Question 1

Constantine introduced the solidus, a coin made of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  silver 
B)  bronze 
C)  copper 
D)  gold 
E)  nickel 
A)  silver 
B)  bronze 
C)  copper 
D)  gold 
E)  nickel D

Question 2

Religious hermits who initially lived alone in spiritual contemplation were known as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  abbots 
B)  ascetics 
C)  deacons 
D)  monks 
E)  zealots 
A)  abbots 
B)  ascetics 
C)  deacons 
D)  monks 
E)  zealots D

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Byzantine Empire

Accepted Answer

The continuation of the Roman Empire in the east after 476

Question 4

The Council of Chalcedon gave rise to the Nicene Creed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Saint Augustine argued that people needed the grace of God through the authority of the church because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  only the church could provide legitimate sacraments 
B)  people were tainted by original sin from Adam and Eve 
C)  people were regularly sinful by nature and needed constant reinforcement 
D)  most people were illiterate and could not read the Bible themselves 
E)  people must be forcibly converted 
A)  only the church could provide legitimate sacraments 
B)  people were tainted by original sin from Adam and Eve 
C)  people were regularly sinful by nature and needed constant reinforcement 
D)  most people were illiterate and could not read the Bible themselves 
E)  people must be forcibly converted

Question 6

What finally ended the attacks of the Huns?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were defeated by allied forces near Rome. 
B)  Attila signed a peace treaty with the church via Leo the Great. 
C)  Attila died on his wedding night. 
D)  Their subject states revolted against them and they scattered. 
E)  A new khan in the East demanded they return home. 
A)  They were defeated by allied forces near Rome. 
B)  Attila signed a peace treaty with the church via Leo the Great. 
C)  Attila died on his wedding night. 
D)  Their subject states revolted against them and they scattered. 
E)  A new khan in the East demanded they return home.

Question 7

Who is responsible for the Vulgate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodosius I 
B)  Constantine 
C)  Jerome 
D)  Hypatia 
E)  Martin of Tours 
A)  Theodosius I 
B)  Constantine 
C)  Jerome 
D)  Hypatia 
E)  Martin of Tours

Question 8

Which was the most successful of Diocletian's economic reforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requiring the land tax to be paid in produce or goods rather than in the worthless coinage 
B)  Reissuing coins with copper 
C)  Issuing an edict setting a maximum cost of items 
D)  Issuing pure gold and silver coins to soldiers as donatives every five years 
E)  Making professions hereditary by law 
A)  Requiring the land tax to be paid in produce or goods rather than in the worthless coinage 
B)  Reissuing coins with copper 
C)  Issuing an edict setting a maximum cost of items 
D)  Issuing pure gold and silver coins to soldiers as donatives every five years 
E)  Making professions hereditary by law

Question 9

What was the name of the church that Constantine built in Constantinople?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hagia Sophia 
B)  The Hippodrome 
C)  St. Peter's 
D)  The Church of Saint John the Lateran 
E)  The Basilica of St. Paul 
A)  Hagia Sophia 
B)  The Hippodrome 
C)  St. Peter's 
D)  The Church of Saint John the Lateran 
E)  The Basilica of St. Paul

Question 10

How many parts did Diocletian divide the empire into?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two 
B)  Three 
C)  Four 
D)  Five 
E)  Six 
A)  Two 
B)  Three 
C)  Four 
D)  Five 
E)  Six

Question 11

What was Diocletian's rationale for the persecution of Christians?

Accepted Answer

A)  As they were political enemies of the Emperor, he was entitled to impose penalties. 
B)  To enforce his authority as dominus , or living god 
C)  Refusal to participate in the imperial cult weakened the unity of the Empire. 
D)  It would require more administration to enforce his decrees, making more people dependent on him. 
E)  It provided a cultural rallying point among non-Christians in the empire. 
A)  As they were political enemies of the Emperor, he was entitled to impose penalties. 
B)  To enforce his authority as dominus , or living god 
C)  Refusal to participate in the imperial cult weakened the unity of the Empire. 
D)  It would require more administration to enforce his decrees, making more people dependent on him. 
E)  It provided a cultural rallying point among non-Christians in the empire.

Question 12

Discuss the final Golden Age of the Roman Empire and the period immediately following it.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Question 13

One of the most important autobiographies to exist from late antiquity was by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Ambrose 
B)  Saint Augustine 
C)  Saint Jerome 
D)  Saint Martin 
E)  Saint Gregory 
A)  Saint Ambrose 
B)  Saint Augustine 
C)  Saint Jerome 
D)  Saint Martin 
E)  Saint Gregory

Question 14

Why was Constantine's conversion to Christianity significant to religion and the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The question of Const

Question 15

The barbarian group that successfully won the Battle at Adrianople was the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Visigoths 
B)  Ostrogoths 
C)  Huns 
D)  Franks 
E)  Allamani 
A)  Visigoths 
B)  Ostrogoths 
C)  Huns 
D)  Franks 
E)  Allamani

Question 16

Romanian is a Romance language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Late Empire, where did most senators live?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Marseilles 
D)  Provincial villas 
E)  Large urban areas throughout the empire 
A)  Rome 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Marseilles 
D)  Provincial villas 
E)  Large urban areas throughout the empire

Question 18

Romulus Augustulus was removed from the western throne in 476 by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alaric 
B)  Attila 
C)  Odovacar 
D)  Theodoric 
E)  Arthur 
A)  Alaric 
B)  Attila 
C)  Odovacar 
D)  Theodoric 
E)  Arthur

Question 19

Which of the following challenges did Diocletian face at the start of his reign?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massive inflation 
B)  Military threat from barbarians 
C)  Lack of control of the army 
D)  A divided empire 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Massive inflation 
B)  Military threat from barbarians 
C)  Lack of control of the army 
D)  A divided empire 
E)  All of these.

Question 20

Many of the barbarians in western Europe converted to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Judaism 
B)  Mithraism 
C)  Orthodox Christianity 
D)  Arian Christianity 
E)  Druidism 
A)  Judaism 
B)  Mithraism 
C)  Orthodox Christianity 
D)  Arian Christianity 
E)  Druidism

Exam 7: Late Antiquity

Constantine introduced the solidus, a coin made of ______________.

Religious hermits who initially lived alone in spiritual contemplation were known as ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Byzantine Empire

The Council of Chalcedon gave rise to the Nicene Creed.

Saint Augustine argued that people needed the grace of God through the authority of the church because ______________.

What finally ended the attacks of the Huns?

Who is responsible for the Vulgate?

Which was the most successful of Diocletian's economic reforms?

What was the name of the church that Constantine built in Constantinople?

How many parts did Diocletian divide the empire into?

What was Diocletian's rationale for the persecution of Christians?

Discuss the final Golden Age of the Roman Empire and the period immediately following it.

One of the most important autobiographies to exist from late antiquity was by ______________.

Why was Constantine's conversion to Christianity significant to religion and the Roman Empire?

The barbarian group that successfully won the Battle at Adrianople was the ______________.

Romanian is a Romance language.

In the Late Empire, where did most senators live?

Romulus Augustulus was removed from the western throne in 476 by ______________.

Which of the following challenges did Diocletian face at the start of his reign?

Many of the barbarians in western Europe converted to ______________.

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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