Question 1

Where did the important Christian convert and thinker Augustine live?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  North Africa 
D)  Sicily 
E)  Jerusalem 
A)  Rome 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  North Africa 
D)  Sicily 
E)  Jerusalem

Question 2

The famous battle at which Constantine defeated his rival and became sole ruler was located at the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Halfpenny Bridge 
B)  Pontivecchio Bridge 
C)  Tiber Bridge 
D)  Milvian Bridge 
E)  Verrazzano Bridge 
A)  Halfpenny Bridge 
B)  Pontivecchio Bridge 
C)  Tiber Bridge 
D)  Milvian Bridge 
E)  Verrazzano Bridge

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Hagia Sophia

Accepted Answer

Church bui

Question 4

What part of the church contains the altar?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nave 
B)  The transept 
C)  The chapel 
D)  The chancel 
E)  The atrium 
A)  The nave 
B)  The transept 
C)  The chapel 
D)  The chancel 
E)  The atrium

Question 5

When Constantine shifted the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople from Rome, what was the result?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. By withdrawing from t

Question 6

Neoplatonism endorsed the idea of one overall god.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Diocletian

Accepted Answer

Emperor who began th

Question 8

Constantinople is on the site of the modern ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Paris 
C)  London 
D)  Istanbul 
E)  Berlin 
A)  Rome 
B)  Paris 
C)  London 
D)  Istanbul 
E)  Berlin

Question 9

One of the most disputed points in early Christian theology was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  who was supposed to be in charge of the church 
B)  the nature of the Trinity 
C)  how Christianity differed from Judaism 
D)  how to reconcile the Old and New Testaments as coordinating texts 
E)  whether communion was literal or symbolic 
A)  who was supposed to be in charge of the church 
B)  the nature of the Trinity 
C)  how Christianity differed from Judaism 
D)  how to reconcile the Old and New Testaments as coordinating texts 
E)  whether communion was literal or symbolic

Question 10

In the fourth century, the most influential people in the empire were the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  priests 
B)  monks 
C)  senators 
D)  army generals 
E)  barbarian chieftains 
A)  priests 
B)  monks 
C)  senators 
D)  army generals 
E)  barbarian chieftains

Question 11

After the fifth century, the Byzantine Empire collapsed into the Dark Ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Tetrarchy

Accepted Answer

Four-emper

Question 13

What was the role of women in Christianity? How did this contrast with opportunities in the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In general, women in

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Theodosius I

Accepted Answer

Emperor who made Chr

Question 15

Why did Constantine create a new capital city?

Accepted Answer

A)  To keep a closer eye on the church 
B)  The barbarians were overrunning western Europe and it was more prudent to retreat. 
C)  The sources necessary for economic and population support were located in the East. 
D)  The location of Constantinople was much easier to defend than Rome. 
E)  So he could build an entirely Christian city with new churches, untainted by polytheism 
A)  To keep a closer eye on the church 
B)  The barbarians were overrunning western Europe and it was more prudent to retreat. 
C)  The sources necessary for economic and population support were located in the East. 
D)  The location of Constantinople was much easier to defend than Rome. 
E)  So he could build an entirely Christian city with new churches, untainted by polytheism

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Augustine

Accepted Answer

Bishop of Hippo in North Afric

Question 17

The last Roman Emperor was Valens, who was killed at Adrianople in 378 C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What relationship did Mithraism have with Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Technically there was

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Neoplatonism

Accepted Answer

Late Roman philosophical belie

Question 20

The only group of non-Christians who retained their ancestral beliefs were ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman senators 
B)  people who lived in rural Roman provinces 
C)  Zoroastrians living on the borders of the New Persian Empire 
D)  Jews 
E)  None of these groups retained their ancestral beliefs. 
A)  Roman senators 
B)  people who lived in rural Roman provinces 
C)  Zoroastrians living on the borders of the New Persian Empire 
D)  Jews 
E)  None of these groups retained their ancestral beliefs.

Exam 7: Late Antiquity

Where did the important Christian convert and thinker Augustine live?

The famous battle at which Constantine defeated his rival and became sole ruler was located at the ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Hagia Sophia

What part of the church contains the altar?

When Constantine shifted the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople from Rome, what was the result?

Neoplatonism endorsed the idea of one overall god.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Diocletian

Constantinople is on the site of the modern ______________.

One of the most disputed points in early Christian theology was ______________.

In the fourth century, the most influential people in the empire were the ______________.

After the fifth century, the Byzantine Empire collapsed into the Dark Ages.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Tetrarchy

What was the role of women in Christianity? How did this contrast with opportunities in the Roman Empire?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Theodosius I

Why did Constantine create a new capital city?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Augustine

The last Roman Emperor was Valens, who was killed at Adrianople in 378 C.E.

What relationship did Mithraism have with Christianity?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Neoplatonism

The only group of non-Christians who retained their ancestral beliefs were ______________.

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