Question 1

Jesus's emphasis on observing the ethical requirements of the law rather than the letter of the law encouraged his followers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  stop paying taxes to Caesar. 
B)  love their neighbors and forgive those who wronged them. 
C)  deemphasize traditional Jewish purity laws. 
D)  revolt against the Roman government in Judea. 
E)  be pacifists. 
A)  stop paying taxes to Caesar. 
B)  love their neighbors and forgive those who wronged them. 
C)  deemphasize traditional Jewish purity laws. 
D)  revolt against the Roman government in Judea. 
E)  be pacifists.

Question 2

Constantinople remained the political and economic center of the Roman Empire until 476,when it fell to the Goths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The eastern Roman Empire lost tax revenue as a result of Germanic migrations because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Germanic peoples killed many citizens of Rome. 
B)  the Germanic peoples assassinated tax collectors so money remained in the West. 
C)  powerful Germanic peoples set up their own kingdoms and collected their own taxes in the West. 
D)  the Germanic peoples forbade Roman citizens to pay taxes to the East. 
E)  people had no money. 
A)  the Germanic peoples killed many citizens of Rome. 
B)  the Germanic peoples assassinated tax collectors so money remained in the West. 
C)  powerful Germanic peoples set up their own kingdoms and collected their own taxes in the West. 
D)  the Germanic peoples forbade Roman citizens to pay taxes to the East. 
E)  people had no money.

Question 4

During the third century,Rome underwent a prolonged period that came very close to destroying the empire.This period is known as the time of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the PaxRomana, when the Huns sacked Rome. 
B)  the quickening, when the bureaucratic changes came rapidly. 
C)  the Five Bad Emperors, when Rome had the worst emperors in its history. 
D)  the Augustan decay, when all the reforms of Marcus Aurelius were implemented. 
E)  the Barracks Emperors, when Rome had no fewer than twenty-six emperors in about fifty years. 
A)  the PaxRomana, when the Huns sacked Rome. 
B)  the quickening, when the bureaucratic changes came rapidly. 
C)  the Five Bad Emperors, when Rome had the worst emperors in its history. 
D)  the Augustan decay, when all the reforms of Marcus Aurelius were implemented. 
E)  the Barracks Emperors, when Rome had no fewer than twenty-six emperors in about fifty years.

Question 5

Byzantium was of little strategic import when Constantine moved his capital there in 32C.E.4

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Once the Christian Church gained ascendancy in the Roman Empire,the highest authority in deciding doctrine was___________,though this would change in later centuries.

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 7

What were the general results of the doctrinal quarrels of the early centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many new churches and sects were started, increasing public understanding. 
B)  Believers had to be either with the Church or against it on every issue. 
C)  Regional antagonisms were reduced as people concentrated on big questions. 
D)  The dogmas of the Christian Church gradually became fixed. 
E)  The Christian Church was irrevocably split between East and West by 300 C.E. 
A)  Many new churches and sects were started, increasing public understanding. 
B)  Believers had to be either with the Church or against it on every issue. 
C)  Regional antagonisms were reduced as people concentrated on big questions. 
D)  The dogmas of the Christian Church gradually became fixed. 
E)  The Christian Church was irrevocably split between East and West by 300 C.E.

Question 8

Benedict's monastic rule encouraged:

Accepted Answer

A)  a strict diet and extreme asceticism. 
B)  a contemplative life at the cost of all other activities. 
C)  living a religious life as a hermit, alone in the desert. 
D)  time spent in physical labor and contemplation. 
E)  silence in the monastery at all times. 
A)  a strict diet and extreme asceticism. 
B)  a contemplative life at the cost of all other activities. 
C)  living a religious life as a hermit, alone in the desert. 
D)  time spent in physical labor and contemplation. 
E)  silence in the monastery at all times.

Question 9

By 300 C.E.,Christians accounted for no more than 10 percent of the population of the Roman Empire; this low percentage might be due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  eastern mystery religions holding a much greater appeal for ordinary people. 
B)  the Manicheans who served in the army and persecuted Christians. 
C)  Diocletian's policy of persecuting any group deemed to be subversive. 
D)  the emperor converting to Zoroastrianism and outlawing all other religions. 
E)  the fact that Christianity only appealed to the wealthiest citizens in Rome. 
A)  eastern mystery religions holding a much greater appeal for ordinary people. 
B)  the Manicheans who served in the army and persecuted Christians. 
C)  Diocletian's policy of persecuting any group deemed to be subversive. 
D)  the emperor converting to Zoroastrianism and outlawing all other religions. 
E)  the fact that Christianity only appealed to the wealthiest citizens in Rome.

Question 10

Was the division between the eastern and western empires only geographic? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The division between the two halves of t

Question 11

The "Third-Century Crisis" 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 caused by the death of Marcus Aurelius. 
D)  the retreat from the eastern frontier and violent tendencies of Hadrian's successor, Commodus. 
E)  rivalries for the imperial throne and the short reigns of those who succeeded in taking it. 
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 caused by the death of Marcus Aurelius. 
D)  the retreat from the eastern frontier and violent tendencies of Hadrian's successor, Commodus. 
E)  rivalries for the imperial throne and the short reigns of those who succeeded in taking it.

Question 12

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 13

When Diocletian took power:

Accepted Answer

A)  he declared support for Christianity and echoed Constantine's program of toleration to strengthen his empire. 
B)  he followed Augustus's image of princeps rather than domus to alleviate fears of his imperial ambition and worked alongside the Senate and military to at least give the illusion of a republican government. 
C)  he shamelessly elevated his own family and friends to prestigious offices and used his power over the military to keep the empire in check. 
D)  he isolated himself from his rank-and-file soldiers and introduced an eastern style of rule, wearing a diadem and purple robes. 
E)  he invaded the territory of the Germanic tribes across the Danube in the East and the Rhine in the West to finally end the barbarians' threat to the empire. 
A)  he declared support for Christianity and echoed Constantine's program of toleration to strengthen his empire. 
B)  he followed Augustus's image of princeps rather than domus to alleviate fears of his imperial ambition and worked alongside the Senate and military to at least give the illusion of a republican government. 
C)  he shamelessly elevated his own family and friends to prestigious offices and used his power over the military to keep the empire in check. 
D)  he isolated himself from his rank-and-file soldiers and introduced an eastern style of rule, wearing a diadem and purple robes. 
E)  he invaded the territory of the Germanic tribes across the Danube in the East and the Rhine in the West to finally end the barbarians' threat to the empire.

Question 14

When the emperor Commodus was assassinated in 192,civil war engulfed the Roman Empire,with _________ eventually claiming the throne.

Accepted Answer

A)  Septimius Severus 
B)  Marcus Aurelius 
C)  Antonius Pius 
D)  Aramaic Emesa 
E)  Romulus Augustus 
A)  Septimius Severus 
B)  Marcus Aurelius 
C)  Antonius Pius 
D)  Aramaic Emesa 
E)  Romulus Augustus

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Jesus had included women among his close

Exam 6: The Transformation of Rome

Jesus's emphasis on observing the ethical requirements of the law rather than the letter of the law encouraged his followers to:

Constantinople remained the political and economic center of the Roman Empire until 476,when it fell to the Goths.

The eastern Roman Empire lost tax revenue as a result of Germanic migrations because:

During the third century,Rome underwent a prolonged period that came very close to destroying the empire.This period is known as the time of:

Byzantium was of little strategic import when Constantine moved his capital there in 32C.E.4

Once the Christian Church gained ascendancy in the Roman Empire,the highest authority in deciding doctrine was___________,though this would change in later centuries.

What were the general results of the doctrinal quarrels of the early centuries?

Benedict's monastic rule encouraged:

By 300 C.E.,Christians accounted for no more than 10 percent of the population of the Roman Empire; this low percentage might be due to:

Was the division between the eastern and western empires only geographic? Explain.

The "Third-Century Crisis" was precipitated by:

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

When Diocletian took power:

When the emperor Commodus was assassinated in 192,civil war engulfed the Roman Empire,with _________ eventually claiming the throne.

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

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