Question 1

Constantine favored Christianity

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A) after his childhood baptism. 
B) before turning against it as emperor. 
C) before he decided to restore paganism. 
D) after seeing a vision and winning the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. 
E) because he sought greater public support and less rebellion. 
A) after his childhood baptism. 
B) before turning against it as emperor. 
C) before he decided to restore paganism. 
D) after seeing a vision and winning the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. 
E) because he sought greater public support and less rebellion. D

Question 2

A Bishop's Cathedra indicates what

Accepted Answer

A) His position in the Church 
B) His relation to the pope 
C) His authority to teach 
D) His possession of political power 
E) His priesthood 
A) His position in the Church 
B) His relation to the pope 
C) His authority to teach 
D) His possession of political power 
E) His priesthood C

Question 3

Why did the Roman government perish in the West?

Accepted Answer

A) Rome's best emperors were interested in the Western part of the empire. 
B) Immense Roman resources were used keeping Barbarian tribes out of Roman territory. 
C) Romans refused to use non Italian soldiers. 
D) Romans had learned to tolerate and live with the many barbarian peoples in their areas. 
E) Churchmen refused to tolerate Christian barbarians. 
A) Rome's best emperors were interested in the Western part of the empire. 
B) Immense Roman resources were used keeping Barbarian tribes out of Roman territory. 
C) Romans refused to use non Italian soldiers. 
D) Romans had learned to tolerate and live with the many barbarian peoples in their areas. 
E) Churchmen refused to tolerate Christian barbarians. D

Question 4

What barbarian people were converted to Arian Christianity by the missionary Ulfilas?

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A) Vandals 
B) Goths 
C) Persians 
D) Anglo-Saxons 
E) Irish 
A) Vandals 
B) Goths 
C) Persians 
D) Anglo-Saxons 
E) Irish

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the era following the fall of the Roman Empire is true?

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A) The glories of the classical civilization gave way to the gloom of the Dark Ages. 
B) The era following the fall of the Roman Empire showed no similarity to the past. 
C) Barbaric cultures completely replaced that of the Romans. 
D) The period following the decline of the empire was a time of vigor and achievement. 
E) Years of catastrophe followed the decline of Rome. 
A) The glories of the classical civilization gave way to the gloom of the Dark Ages. 
B) The era following the fall of the Roman Empire showed no similarity to the past. 
C) Barbaric cultures completely replaced that of the Romans. 
D) The period following the decline of the empire was a time of vigor and achievement. 
E) Years of catastrophe followed the decline of Rome.

Question 6

Sometimes called "the last of the Romans," Boethius

Accepted Answer

A) was the main proponent of papal supremacy in the sixth century. 
B) taught that the soul can rise through philosophy to a knowledge of God. 
C) taught that the world was sharply divided between the civilized and holy (Rome)and the backward and pagan (Germanic peoples). 
D) was among the last members of the elite to emigrate from Rome to Constantinople. 
E) wrote an explanation for the downfall of the empire. 
A) was the main proponent of papal supremacy in the sixth century. 
B) taught that the soul can rise through philosophy to a knowledge of God. 
C) taught that the world was sharply divided between the civilized and holy (Rome)and the backward and pagan (Germanic peoples). 
D) was among the last members of the elite to emigrate from Rome to Constantinople. 
E) wrote an explanation for the downfall of the empire.

Question 7

Saint Augustine, the leading Church Father in the West, taught all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the "spoiling of the Egyptians" using Classical learning for Christian purposes. 
B) a definitive rejection of the Classical idea of humanity as good and capable of self-improvement. 
C) the identification of the City of God with the Christianized Roman Empire. 
D) that the validity of the sacraments is not dependent on the worthiness of the priest. 
E) the theory that the fall of Rome was the result of the abandonment of the teachings of Christ. 
A) the "spoiling of the Egyptians" using Classical learning for Christian purposes. 
B) a definitive rejection of the Classical idea of humanity as good and capable of self-improvement. 
C) the identification of the City of God with the Christianized Roman Empire. 
D) that the validity of the sacraments is not dependent on the worthiness of the priest. 
E) the theory that the fall of Rome was the result of the abandonment of the teachings of Christ.

Question 8

Justinian's most lasting achievements included

Accepted Answer

A) the reconquest of the entire western empire. 
B) the replacement of Orthodox Christianity with miaphysitism. 
C) lasting peace in the Balkans and Mesopotamia. 
D) Hagia Sophia and the Justinian Code. 
E) sharing power with Theodora. 
A) the reconquest of the entire western empire. 
B) the replacement of Orthodox Christianity with miaphysitism. 
C) lasting peace in the Balkans and Mesopotamia. 
D) Hagia Sophia and the Justinian Code. 
E) sharing power with Theodora.

Question 9

Eremitic monasticism allowed for a common life of living in community for the monks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following are related to the Visigoth's treaty with the Romans except

Accepted Answer

A) the Visigoths became an ally of the Romans but remained outside of the empire. 
B) the Roman Empire was served loyally by the Visigoths. 
C) Southern Gaul fell under the control of the Visigoths. 
D) the Hun attack on Rome was partially repelled by Visigoths. 
E) Gallo-Roman aristocrats respected the treaty and the loyalty of the Visigoths. 
A) the Visigoths became an ally of the Romans but remained outside of the empire. 
B) the Roman Empire was served loyally by the Visigoths. 
C) Southern Gaul fell under the control of the Visigoths. 
D) the Hun attack on Rome was partially repelled by Visigoths. 
E) Gallo-Roman aristocrats respected the treaty and the loyalty of the Visigoths.

Question 11

All of the following may be attributed to the institutional church except

Accepted Answer

A) the increasing authority of women. 
B) adoption of the administrative geography of the Roman state. 
C) espousal of apostolic succession. 
D) the increased power of the papacy and the theory of "Petrine Primacy." 
E) the earliest Christian communities were urban. 
A) the increasing authority of women. 
B) adoption of the administrative geography of the Roman state. 
C) espousal of apostolic succession. 
D) the increased power of the papacy and the theory of "Petrine Primacy." 
E) the earliest Christian communities were urban.

Question 12

Which Church writer was not a Bishop?

Accepted Answer

A) Ambrose 
B) Augustine 
C) Damasus 
D) John Chrysostom 
E) Jerome 
A) Ambrose 
B) Augustine 
C) Damasus 
D) John Chrysostom 
E) Jerome

Question 13

Discuss the process by which both free farmers and slaves tended to become coloni in the late empire.

Accepted Answer

The significance of this development is

Question 14

Which of the following statements does not describe Pachomius?

Accepted Answer

A) He was against the solitary religious life of monasticism. 
B) He designed a commune based on the strict regiment of a military camp. 
C) The cenobitic monasticism was based on private prayer, group worship, and work. 
D) Pachomius created a community that prohibited females. 
E) The Pachomian type of community attracted very few converts. 
A) He was against the solitary religious life of monasticism. 
B) He designed a commune based on the strict regiment of a military camp. 
C) The cenobitic monasticism was based on private prayer, group worship, and work. 
D) Pachomius created a community that prohibited females. 
E) The Pachomian type of community attracted very few converts.

Question 15

Diocletian's reforms included all of the following except

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A) a huge expansion of the imperial bureaucracy. 
B) a division of the empire into two administrative halves. 
C) an increase in the size of the military by at least 50 percent. 
D) a revival of the practices of the Principate. 
E) creation of a more military, political, and administrative tetrarchy. 
A) a huge expansion of the imperial bureaucracy. 
B) a division of the empire into two administrative halves. 
C) an increase in the size of the military by at least 50 percent. 
D) a revival of the practices of the Principate. 
E) creation of a more military, political, and administrative tetrarchy.

Question 16

An unusual feature of Roman-Visigoth relations was that

Accepted Answer

A) some of the Visigoths settled within the empire. 
B) the Visigoths served in the Roman army. 
C) all the Visigoths were allowed to settle within the empire. 
D) there was nothing but hostility on both sides. 
E) the Romans made treaties with the Huns to control the Visigoth migrations. 
A) some of the Visigoths settled within the empire. 
B) the Visigoths served in the Roman army. 
C) all the Visigoths were allowed to settle within the empire. 
D) there was nothing but hostility on both sides. 
E) the Romans made treaties with the Huns to control the Visigoth migrations.

Question 17

What is the Dominate

Accepted Answer

A) The rule of the Tetrarchs 
B) The Christian idea of imperial rule 
C) A policy of Diocletian to enhance the prestige of the emperor 
D) The rule of the Persian kings 
E) The papacy 
A) The rule of the Tetrarchs 
B) The Christian idea of imperial rule 
C) A policy of Diocletian to enhance the prestige of the emperor 
D) The rule of the Persian kings 
E) The papacy

Question 18

Who was the first famous monastic figure in Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A) Pachomius 
B) Benedict 
C) Anthony of Egypt 
D) Jerome 
E) Gregory the Great 
A) Pachomius 
B) Benedict 
C) Anthony of Egypt 
D) Jerome 
E) Gregory the Great

Question 19

Which was not an achievement of Justinian?

Accepted Answer

A) The Corpus iuris civilis 
B) Hagia Sophia 
C) The reconquest of much of the west 
D) Tentative treaties with barbarian powers 
E) Peaceful relations with the Catholic Church during his reign 
A) The Corpus iuris civilis 
B) Hagia Sophia 
C) The reconquest of much of the west 
D) Tentative treaties with barbarian powers 
E) Peaceful relations with the Catholic Church during his reign

Question 20

The claims of the papacy were rooted in what

Accepted Answer

A) Imperial recognition 
B) The place of Rome as imperial capital 
C) The scriptural career of Peter the Apostle 
D) Election 
E) Military authority 
A) Imperial recognition 
B) The place of Rome as imperial capital 
C) The scriptural career of Peter the Apostle 
D) Election 
E) Military authority

Constantine favored Christianity

A Bishop's Cathedra indicates what

Why did the Roman government perish in the West?

What barbarian people were converted to Arian Christianity by the missionary Ulfilas?

Which of the following statements about the era following the fall of the Roman Empire is true?

Sometimes called "the last of the Romans," Boethius

Saint Augustine, the leading Church Father in the West, taught all of the following except

Justinian's most lasting achievements included

Eremitic monasticism allowed for a common life of living in community for the monks.

All of the following are related to the Visigoth's treaty with the Romans except

All of the following may be attributed to the institutional church except

Which Church writer was not a Bishop?

Discuss the process by which both free farmers and slaves tended to become coloni in the late empire.

Which of the following statements does not describe Pachomius?

Diocletian's reforms included all of the following except

An unusual feature of Roman-Visigoth relations was that

What is the Dominate

Who was the first famous monastic figure in Christianity?

Which was not an achievement of Justinian?

The claims of the papacy were rooted in what

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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Exam 7: The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Constantine favored Christianity

A Bishop's Cathedra indicates what

Why did the Roman government perish in the West?

What barbarian people were converted to Arian Christianity by the missionary Ulfilas?

Which of the following statements about the era following the fall of the Roman Empire is true?

Sometimes called "the last of the Romans," Boethius

Saint Augustine, the leading Church Father in the West, taught all of the following except

Justinian's most lasting achievements included

Eremitic monasticism allowed for a common life of living in community for the monks.

All of the following are related to the Visigoth's treaty with the Romans except

All of the following may be attributed to the institutional church except

Which Church writer was not a Bishop?

Discuss the process by which both free farmers and slaves tended to become coloni in the late empire.

Which of the following statements does not describe Pachomius?

Diocletian's reforms included all of the following except

An unusual feature of Roman-Visigoth relations was that

What is the Dominate

Who was the first famous monastic figure in Christianity?

Which was not an achievement of Justinian?

The claims of the papacy were rooted in what

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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