Question 1

During the third century,Rome underwent a prolonged period that came very close to destroying the empire.This period is known as the time of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pax Romana, when the Huns sacked Rome. 
B)  the quickening, when the bureaucratic changes came rapidly. 
C)  the Five Bad Emperors, when Rome had the worst emperors in its history. 
D)  the Augustan decay, when all the reforms of Marcus Aurelius were implemented. 
E)  the Barracks Emperors, when Rome had no fewer than twenty-six emperors in about fifty years. 
A)  the Pax Romana, when the Huns sacked Rome. 
B)  the quickening, when the bureaucratic changes came rapidly. 
C)  the Five Bad Emperors, when Rome had the worst emperors in its history. 
D)  the Augustan decay, when all the reforms of Marcus Aurelius were implemented. 
E)  the Barracks Emperors, when Rome had no fewer than twenty-six emperors in about fifty years.

Question 2

When the emperor Commodus was assassinated in 192,civil war engulfed the Roman Empire,with _________ eventually claiming the throne.

Accepted Answer

A)  Septimius Severus 
B)  Marcus Aurelius 
C)  Antonius Pius 
D)  Aramaic Emesa 
E)  Romulus Augustus 
A)  Septimius Severus 
B)  Marcus Aurelius 
C)  Antonius Pius 
D)  Aramaic Emesa 
E)  Romulus Augustus

Question 3

In order to ensure that armies no longer had the power to choose emperors,Diocletian:

Accepted Answer

A)  asked soldiers to swear oaths of loyalty directly to the emperor. 
B)  limited the size of the Roman Army. 
C)  passed laws stipulating that a commander of an army could never be named emperor. 
D)  severed military and political chains of command, making it more difficult for armies to influence politics. 
E)  ensured that emperors would always be elected by the Senate. 
A)  asked soldiers to swear oaths of loyalty directly to the emperor. 
B)  limited the size of the Roman Army. 
C)  passed laws stipulating that a commander of an army could never be named emperor. 
D)  severed military and political chains of command, making it more difficult for armies to influence politics. 
E)  ensured that emperors would always be elected by the Senate.

Question 4

Many Greek philosophies gained large numbers of Roman adherents and shared several tenets,but the one that was instrumental in influencing Christian theology was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neoplatonism. 
B)  Skepticism. 
C)  Stoicism. 
D)  Epicureanism. 
E)  Pythagoreanism. 
A)  Neoplatonism. 
B)  Skepticism. 
C)  Stoicism. 
D)  Epicureanism. 
E)  Pythagoreanism.

Question 5

The tetrarchy was the split of the Roman Empire into halves and the creation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a single Augustus who ruled the wealthy East and a caesar who ruled the West. 
B)  two augustuses who ruled the East and two caesars who ruled the West. 
C)  an augustus and a caesar in both the East and the West. 
D)  a single augustus who ruled the troublesome West and a caesar who ruled the East. 
E)  an augustus to rule the empire, with four caesars to rule the four quadrants of the empire. 
A)  a single Augustus who ruled the wealthy East and a caesar who ruled the West. 
B)  two augustuses who ruled the East and two caesars who ruled the West. 
C)  an augustus and a caesar in both the East and the West. 
D)  a single augustus who ruled the troublesome West and a caesar who ruled the East. 
E)  an augustus to rule the empire, with four caesars to rule the four quadrants of the empire.

Question 6

The Goths revolted in 378 due to Roman interference in the Frankish Church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What role did women play in the early Church? Why did this role change?

Accepted Answer

Jesus had included women among his close

Question 8

As seen in the life of Perpetua,Christianity challenged the traditional Roman values of:

Accepted Answer

A)  living a life of stoic virtue. 
B)  obedience to the Roman gods and one's ancestors. 
C)  independence and antiauthoritarian beliefs. 
D)  political and social equality for all. 
E)  hedonism. 
A)  living a life of stoic virtue. 
B)  obedience to the Roman gods and one's ancestors. 
C)  independence and antiauthoritarian beliefs. 
D)  political and social equality for all. 
E)  hedonism.

Question 9

The differences between the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire:

Accepted Answer

A)  in culture, economy, and language were great and grew larger over time. 
B)  became less significant as Constantine and his sons reunited the whole. 
C)  helped landowners use profits in the West to buy up small farms in the East. 
D)  did not matter when the capital was in the center, between Europe and Asia. 
E)  were only superficial and did not affect relations between the citizens of the empire. 
A)  in culture, economy, and language were great and grew larger over time. 
B)  became less significant as Constantine and his sons reunited the whole. 
C)  helped landowners use profits in the West to buy up small farms in the East. 
D)  did not matter when the capital was in the center, between Europe and Asia. 
E)  were only superficial and did not affect relations between the citizens of the empire.

Question 10

In Late Antiquity,the pope enjoyed acknowledgment and support for his primacy from the other western bishops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When Diocletian took power:

Accepted Answer

A)  he declared support for Christianity and echoed Constantine's program of toleration to strengthen his empire. 
B)  he followed Augustus's image of princeps rather than domus to alleviate fears of his imperial ambition and worked alongside the Senate and military to at least give the illusion of a republican government. 
C)  he shamelessly elevated his own family and friends to prestigious offices and used his power over the military to keep the empire in check. 
D)  he isolated himself from ordinary business and people and introduced an eastern style of rule, wearing a diadem and purple robes. 
E)  he invaded the territory of the Germanic tribes across the Danube in the East and the Rhine in the West to finally end the barbarians' threat to the empire. 
A)  he declared support for Christianity and echoed Constantine's program of toleration to strengthen his empire. 
B)  he followed Augustus's image of princeps rather than domus to alleviate fears of his imperial ambition and worked alongside the Senate and military to at least give the illusion of a republican government. 
C)  he shamelessly elevated his own family and friends to prestigious offices and used his power over the military to keep the empire in check. 
D)  he isolated himself from ordinary business and people and introduced an eastern style of rule, wearing a diadem and purple robes. 
E)  he invaded the territory of the Germanic tribes across the Danube in the East and the Rhine in the West to finally end the barbarians' threat to the empire.

Question 12

Why was Christianity attractive to the Greeks and Romans?

Accepted Answer

In Greek society some groups of people h

Question 13

Constantine seemed to envision a united Rome after his death as he gave the empire as a whole to his eldest son,disinheriting the younger two in order to prevent civil war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Benedict's monastic rule differed from Basil's rule because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  required monks to live in communities, not as isolated hermits. 
B)  required sexual chastity of all monks except the abbot. 
C)  emphasized the value of work. 
D)  was less austere and more moderate in its demands for monastic life. 
E)  mandated that all monasteries be economically self-sufficient. 
A)  required monks to live in communities, not as isolated hermits. 
B)  required sexual chastity of all monks except the abbot. 
C)  emphasized the value of work. 
D)  was less austere and more moderate in its demands for monastic life. 
E)  mandated that all monasteries be economically self-sufficient.

Question 15

Explain to what extent the actions and teachings of Jesus were revolutionary.

Accepted Answer

Jesus was born less than a generation af

Question 16

The fourth-century interest in "orthodoxy" among Christian intellectuals arose from:

Accepted Answer

A)  a belief that Christians could arrive at an absolute understanding of the world and everything in it. 
B)  an agreement among Christian bishops and leaders that there were core matters of faith that could be acknowledged. 
C)  a powerful Roman papacy that could finally enforce Christian orthodoxy. 
D)  a series of pagan emperors who persecuted Christians and attacked their theology and style of worship. 
E)  the need to show that Christianity could withstand the philosophical scrutiny of Greek and Roman traditions. 
A)  a belief that Christians could arrive at an absolute understanding of the world and everything in it. 
B)  an agreement among Christian bishops and leaders that there were core matters of faith that could be acknowledged. 
C)  a powerful Roman papacy that could finally enforce Christian orthodoxy. 
D)  a series of pagan emperors who persecuted Christians and attacked their theology and style of worship. 
E)  the need to show that Christianity could withstand the philosophical scrutiny of Greek and Roman traditions.

Question 17

Economic reforms introduced by the early fourth-century Roman Empire included:

Accepted Answer

A)  a single paper currency that could be used throughout the empire. 
B)  legislation allowing agricultural and urban workers to change their jobs. 
C)  further cutbacks in military spending to meet the budget. 
D)  wage and price controls fixed by the government. 
E)  tax cuts for businesses and a rudimentary form of retirement pensions. 
A)  a single paper currency that could be used throughout the empire. 
B)  legislation allowing agricultural and urban workers to change their jobs. 
C)  further cutbacks in military spending to meet the budget. 
D)  wage and price controls fixed by the government. 
E)  tax cuts for businesses and a rudimentary form of retirement pensions.

Question 18

Augustine's theological ideas revolved around:

Accepted Answer

A)  the proper powers of rulers in a Christian empire. 
B)  human sinfulness and divine omnipotence. 
C)  the sacramental powers of the Church. 
D)  the fall of Rome. 
E)  childlike innocence when approaching the divine. 
A)  the proper powers of rulers in a Christian empire. 
B)  human sinfulness and divine omnipotence. 
C)  the sacramental powers of the Church. 
D)  the fall of Rome. 
E)  childlike innocence when approaching the divine.

Question 19

Odovacar's removal of Romulus Augustus resulted in the Eastern Roman Empire:

Accepted Answer

A)  asking Theodoric, a Goth, to lead an imperially equipped army against Odovacar. 
B)  doing nothing to try and depose Odovacar. 
C)  acknowledging Odoacer as the rightful ruler of the Western Roman Empire. 
D)  rescuing the pope and bringing him to Constantinople. 
E)  moving the capital of the Western Roman Empire to Paris. 
A)  asking Theodoric, a Goth, to lead an imperially equipped army against Odovacar. 
B)  doing nothing to try and depose Odovacar. 
C)  acknowledging Odoacer as the rightful ruler of the Western Roman Empire. 
D)  rescuing the pope and bringing him to Constantinople. 
E)  moving the capital of the Western Roman Empire to Paris.

Question 20

Christianity went from being a persecuted faith in the early fourth century to being the recognized faith of the empire; this last step was the result of the action by the emperor:

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodosius, who prohibited pagan worship. 
B)  Julian, who earned the title "Apostate" for his great piety. 
C)  Romulus Augustus, who dismantled the temple to Romana. 
D)  Theodoric, who destroyed the sacred altar to Victory. 
E)  Alaric, who persecuted pagans as they had persecuted Christians. 
A)  Theodosius, who prohibited pagan worship. 
B)  Julian, who earned the title "Apostate" for his great piety. 
C)  Romulus Augustus, who dismantled the temple to Romana. 
D)  Theodoric, who destroyed the sacred altar to Victory. 
E)  Alaric, who persecuted pagans as they had persecuted Christians.

Exam 6: The Transformation of Rome

During the third century,Rome underwent a prolonged period that came very close to destroying the empire.This period is known as the time of:

When the emperor Commodus was assassinated in 192,civil war engulfed the Roman Empire,with _________ eventually claiming the throne.

In order to ensure that armies no longer had the power to choose emperors,Diocletian:

Many Greek philosophies gained large numbers of Roman adherents and shared several tenets,but the one that was instrumental in influencing Christian theology was:

The tetrarchy was the split of the Roman Empire into halves and the creation of:

The Goths revolted in 378 due to Roman interference in the Frankish Church.

What role did women play in the early Church? Why did this role change?

As seen in the life of Perpetua,Christianity challenged the traditional Roman values of:

The differences between the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire:

In Late Antiquity,the pope enjoyed acknowledgment and support for his primacy from the other western bishops.

When Diocletian took power:

Why was Christianity attractive to the Greeks and Romans?

Constantine seemed to envision a united Rome after his death as he gave the empire as a whole to his eldest son,disinheriting the younger two in order to prevent civil war.

Benedict's monastic rule differed from Basil's rule because it:

Explain to what extent the actions and teachings of Jesus were revolutionary.

The fourth-century interest in "orthodoxy" among Christian intellectuals arose from:

Economic reforms introduced by the early fourth-century Roman Empire included:

Augustine's theological ideas revolved around:

Odovacar's removal of Romulus Augustus resulted in the Eastern Roman Empire:

Christianity went from being a persecuted faith in the early fourth century to being the recognized faith of the empire; this last step was the result of the action by the emperor:

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