Question 1

The Council of Chalcedon granted the Byzantine Patriarch the same status as the Pope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

In general,women in Christianity found f

Question 3

Constantine's financial reform was successful enough that the standard currency in the Mediterranean for the next seven hundred years was the

Accepted Answer

A)  denarius. 
B)  solidus. 
C)  drachma. 
D)  floren. 
E)  dengi. 
A)  denarius. 
B)  solidus. 
C)  drachma. 
D)  floren. 
E)  dengi.

Question 4

Saint Patrick of England converted which group to Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Franks 
B)  the Goths 
C)  the Irish 
D)  the Scottish 
E)  the Swedish 
A)  the Franks 
B)  the Goths 
C)  the Irish 
D)  the Scottish 
E)  the Swedish

Question 5

Why did the emphasis of the Roman Empire shift to the east in the dominate period?

Accepted Answer

After Constantine moved the capital to C

Question 6

Neoplatonism endorsed the idea of one overall god.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

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 9

What role did the coloni play in the Late Empire? How did their social standing change,and was the change entirely negative?

Accepted Answer

The coloni represented a significant lab

Question 10

A significant problem that Constantine encountered in giving preferred status to Christianity within the Empire was that

Accepted Answer

A)  Christians were not uniform in their beliefs. 
B)  Christians demanded the exclusion of all other religions. 
C)  Christians would not recognize Constantine as supreme authority. 
D)  Some of the Christian hierarchy accepted Constantine, others did not. 
E)  Christians wanted a tax exemption as a sign of favor from Constantine. 
A)  Christians were not uniform in their beliefs. 
B)  Christians demanded the exclusion of all other religions. 
C)  Christians would not recognize Constantine as supreme authority. 
D)  Some of the Christian hierarchy accepted Constantine, others did not. 
E)  Christians wanted a tax exemption as a sign of favor from Constantine.

Question 11

How did Christianity and its culture transform the literature of Late Antiquity?

Accepted Answer

The works by authors such as Jerome,Augu

Question 12

How did paganism differ from Christianity in late antiquity?

Accepted Answer

Paganism was a much more fragmented inst

Question 13

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 14

The Vulgate was a translation of the Old and New Testament into English by Jerome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

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.

Question 17

Among the preparations for Judgment day,many Christians underwent

Accepted Answer

A)  partaking of the Eucharist. 
B)  forsaking sexual activity. 
C)  circumcision. 
D)  a second conversion. 
E)  ascetic trials. 
A)  partaking of the Eucharist. 
B)  forsaking sexual activity. 
C)  circumcision. 
D)  a second conversion. 
E)  ascetic trials.

Question 18

Along with moving the capital to Constantinople,Constantine built all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Hagia Sophia 
B)  the Hippodrome 
C)  Senate Forum. 
D)  the Church of Saint John the Lateran 
E)  Constantine's Arch. 
A)  Hagia Sophia 
B)  the Hippodrome 
C)  Senate Forum. 
D)  the Church of Saint John the Lateran 
E)  Constantine's Arch.

Question 19

The emperor who achieved some measure of peace with the Visigoths was

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodosius. 
B)  Theodoric. 
C)  Valentinian. 
D)  Valens. 
E)  Stilicho. 
A)  Theodosius. 
B)  Theodoric. 
C)  Valentinian. 
D)  Valens. 
E)  Stilicho.

Question 20

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

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.

Exam 7: Late Antiquity,284-527

The Council of Chalcedon granted the Byzantine Patriarch the same status as the Pope.

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

Constantine's financial reform was successful enough that the standard currency in the Mediterranean for the next seven hundred years was the

Saint Patrick of England converted which group to Christianity?

Why did the emphasis of the Roman Empire shift to the east in the dominate period?

Neoplatonism endorsed the idea of one overall god.

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

The last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire was

What role did the coloni play in the Late Empire? How did their social standing change,and was the change entirely negative?

A significant problem that Constantine encountered in giving preferred status to Christianity within the Empire was that

How did Christianity and its culture transform the literature of Late Antiquity?

How did paganism differ from Christianity in late antiquity?

What finally ended the attacks of the Huns?

The Vulgate was a translation of the Old and New Testament into English by Jerome.

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

Many of the barbarians in western Europe converted to

Among the preparations for Judgment day,many Christians underwent

Along with moving the capital to Constantinople,Constantine built all of the following except

The emperor who achieved some measure of peace with the Visigoths was

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

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