Question 1

Which of these was the greatest challenge to the Byzantine Empire from the east?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lombards 
B)  Visigoths 
C)  Persia 
D)  Huns 
A)  Lombards 
B)  Visigoths 
C)  Persia 
D)  Huns

Question 2

The Kievan Russian state was first established in the late 9th century under

Accepted Answer

A)  Prince Oleg 
B)  Prince Vladimir 
C)  Emperor Stanislas 
D)  Prince Igor 
A)  Prince Oleg 
B)  Prince Vladimir 
C)  Emperor Stanislas 
D)  Prince Igor

Question 3

Why was the Dnieper so important to Kiev?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a defense against the Pechenegs. 
B)  It connected Kiev with the Baltic Sea. 
C)  It connected the city to principal trade routes to the southwest. 
D)  It was a direct route to Constantinople. 
A)  It was a defense against the Pechenegs. 
B)  It connected Kiev with the Baltic Sea. 
C)  It connected the city to principal trade routes to the southwest. 
D)  It was a direct route to Constantinople.

Question 4

Who finally defeated the Sasanians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arab Muslims. 
B)  the Visigoths 
C)  the Byzantine emperor Heracleios. 
D)  the Byzantine emperor Justinian. 
A)  Arab Muslims. 
B)  the Visigoths 
C)  the Byzantine emperor Heracleios. 
D)  the Byzantine emperor Justinian.

Question 5

Why did Kievan Rus and later Russian states turn towards Constantinople? Was this direction inevitable?

Accepted Answer

Kievan Rus and later Russian states turn

Question 6

Which of these tied the Kievan Rus to Byzantium in the 980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  alliance against the Pechenegs 
B)  Byzantine defeat of Kiev 
C)  ties of marriage and religion 
D)  commercial alliance 
A)  alliance against the Pechenegs 
B)  Byzantine defeat of Kiev 
C)  ties of marriage and religion 
D)  commercial alliance

Question 7

Which of these describe the impact of the Great Schism in 1054?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made official a longstanding situation. 
B)  It was repudiated by the popes. 
C)  It was rejected by the patriarch of Constantinople. 
D)  It came as a surprise to most Byzantine clergy. 
A)  It made official a longstanding situation. 
B)  It was repudiated by the popes. 
C)  It was rejected by the patriarch of Constantinople. 
D)  It came as a surprise to most Byzantine clergy.

Question 8

Discuss the Council of Nicaea and the subsequent adoption of the Nicene Creed.

Accepted Answer

The Council of Nicaea was a historic mee

Question 9

Which of the following statements concerning the Nicene Creed is NOT True?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantine presided over the council that drafted the creed. 
B)  It says that God created Jesus; therefore God is superior to Jesus. 
C)  It is still recited today by some Christian denominations. 
D)  It says that Christ is "of the same being" as God. 
A)  Constantine presided over the council that drafted the creed. 
B)  It says that God created Jesus; therefore God is superior to Jesus. 
C)  It is still recited today by some Christian denominations. 
D)  It says that Christ is "of the same being" as God.

Question 10

Which of the following statements concerning Russian geography is NOT True?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia was landlocked throughout most of its history. 
B)  Northern Russia is covered with treeless plains called steppes. 
C)  Russia is the most frigid, heavily populated land in the world. 
D)  Central Asian Russia suffers from both severe cold and inadequate moisture. 
A)  Russia was landlocked throughout most of its history. 
B)  Northern Russia is covered with treeless plains called steppes. 
C)  Russia is the most frigid, heavily populated land in the world. 
D)  Central Asian Russia suffers from both severe cold and inadequate moisture.

Question 11

Why was Emperor Julian called "the Apostate"?

Accepted Answer

He tried t

Question 12

Herakleios led the Byzantines in defeating the Persians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which group of people completed the Islamic conquest of West Asia in 1453?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Seljuks 
B)  the Fatimids 
C)  the Kiev Russians 
D)  the Ottoman Turks 
A)  the Seljuks 
B)  the Fatimids 
C)  the Kiev Russians 
D)  the Ottoman Turks

Question 14

How did Justinian differ from his successors?

Accepted Answer

A)  He tried to unify the Old Roman Empire; they didn't. 
B)  He spoke Greek; they spoke Latin. 
C)  He was Christian; they were pagan. 
D)  He was Jewish; they were Christian. 
A)  He tried to unify the Old Roman Empire; they didn't. 
B)  He spoke Greek; they spoke Latin. 
C)  He was Christian; they were pagan. 
D)  He was Jewish; they were Christian.

Question 15

Justinian tried to reunite the eastern and western Roman empires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which language became dominant in the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin 
B)  Russian 
C)  Arabic 
D)  Greek 
A)  Latin 
B)  Russian 
C)  Arabic 
D)  Greek

Question 17

Discuss the reign of Prince Igor and his sons.

Accepted Answer

Prince Igor was a ruler of the Rurik dyn

Question 18

Which man tried to revive paganism in the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The first period of Kievan Russian history came to a discouraging end with the Kievan Prince Igor defeated and killed by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Byzantines 
B)  Ottoman Turks 
C)  Khazars 
D)  Bulgars 
A)  Byzantines 
B)  Ottoman Turks 
C)  Khazars 
D)  Bulgars

Question 20

The Third Period of Kievan Russian history would be best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  an era of peace and prosperity. 
B)  the most glorious era of its history. 
C)  a period of chaos and conflict. 
D)  a Dark Age about which little is known. 
A)  an era of peace and prosperity. 
B)  the most glorious era of its history. 
C)  a period of chaos and conflict. 
D)  a Dark Age about which little is known.

Exam 10: The Byzantine World, 284-1240

Which of these was the greatest challenge to the Byzantine Empire from the east?

The Kievan Russian state was first established in the late 9th century under

Why was the Dnieper so important to Kiev?

Who finally defeated the Sasanians?

Why did Kievan Rus and later Russian states turn towards Constantinople? Was this direction inevitable?

Which of these tied the Kievan Rus to Byzantium in the 980s?

Which of these describe the impact of the Great Schism in 1054?

Discuss the Council of Nicaea and the subsequent adoption of the Nicene Creed.

Which of the following statements concerning the Nicene Creed is NOT True?

Which of the following statements concerning Russian geography is NOT True?

Why was Emperor Julian called "the Apostate"?

Herakleios led the Byzantines in defeating the Persians.

Which group of people completed the Islamic conquest of West Asia in 1453?

How did Justinian differ from his successors?

Justinian tried to reunite the eastern and western Roman empires.

Which language became dominant in the Byzantine Empire?

Discuss the reign of Prince Igor and his sons.

Which man tried to revive paganism in the Byzantine Empire?

The first period of Kievan Russian history came to a discouraging end with the Kievan Prince Igor defeated and killed by the

The Third Period of Kievan Russian history would be best described as

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