Question 1

The withdrawal of Roman armies from Britain enabled

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A)  Celtic Britons to overrun the island. 
B)  Angles and Saxons, Germanic tribes from Denmark and Germany, to invade and to establish new kingdoms on the isle. 
C)  the rise of medieval Scottish culture. 
D)  local Roman elites to rebuild English Latin culture. 
E)  someone later known as King Arthur to drive the Vikings from England. 
A)  Celtic Britons to overrun the island. 
B)  Angles and Saxons, Germanic tribes from Denmark and Germany, to invade and to establish new kingdoms on the isle. 
C)  the rise of medieval Scottish culture. 
D)  local Roman elites to rebuild English Latin culture. 
E)  someone later known as King Arthur to drive the Vikings from England.

Question 2

The Byzantine emperor who initiated the iconoclastic controversy in 725 was

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A)  Leo III 
B)  Alexis I Comnenus. 
C)  Irene. 
D)  Heraclius. 
E)  Justinian. 
A)  Leo III 
B)  Alexis I Comnenus. 
C)  Irene. 
D)  Heraclius. 
E)  Justinian.

Question 3

Saint Jerome, is known for all of the following except

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A)  his mastery of Latin prose. 
B)  his skills as a linguist. 
C)  his translations of the Old and New Testaments from Hebrew and Greek into Latin. 
D)  his final return to pagan heresy and rejection of key Christian doctrines. 
E)  becoming one of the Latin Fathers of the Church. 
A)  his mastery of Latin prose. 
B)  his skills as a linguist. 
C)  his translations of the Old and New Testaments from Hebrew and Greek into Latin. 
D)  his final return to pagan heresy and rejection of key Christian doctrines. 
E)  becoming one of the Latin Fathers of the Church.

Question 4

Justinian's most important contribution to Western civilization was his

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A)  codification of law. 
B)  reconquest of western Europe. 
C)  preventing the migration of eastern peoples to the west. 
D)  spreading the use of Latin. 
E)  marriage to Theodora. 
A)  codification of law. 
B)  reconquest of western Europe. 
C)  preventing the migration of eastern peoples to the west. 
D)  spreading the use of Latin. 
E)  marriage to Theodora.

Question 5

In 711, Byzantine armies from Constantinople destroyed the Visigothic kingdom in Spain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Tetrarchy was Diocletian's plan to

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A)  make Christianity the foundation of the Empire. 
B)  rebuild the economic foundations of the West. 
C)  establish an orderly succession to the emperorship. 
D)  Romanize the Germanic tribes within the Empire. 
E)  reinvigorate pagan rituals 
A)  make Christianity the foundation of the Empire. 
B)  rebuild the economic foundations of the West. 
C)  establish an orderly succession to the emperorship. 
D)  Romanize the Germanic tribes within the Empire. 
E)  reinvigorate pagan rituals

Question 7

The great Christian scholar of late antiquity, Cassiodorus, divided the seven liberal arts into the trivium and quadrivium. According to Cassiodorus, the trivium includes

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A)  grammar, rhetoric, and music. 
B)  geometry, music, and astronomy. 
C)  grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic or logic. 
D)  arithmetic, logic, and astronomy. 
E)  history, literature, and mathematics. 
A)  grammar, rhetoric, and music. 
B)  geometry, music, and astronomy. 
C)  grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic or logic. 
D)  arithmetic, logic, and astronomy. 
E)  history, literature, and mathematics.

Question 8

The Corpus Iuris Civilis (Body of Civil Law) compiled under Justinian

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A)  was not immediately adopted by the Byzantine Empire. 
B)  was the last Byzantine contribution to the west to be written in Latin. 
C)  marked a turning away from Roman law. 
D)  served to undermine economic prosperity in the empire. 
E)  was the first literary work to be written entirely in Greek. 
A)  was not immediately adopted by the Byzantine Empire. 
B)  was the last Byzantine contribution to the west to be written in Latin. 
C)  marked a turning away from Roman law. 
D)  served to undermine economic prosperity in the empire. 
E)  was the first literary work to be written entirely in Greek.

Question 9

The Petrine Doctrine

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A)  was the belief that the bishops of Rome held a preeminent position in the church. 
B)  was developed at the Council of Nicaea. 
C)  declared heresy to be the main problem of the church. 
D)  declared deacons to have the same spiritual powers as bishops. 
E)  was the theory that placed the Patriarch of Constantinople as head of the Church. 
A)  was the belief that the bishops of Rome held a preeminent position in the church. 
B)  was developed at the Council of Nicaea. 
C)  declared heresy to be the main problem of the church. 
D)  declared deacons to have the same spiritual powers as bishops. 
E)  was the theory that placed the Patriarch of Constantinople as head of the Church.

Question 10

The Church of Hagia Sophia is recognizable by

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A)  a large dome, symbolizing the sphere of heaven. 
B)  massive columns, symbolizing the power of the state. 
C)  high spires, symbolizing aspiration to the divine. 
D)  statues of monsters and snakes, representing the underworld. 
E)  c and d 
A)  a large dome, symbolizing the sphere of heaven. 
B)  massive columns, symbolizing the power of the state. 
C)  high spires, symbolizing aspiration to the divine. 
D)  statues of monsters and snakes, representing the underworld. 
E)  c and d

Question 11

Constantine's most enduring reform came in the creation of

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A)  a tetrarchy. 
B)  the "New Rome." 
C)  wage and price controls. 
D)  the coloni. 
E)  the Pantheon. 
A)  a tetrarchy. 
B)  the "New Rome." 
C)  wage and price controls. 
D)  the coloni. 
E)  the Pantheon.

Question 12

The pope who supposedly caused Attila and the Huns to turn away from Rome was

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A)  Leo I. 
B)  Gregory the Great. 
C)  John Paul II. 
D)  Augustine III. 
E)  Jerome the Great. 
A)  Leo I. 
B)  Gregory the Great. 
C)  John Paul II. 
D)  Augustine III. 
E)  Jerome the Great.

Question 13

The greatest difference between Irish Christianity and Roman Christianity was in

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A)  Irish church organization, giving Irish abbots more power than bishops. 
B)  differing interpretations of the Nicene Creed. 
C)  disputes over the powers of deacons. 
D)  conflicting views on the power of the Papal Curia. 
E)  the divinity of Jesus. 
A)  Irish church organization, giving Irish abbots more power than bishops. 
B)  differing interpretations of the Nicene Creed. 
C)  disputes over the powers of deacons. 
D)  conflicting views on the power of the Papal Curia. 
E)  the divinity of Jesus.

Question 14

The primary instrument of Pope Gregory for converting the Germanic peoples of Europe was

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A)  the imperial army. 
B)  monasticism. 
C)  bribery. 
D)  his oratory. 
E)  the eastern Empire. 
A)  the imperial army. 
B)  monasticism. 
C)  bribery. 
D)  his oratory. 
E)  the eastern Empire.

Question 15

Muslim societies abide by a strict code of law, much of it derived from the holy book Qur'an, and regulating all aspects of Muslim life. This law code is called

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A)  Shari'a. 
B)  jihad. 
C)  hajj. 
D)  Ramadan. 
E)  Caliphite. 
A)  Shari'a. 
B)  jihad. 
C)  hajj. 
D)  Ramadan. 
E)  Caliphite.

Question 16

Pope Gregory the Great was responsible for all of the following except

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A)  creating the Papal States. 
B)  recognizing the Byzantine emperor as the rightful ruler of Italy. 
C)  supporting the work of Christian missionaries in England. 
D)  writing The Ecclesiastical History of the English People. 
E)  becoming Bishop of Rome. 
A)  creating the Papal States. 
B)  recognizing the Byzantine emperor as the rightful ruler of Italy. 
C)  supporting the work of Christian missionaries in England. 
D)  writing The Ecclesiastical History of the English People. 
E)  becoming Bishop of Rome.

Question 17

Augustine wrote which one of the following books?

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A)  Gospel of Truth. 
B)  Consolation of Philosophy. 
C)  Meditations. 
D)  The City of God. 
E)  Latin Vulgate Bible. 
A)  Gospel of Truth. 
B)  Consolation of Philosophy. 
C)  Meditations. 
D)  The City of God. 
E)  Latin Vulgate Bible.

Question 18

By the second half of the fourth century, German tribes, known as "federates," were incorporated into the Roman army.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

After the death of Theodoric, the Ostrogothic kingdom

Accepted Answer

A)  prospered under very able rulers. 
B)  was defeated by the Byzantines, reducing Rome as a center of Mediterranean culture. 
C)  allied itself with the Vandals against the Visigoths. 
D)  dominated Mediterranean trade for the next fifty years. 
E)  converted the Germans to orthodox Christianity. 
A)  prospered under very able rulers. 
B)  was defeated by the Byzantines, reducing Rome as a center of Mediterranean culture. 
C)  allied itself with the Vandals against the Visigoths. 
D)  dominated Mediterranean trade for the next fifty years. 
E)  converted the Germans to orthodox Christianity.

Question 20

The founder of the Frankish kingdom and the first monarchic, Frankish defender of the Catholic faith was

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A)  Thorvig. 
B)  Conan. 
C)  Hagar. 
D)  Clovis. 
E)  Charles Martel. 
A)  Thorvig. 
B)  Conan. 
C)  Hagar. 
D)  Clovis. 
E)  Charles Martel.

The withdrawal of Roman armies from Britain enabled

The Byzantine emperor who initiated the iconoclastic controversy in 725 was

Saint Jerome, is known for all of the following except

Justinian's most important contribution to Western civilization was his

In 711, Byzantine armies from Constantinople destroyed the Visigothic kingdom in Spain.

Tetrarchy was Diocletian's plan to

The great Christian scholar of late antiquity, Cassiodorus, divided the seven liberal arts into the trivium and quadrivium. According to Cassiodorus, the trivium includes

The Corpus Iuris Civilis (Body of Civil Law) compiled under Justinian

The Petrine Doctrine

The Church of Hagia Sophia is recognizable by

Constantine's most enduring reform came in the creation of

The pope who supposedly caused Attila and the Huns to turn away from Rome was

The greatest difference between Irish Christianity and Roman Christianity was in

The primary instrument of Pope Gregory for converting the Germanic peoples of Europe was

Muslim societies abide by a strict code of law, much of it derived from the holy book Qur'an, and regulating all aspects of Muslim life. This law code is called

Pope Gregory the Great was responsible for all of the following except

Augustine wrote which one of the following books?

By the second half of the fourth century, German tribes, known as "federates," were incorporated into the Roman army.

After the death of Theodoric, the Ostrogothic kingdom

The founder of the Frankish kingdom and the first monarchic, Frankish defender of the Catholic faith was

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The withdrawal of Roman armies from Britain enabled

The Byzantine emperor who initiated the iconoclastic controversy in 725 was

Saint Jerome, is known for all of the following except

Justinian's most important contribution to Western civilization was his

In 711, Byzantine armies from Constantinople destroyed the Visigothic kingdom in Spain.

Tetrarchy was Diocletian's plan to

The great Christian scholar of late antiquity, Cassiodorus, divided the seven liberal arts into the trivium and quadrivium. According to Cassiodorus, the trivium includes

The Corpus Iuris Civilis (Body of Civil Law) compiled under Justinian

The Petrine Doctrine

The Church of Hagia Sophia is recognizable by

Constantine's most enduring reform came in the creation of

The pope who supposedly caused Attila and the Huns to turn away from Rome was

The greatest difference between Irish Christianity and Roman Christianity was in

The primary instrument of Pope Gregory for converting the Germanic peoples of Europe was

Muslim societies abide by a strict code of law, much of it derived from the holy book Qur'an, and regulating all aspects of Muslim life. This law code is called

Pope Gregory the Great was responsible for all of the following except

Augustine wrote which one of the following books?

By the second half of the fourth century, German tribes, known as "federates," were incorporated into the Roman army.

After the death of Theodoric, the Ostrogothic kingdom

The founder of the Frankish kingdom and the first monarchic, Frankish defender of the Catholic faith was

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance

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