus's Institutes was a list of essential classical and pagan literature a monk should know.

The Zealots were a group of Jews who led revolts against the Romans in Judea.

To what extent did Rome fall in 476 C.E.?

The gospel accounts of Jesus's life:

Under Constantine,Christianity:

By the end of the third century,the involvement of women in the Church had:

Explain to what extent the actions and teachings of Jesus were revolutionary.

In 305C.E.Diocletian retired as emperor.

According to the discipline of history,faiths:

In order to ensure that armies no longer had the power to choose emperors,Diocletian:

Odovacer's removal of Romulus Augustus resulted in the eastern Roman Empire:

Which statement best describes the position of the Pharisees in Palestine during the first century C.E.?y

As seen in the life of Perpetua,Christianity challenged the traditional Roman values of:

The Goths attacked the Roman troops in 378 in an effort to expand their territories.

According to historical interpretations,Jesus was crucified because he:

Augustine's theological ideas revolved around:

Realizing that the Roman Empire had become too large for a single ruler to control it:

Explain the implications of the Council of Nicaea.

To what extent were the Germanic peoples of early medieval Europe Romanized?

What point was in dispute between the Arians and Christian orthodoxy?

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