Question 1

Under Diocletian's rule, what happened to the Roman Senate?

Accepted Answer

A)  He strengthened its authority as a supplement to his reign. 
B)  He disbanded it entirely. 
C)  He removed all power and made it a city council. 
D)  He empowered it to make decisions on behalf of the western provinces. 
E)  He declared all of its members guilty of treason and conspiracy. 
A)  He strengthened its authority as a supplement to his reign. 
B)  He disbanded it entirely. 
C)  He removed all power and made it a city council. 
D)  He empowered it to make decisions on behalf of the western provinces. 
E)  He declared all of its members guilty of treason and conspiracy.

Question 2

Of the two versions of the Talmud, developed from Jewish communities in the Diaspora, the one that continues to be the authoritative basis for Judaism today was written in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Palestine 
B)  Jerusalem 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Alexandria 
E)  Rome 
A)  Palestine 
B)  Jerusalem 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Alexandria 
E)  Rome

Question 3

How did Theodosius I help to advance Christianity within the Empire? How did this affect the relationship between Church and State?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Theodosius I is refer

Question 4

To regulate imperial succession, Constantine advocated ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  passing the position to the best qualified 
B)  passing the position to the emperor's son 
C)  dividing the empire into four territories 
D)  requiring the Senate to pick the next emperor 
E)  allowing the military to choose their preferred candidate 
A)  passing the position to the best qualified 
B)  passing the position to the emperor's son 
C)  dividing the empire into four territories 
D)  requiring the Senate to pick the next emperor 
E)  allowing the military to choose their preferred candidate

Question 5

All of the following are true of Hypatia except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  she was torn limb from limb by Christians 
B)  she was the first female head of the Neo-platonic school of philosophy 
C)  she converted to Christianity 
D)  she lectured to men as well as women 
E)  she was a mathematician 
A)  she was torn limb from limb by Christians 
B)  she was the first female head of the Neo-platonic school of philosophy 
C)  she converted to Christianity 
D)  she lectured to men as well as women 
E)  she was a mathematician

Question 6

Clovis was accepted by the Romans because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  he was baptized under the Nicene Creed 
B)  he continued the use of the Roman law code 
C)  he fought against the Vandals 
D)  they were afraid of his conquests 
E)  None of these. 
A)  he was baptized under the Nicene Creed 
B)  he continued the use of the Roman law code 
C)  he fought against the Vandals 
D)  they were afraid of his conquests 
E)  None of these.

Question 7

What led to and proceeded from the Council of Nicaea?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-ascecism

Accepted Answer

A life of

Question 9

The last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantine 
B)  Diocletian 
C)  Julian 
D)  Theodosius 
E)  Valens 
A)  Constantine 
B)  Diocletian 
C)  Julian 
D)  Theodosius 
E)  Valens

Question 10

Which crucial event took place in 410?

Accepted Answer

A)  The onslaught of the Huns under Attila 
B)  The sack of Rome by the Visigoths under Alaric 
C)  The seizure of Spain by the Vandals 
D)  The occupation of Gaul by the Franks 
E)  The march across the frozen Danube River by the Visigoths 
A)  The onslaught of the Huns under Attila 
B)  The sack of Rome by the Visigoths under Alaric 
C)  The seizure of Spain by the Vandals 
D)  The occupation of Gaul by the Franks 
E)  The march across the frozen Danube River by the Visigoths

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the Romance languages derived from Latin?

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  Italian 
C)  Romanian 
D)  German 
E)  Spanish 
A)  French 
B)  Italian 
C)  Romanian 
D)  German 
E)  Spanish

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Nicene Creed

Accepted Answer

Standard statement of Christia

Question 13

What occurred at the Council of Nicaea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantine was declared supreme authority of the church. 
B)  Arianism was condemned as a heresy. 
C)  Factionalism split the Eastern and Western churches 
D)  The Pope was chosen to make all subsequent ecumenical decisions. 
E)  Constantine was excommunicated from the Church. 
A)  Constantine was declared supreme authority of the church. 
B)  Arianism was condemned as a heresy. 
C)  Factionalism split the Eastern and Western churches 
D)  The Pope was chosen to make all subsequent ecumenical decisions. 
E)  Constantine was excommunicated from the Church.

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Constantine the Great

Accepted Answer

Roman emperor who completed th

Question 15

What was the original sense of the word "pagan?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Country-dweller 
B)  Polytheist 
C)  Savage 
D)  Fool 
E)  Trickster 
A)  Country-dweller 
B)  Polytheist 
C)  Savage 
D)  Fool 
E)  Trickster

Question 16

The most influential philosophy of Late Antiquity, stressing leaving behind one's earthly existence to attain a higher level of consciousness, was called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zen Buddhism 
B)  Stoicism 
C)  Neoplatonism 
D)  Monophysitism 
E)  meditation 
A)  Zen Buddhism 
B)  Stoicism 
C)  Neoplatonism 
D)  Monophysitism 
E)  meditation

Question 17

To achieve peace with the Huns, the Byzantine Empire partnered with the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lombards 
B)  Visigoths 
C)  Vandals 
D)  Persians 
E)  Franks 
A)  Lombards 
B)  Visigoths 
C)  Vandals 
D)  Persians 
E)  Franks

Question 18

Constantine's best effort to end financial problems was to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  issue the donatives annually instead of every five years 
B)  increase taxation among the provinces 
C)  demand that the military supply its own weapons 
D)  change the empire to a gold standard based on solidus instead of denarii 
E)  demand the payment of taxes in gold as well as produce 
A)  issue the donatives annually instead of every five years 
B)  increase taxation among the provinces 
C)  demand that the military supply its own weapons 
D)  change the empire to a gold standard based on solidus instead of denarii 
E)  demand the payment of taxes in gold as well as produce

Question 19

Both Christian and pagan literary works were preserved in what form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manuscript 
B)  Inscriptions 
C)  Codex 
D)  Scrolls 
E)  Books 
A)  Manuscript 
B)  Inscriptions 
C)  Codex 
D)  Scrolls 
E)  Books

Question 20

What were Diocletian's reforms? What did they accomplish? What was Constantine's response?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Diocletian's reforms,

Exam 7: Late Antiquity

Under Diocletian's rule, what happened to the Roman Senate?

Of the two versions of the Talmud, developed from Jewish communities in the Diaspora, the one that continues to be the authoritative basis for Judaism today was written in ______________.

How did Theodosius I help to advance Christianity within the Empire? How did this affect the relationship between Church and State?

To regulate imperial succession, Constantine advocated ______________.

All of the following are true of Hypatia except ______________.

Clovis was accepted by the Romans because ______________.

What led to and proceeded from the Council of Nicaea?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -ascecism

The last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire was ______________.

Which crucial event took place in 410?

Which of the following is not one of the Romance languages derived from Latin?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Nicene Creed

What occurred at the Council of Nicaea?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Constantine the Great

What was the original sense of the word "pagan?"

The most influential philosophy of Late Antiquity, stressing leaving behind one's earthly existence to attain a higher level of consciousness, was called ______________.

To achieve peace with the Huns, the Byzantine Empire partnered with the ______________.

Constantine's best effort to end financial problems was to ______________.

Both Christian and pagan literary works were preserved in what form?

What were Diocletian's reforms? What did they accomplish? What was Constantine's response?

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