Question 1

Official court records of the trials of Christians sometimes served as the basis of later biographies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Caracalla granted citizenship to everyone,including slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did the rule of Severus change from previous emperors?

Accepted Answer

A)  He eliminated rivals for power and exiled them to far-flung provinces. 
B)  He appointed military commanders as proconsuls to ensure loyalty of both administrators and military. 
C)  He granted citizenship to the areas he conquered to quell violence. 
D)  He launched a war against the Celtic tribes in the north. 
E)  He abandoned the pretense of sharing power with the Senate. 
A)  He eliminated rivals for power and exiled them to far-flung provinces. 
B)  He appointed military commanders as proconsuls to ensure loyalty of both administrators and military. 
C)  He granted citizenship to the areas he conquered to quell violence. 
D)  He launched a war against the Celtic tribes in the north. 
E)  He abandoned the pretense of sharing power with the Senate.

Question 4

Aurelian was an example of which kind of emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute 
B)  warlord 
C)  soldier-emperor 
D)  citizen-soldier 
E)  dictator pro mundi 
A)  absolute 
B)  warlord 
C)  soldier-emperor 
D)  citizen-soldier 
E)  dictator pro mundi

Question 5

Cities within the empire provided entertainment in all of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A)  theatrical performances. 
B)  circuses. 
C)  athletic competitions. 
D)  gladiatorial games. 
E)  religious retreats. 
A)  theatrical performances. 
B)  circuses. 
C)  athletic competitions. 
D)  gladiatorial games. 
E)  religious retreats.

Question 6

Private religion in Rome included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  mystery cults. 
B)  magic. 
C)  astrology. 
D)  horoscopes for the emperor. 
E)  philosophy. 
A)  mystery cults. 
B)  magic. 
C)  astrology. 
D)  horoscopes for the emperor. 
E)  philosophy.

Question 7

What was the significance of the Roman Peace and what did it accomplish?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Peace was a time that featured

Question 8

What were the major contributors to the weakening of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Several significant problems weakened th

Question 9

One of the major contributors to a universal bond among Jews was

Accepted Answer

A)  direction from the new Sanhedrin. 
B)  study based around the Talmud. 
C)  the guidelines of Halakha. 
D)  a widespread diaspora within the empire that allowed vast networks. 
E)  Roman economic and diplomatic connections to the Parthian Empire. 
A)  direction from the new Sanhedrin. 
B)  study based around the Talmud. 
C)  the guidelines of Halakha. 
D)  a widespread diaspora within the empire that allowed vast networks. 
E)  Roman economic and diplomatic connections to the Parthian Empire.

Question 10

Which of the following was not a title taken by Augustus?

Accepted Answer

A)  pontifex maximus 
B)  princeps 
C)  augustus 
D)  emperor 
E)  None of these 
A)  pontifex maximus 
B)  princeps 
C)  augustus 
D)  emperor 
E)  None of these

Question 11

The reign of Emperor Antoninus was so uneventful that it is undocumented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The two earliest sacraments required of Christians were baptism and

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage. 
B)  communion. 
C)  last rites. 
D)  confession. 
E)  confirmation. 
A)  marriage. 
B)  communion. 
C)  last rites. 
D)  confession. 
E)  confirmation.

Exam 6: The Roman Empire,27 B.C.E.-284 C.E.

Official court records of the trials of Christians sometimes served as the basis of later biographies.

Caracalla granted citizenship to everyone,including slaves.

How did the rule of Severus change from previous emperors?

Aurelian was an example of which kind of emperor?

Cities within the empire provided entertainment in all of the following ways except

Private religion in Rome included all of the following except

What was the significance of the Roman Peace and what did it accomplish?

What were the major contributors to the weakening of the Roman Empire?

One of the major contributors to a universal bond among Jews was

Which of the following was not a title taken by Augustus?

The reign of Emperor Antoninus was so uneventful that it is undocumented.

The two earliest sacraments required of Christians were baptism and

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