Question 1

What is iconoclasm?

Accepted Answer

A)  the worship of images 
B)  the creation of images 
C)  a banning of images 
D)  the breaking of images 
A)  the worship of images 
B)  the creation of images 
C)  a banning of images 
D)  the breaking of images D

Question 2

What disease decimated the Byzantine population in the 500s?

Accepted Answer

the bubonic plague

Question 3

What was the major threat to Byzantium in the late 900s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persia 
B)  Bulgaria 
C)  Seljuk Turks 
D)  Arab Muslims 
A)  Persia 
B)  Bulgaria 
C)  Seljuk Turks 
D)  Arab Muslims B

Question 4

Under Justinian, what was the relationship between the eastern and western Roman empires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reunification was conceivable but unlikely. 
B)  Most of the ties between the two empires were still intact. 
C)  The two halves were more alike than different. 
D)  Justinian did not try to join the two under his rule. 
A)  Reunification was conceivable but unlikely. 
B)  Most of the ties between the two empires were still intact. 
C)  The two halves were more alike than different. 
D)  Justinian did not try to join the two under his rule.

Question 5

Which man proclaimed Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Justinian 
B)  Justin 
C)  Theodosius 
D)  Constantine 
A)  Justinian 
B)  Justin 
C)  Theodosius 
D)  Constantine

Question 6

Where in the Byzantine world was Monophysitism strongest?

Accepted Answer

Armenia an

Question 7

At the Council of Nicaea, False beliefs contrary to Church doctrine were declared

Accepted Answer

A)  orthodoxy. 
B)  caesaropapism. 
C)  heresy. 
D)  novelties. 
A)  orthodoxy. 
B)  caesaropapism. 
C)  heresy. 
D)  novelties.

Question 8

What was Justinian's main objection to German rule in Rome?

Accepted Answer

The German

Question 9

Evaluate changing gender roles for women after Islamic conquest.

Accepted Answer

The changing gender roles for women afte

Question 10

What was Justinian's main religious objection to the Germans who ruled Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  they were orthodox Christians 
B)  they were pagans 
C)  they were Arian Christians 
D)  they had not attended the Council of Nicaea 
A)  they were orthodox Christians 
B)  they were pagans 
C)  they were Arian Christians 
D)  they had not attended the Council of Nicaea

Question 11

Which group of Christians believed that Jesus was actually two persons, one human and one divine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arians 
B)  Monophysites 
C)  Nestorians 
D)  Catholics 
A)  Arians 
B)  Monophysites 
C)  Nestorians 
D)  Catholics

Question 12

Discuss the challenges faced by Russia due to geography.

Accepted Answer

Russia faces several challenges due to i

Question 13

Which of the following was no longer an issue of dispute in the Byzantine Empire by 700?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of icons 
B)  the spiritual role of the emperor 
C)  the nature of Christ 
D)  the claims of the Roman church leaders 
A)  the use of icons 
B)  the spiritual role of the emperor 
C)  the nature of Christ 
D)  the claims of the Roman church leaders

Question 14

In what respect was Justinian the last Roman emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the last pagan eastern emperor. 
B)  He was the last eastern emperor to speak Latin. 
C)  He was the last to accept the authority of the pope over the Church. 
D)  He was the last acknowledged by the Roman Senate. 
A)  He was the last pagan eastern emperor. 
B)  He was the last eastern emperor to speak Latin. 
C)  He was the last to accept the authority of the pope over the Church. 
D)  He was the last acknowledged by the Roman Senate.

Question 15

How did the lives of Byzantine women change after invasions by Muslims?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their activities were much more restricted. 
B)  Their status was actually elevated. 
C)  They were no longer expected to remain at home. 
D)  They enjoyed prominence in politics. 
A)  Their activities were much more restricted. 
B)  Their status was actually elevated. 
C)  They were no longer expected to remain at home. 
D)  They enjoyed prominence in politics.

Question 16

Which of the following accurately describes attitudes concerning religion and politics in the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The emperor had both secular and religious authority. 
B)  The emperor should stay out of religious matters. 
C)  The emperor ruled as a secular leader and advised as a spiritual leader. 
D)  The emperor must avoid religious conflict at all costs. 
A)  The emperor had both secular and religious authority. 
B)  The emperor should stay out of religious matters. 
C)  The emperor ruled as a secular leader and advised as a spiritual leader. 
D)  The emperor must avoid religious conflict at all costs.

Question 17

Which man intervened in the Council of Nicaea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Justinian 
B)  Justin 
C)  Constantine 
D)  Vladimir 
A)  Justinian 
B)  Justin 
C)  Constantine 
D)  Vladimir

Question 18

Who defeated the Bulgarians in 1018?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who defeated the Bulgarians in 1018?...

Question 19

Which of these advanced as far as the gates of Constantinople in the 620s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sasanian emperor 
B)  the Visigoths 
C)  Arab Muslims 
D)  the Mongols 
A)  the Sasanian emperor 
B)  the Visigoths 
C)  Arab Muslims 
D)  the Mongols

Question 20

Sviatoslav waged war against Bulgaria, the Khazars, and the Pechenegs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The Byzantine World, 284-1240

What is iconoclasm?

What disease decimated the Byzantine population in the 500s?

What was the major threat to Byzantium in the late 900s?

Under Justinian, what was the relationship between the eastern and western Roman empires?

Which man proclaimed Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Where in the Byzantine world was Monophysitism strongest?

At the Council of Nicaea, False beliefs contrary to Church doctrine were declared

What was Justinian's main objection to German rule in Rome?

Evaluate changing gender roles for women after Islamic conquest.

What was Justinian's main religious objection to the Germans who ruled Rome?

Which group of Christians believed that Jesus was actually two persons, one human and one divine?

Discuss the challenges faced by Russia due to geography.

Which of the following was no longer an issue of dispute in the Byzantine Empire by 700?

In what respect was Justinian the last Roman emperor?

How did the lives of Byzantine women change after invasions by Muslims?

Which of the following accurately describes attitudes concerning religion and politics in the Byzantine Empire?

Which man intervened in the Council of Nicaea?

Who defeated the Bulgarians in 1018?

Which of these advanced as far as the gates of Constantinople in the 620s?

Sviatoslav waged war against Bulgaria, the Khazars, and the Pechenegs.

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