Question 1

Which philosophy,like Zoroastrianism,stressed an ongoing struggle between good and evil?

Accepted Answer

A) Mithraism 
B) Skepticism 
C) Epicureanism 
D) Manichaeism 
E) Stoicism 
A) Mithraism 
B) Skepticism 
C) Epicureanism 
D) Manichaeism 
E) Stoicism D

Question 2

The traditional date for the "fall" of Rome is:

Accepted Answer

A) 526 c.e. ,when Emperor Theodore died. 
B) 476 c.e. ,when Odovacer toppled Emperor Romulus Augustus. 
C) 410 c.e. ,when Alaric sacked the city of Rome. 
D) 312 c.e. ,when Constantine defeated Emperor Maxentius. 
E) 284 c.e. ,when Diocletian reorganized the empire. 
A) 526 c.e. ,when Emperor Theodore died. 
B) 476 c.e. ,when Odovacer toppled Emperor Romulus Augustus. 
C) 410 c.e. ,when Alaric sacked the city of Rome. 
D) 312 c.e. ,when Constantine defeated Emperor Maxentius. 
E) 284 c.e. ,when Diocletian reorganized the empire. B

Question 3

Under the influence of Cassiodorus,monasteries became:

Accepted Answer

A) primitive hospitals which treated the sick and dying. 
B) fortresses which were often attacked in times of war. 
C) repositories of knowledge and ancient texts. 
D) the only schools available to women. 
E) training grounds for military leaders. 
A) primitive hospitals which treated the sick and dying. 
B) fortresses which were often attacked in times of war. 
C) repositories of knowledge and ancient texts. 
D) the only schools available to women. 
E) training grounds for military leaders. C

Question 4

The Great Persecution took place during the reign of:

Accepted Answer

A) Diocletian. 
B) Constantine. 
C) Augustus. 
D) Marcus Aurelius. 
E) Commodus. 
A) Diocletian. 
B) Constantine. 
C) Augustus. 
D) Marcus Aurelius. 
E) Commodus.

Question 5

Romans regarded the Germans as barbarians because:

Accepted Answer

A) Germans were nomads,who lacked settled agriculture. 
B) Germans were foreigners,unknown to the Romans until the fourth century c.e. 
C) German society was illiterate,and Germans did not live in cities. 
D) Germans had no interest in trade,only in plunder. 
E) Germans were warlike and cruel. 
A) Germans were nomads,who lacked settled agriculture. 
B) Germans were foreigners,unknown to the Romans until the fourth century c.e. 
C) German society was illiterate,and Germans did not live in cities. 
D) Germans had no interest in trade,only in plunder. 
E) Germans were warlike and cruel.

Question 6

Odovacar'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 Odovacar. 
B) doing nothing to try and depose Odovacar. 
C) acknowledging Odoacer 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 Odovacar. 
B) doing nothing to try and depose Odovacar. 
C) acknowledging Odoacer 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 7

What role did women play in the early Church? Why did this role change?

Accepted Answer

Jesus had included women among his close

Question 8

Under Diocletian,what city replaced Rome as the region's capital?

Accepted Answer

A) Trieste 
B) Ravenna 
C) Milan 
D) Foggia 
E) Venice 
A) Trieste 
B) Ravenna 
C) Milan 
D) Foggia 
E) Venice

Question 9

Ambrose argued that the Roman emperor was:

Accepted Answer

A) above the Church. 
B) an enemy of the Church. 
C) outside the Church. 
D) a defender of the Church. 
E) within the Church. 
A) above the Church. 
B) an enemy of the Church. 
C) outside the Church. 
D) a defender of the Church. 
E) within the Church.

Question 10

In its very early years,Christianity appears to have been viewed by Roman officials with:

Accepted Answer

A) acceptance. 
B) hatred. 
C) indifference. 
D) respect. 
E) curiosity. 
A) acceptance. 
B) hatred. 
C) indifference. 
D) respect. 
E) curiosity.

Question 11

Once the Christian Church gained ascendancy in the Roman Empire,the highest authority in deciding doctrine was:

Accepted Answer

A) the Bishop of Rome,who was the pope. 
B) the emperor,as a newly styled pontifex maximus of the Christian Church. 
C) the Christian leader of Christianity's holiest city,the Patriarch of Jerusalem. 
D) the leader of the church in Constantinople,the Patriarch of Constantinople. 
E) the Christian believers. 
A) the Bishop of Rome,who was the pope. 
B) the emperor,as a newly styled pontifex maximus of the Christian Church. 
C) the Christian leader of Christianity's holiest city,the Patriarch of Jerusalem. 
D) the leader of the church in Constantinople,the Patriarch of Constantinople. 
E) the Christian believers.

Question 12

Historians now refer to the period from 284 to 610 c.e.as Late Antiquity because:

Accepted Answer

A) while the western half of the empire had fallen,the eastern Roman Empire was still flourishing. 
B) it is a period with its own themes and developments,not wholly Roman and not yet medieval. 
C) all Roman institutions had been abandoned or destroyed. 
D) the term Dark Ages refers only to the literature of the period contrasted with classical literature. 
E) while the eastern part of the empire had fallen,the Western Roman Empire was still flourishing. 
A) while the western half of the empire had fallen,the eastern Roman Empire was still flourishing. 
B) it is a period with its own themes and developments,not wholly Roman and not yet medieval. 
C) all Roman institutions had been abandoned or destroyed. 
D) the term Dark Ages refers only to the literature of the period contrasted with classical literature. 
E) while the eastern part of the empire had fallen,the Western Roman Empire was still flourishing.

Question 13

Augustine's Confessions is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) series of explanations of his actions throughout his life. 
B) book detailing his actions as a young man and asking his mother for forgiveness. 
C) account of Augustine's defense at his trial for heresy. 
D) series of autobiographical essays directed toward God. 
E) book that set forth the doctrines of the Church. 
A) series of explanations of his actions throughout his life. 
B) book detailing his actions as a young man and asking his mother for forgiveness. 
C) account of Augustine's defense at his trial for heresy. 
D) series of autobiographical essays directed toward God. 
E) book that set forth the doctrines of the Church.

Question 14

The tetrarchy was the split of the Roman Empire into halves and the creation of:

Accepted Answer

A) a single Augustus who ruled the wealthy East and a caesar who ruled the West. 
B) two augustuses who ruled the East and two caesars who ruled the West. 
C) an augustus and a caesar in both the East and the West. 
D) a single augustus who ruled the troublesome West and a caesar who ruled the East. 
E) an augustus to rule the empire,with four caesars to rule the four quadrants of the empire. 
A) a single Augustus who ruled the wealthy East and a caesar who ruled the West. 
B) two augustuses who ruled the East and two caesars who ruled the West. 
C) an augustus and a caesar in both the East and the West. 
D) a single augustus who ruled the troublesome West and a caesar who ruled the East. 
E) an augustus to rule the empire,with four caesars to rule the four quadrants of the empire.

Question 15

Byzantium was of little strategic import when Constantine moved his capital there in 324 c.e.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Monasticism appealed to men who wanted to:

Accepted Answer

A) live an indulgent lifestyle. 
B) engage in acts of physical bravery. 
C) reject the world and its pleasures. 
D) serve both the church and the empire. 
E) convert large numbers of people to Christianity. 
A) live an indulgent lifestyle. 
B) engage in acts of physical bravery. 
C) reject the world and its pleasures. 
D) serve both the church and the empire. 
E) convert large numbers of people to Christianity.

Question 17

The roots of Rome's leadership of the Western Church partially lie in:

Accepted Answer

A) the imperial order of Constantine at the Council of Nicaea. 
B) a passage from the New Testament Gospel of Matthew. 
C) the Greek practice of nominating a patriarch to administer a city. 
D) the general agreement among fourth-century bishops that one leader should speak for the Church. 
E) the Roman Senate's promotion of the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church. 
A) the imperial order of Constantine at the Council of Nicaea. 
B) a passage from the New Testament Gospel of Matthew. 
C) the Greek practice of nominating a patriarch to administer a city. 
D) the general agreement among fourth-century bishops that one leader should speak for the Church. 
E) the Roman Senate's promotion of the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church.

Question 18

The monastic way of life in the West was influenced greatly by establishing a set of rules written by:

Accepted Answer

A) Basil. 
B) Benedict. 
C) Boethius. 
D) Cassiodorus. 
E) Augustine. 
A) Basil. 
B) Benedict. 
C) Boethius. 
D) Cassiodorus. 
E) Augustine.

Question 19

The Christian label for non-Christians is indicative of its _________ origin.

Accepted Answer

A) Roman 
B) Jewish 
C) rural 
D) urban 
E) Byzantine 
A) Roman 
B) Jewish 
C) rural 
D) urban 
E) Byzantine

Question 20

The crisis of the early third century was precipitated by:

Accepted Answer

A) the harmonious state of affairs created by the rule of the Five Good Emperors. 
B) none of the Five Good Emperors having a male heir to whom to leave the throne. 
C) the economic collapse of the Roman Empire in 180 c.e.caused by the death of Marcus Aurelius. 
D) the retreat from the eastern frontier and violent tendencies of Hadrian's successor,Commodus. 
E) the retreat from the eastern frontier and the violent tendencies of Marcus Aurelius's son,Commodus. 
A) the harmonious state of affairs created by the rule of the Five Good Emperors. 
B) none of the Five Good Emperors having a male heir to whom to leave the throne. 
C) the economic collapse of the Roman Empire in 180 c.e.caused by the death of Marcus Aurelius. 
D) the retreat from the eastern frontier and violent tendencies of Hadrian's successor,Commodus. 
E) the retreat from the eastern frontier and the violent tendencies of Marcus Aurelius's son,Commodus.

Which philosophy,like Zoroastrianism,stressed an ongoing struggle between good and evil?

The traditional date for the "fall" of Rome is:

Under the influence of Cassiodorus,monasteries became:

The Great Persecution took place during the reign of:

Romans regarded the Germans as barbarians because:

Odovacar's removal of Romulus Augustus resulted in the Eastern Roman Empire:

What role did women play in the early Church? Why did this role change?

Under Diocletian,what city replaced Rome as the region's capital?

Ambrose argued that the Roman emperor was:

In its very early years,Christianity appears to have been viewed by Roman officials with:

Once the Christian Church gained ascendancy in the Roman Empire,the highest authority in deciding doctrine was:

Historians now refer to the period from 284 to 610 c.e.as Late Antiquity because:

Augustine's Confessions is a(n):

The tetrarchy was the split of the Roman Empire into halves and the creation of:

Byzantium was of little strategic import when Constantine moved his capital there in 324 c.e.

Monasticism appealed to men who wanted to:

The roots of Rome's leadership of the Western Church partially lie in:

The monastic way of life in the West was influenced greatly by establishing a set of rules written by:

The Christian label for non-Christians is indicative of its _________ origin.

The crisis of the early third century was precipitated by:

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

Romes Three Heirs,500-950

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

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Exam 6: The Transformation of Rome

Which philosophy,like Zoroastrianism,stressed an ongoing struggle between good and evil?

The traditional date for the "fall" of Rome is:

Under the influence of Cassiodorus,monasteries became:

The Great Persecution took place during the reign of:

Romans regarded the Germans as barbarians because:

Odovacar's removal of Romulus Augustus resulted in the Eastern Roman Empire:

What role did women play in the early Church? Why did this role change?

Under Diocletian,what city replaced Rome as the region's capital?

Ambrose argued that the Roman emperor was:

In its very early years,Christianity appears to have been viewed by Roman officials with:

Once the Christian Church gained ascendancy in the Roman Empire,the highest authority in deciding doctrine was:

Historians now refer to the period from 284 to 610 c.e.as Late Antiquity because:

Augustine's Confessions is a(n):

The tetrarchy was the split of the Roman Empire into halves and the creation of:

Byzantium was of little strategic import when Constantine moved his capital there in 324 c.e.

Monasticism appealed to men who wanted to:

The roots of Rome's leadership of the Western Church partially lie in:

The monastic way of life in the West was influenced greatly by establishing a set of rules written by:

The Christian label for non-Christians is indicative of its _________ origin.

The crisis of the early third century was precipitated by:

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

Romes Three Heirs,500-950

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

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