Question 1

According to the discipline of history,faiths:

Accepted Answer

A)  are the products of historical processes. 
B)  are unchanging. 
C)  cannot be adequately studied by historical methods. 
D)  are the products of superstition. 
E)  ought not to be the focus of serious historical inquiry. 
A)  are the products of historical processes. 
B)  are unchanging. 
C)  cannot be adequately studied by historical methods. 
D)  are the products of superstition. 
E)  ought not to be the focus of serious historical inquiry.

Question 2

Women played prominent roles in the early Christian Church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Eastern Roman Empire lost tax revenue as a result of Germanic migrations because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Germanic peoples killed many citizens of Rome. 
B)  the Germanic people assassinated tax collectors so money remained in the West. 
C)  powerful Germanic people set up their own kingdoms and collected their own taxes in the West. 
D)  the Germanic peoples forbade Roman citizens to pay taxes to the East. 
E)  people had no money. 
A)  the Germanic peoples killed many citizens of Rome. 
B)  the Germanic people assassinated tax collectors so money remained in the West. 
C)  powerful Germanic people set up their own kingdoms and collected their own taxes in the West. 
D)  the Germanic peoples forbade Roman citizens to pay taxes to the East. 
E)  people had no money.

Question 4

The Dead Sea Scrolls emphasize the homogeneity and strict observance of Jewish religious practice around the time of Jesus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Once the Christian Church gained ascendancy in the Roman Empire,the highest authority in deciding doctrine was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Bishop of Rome, who was the pope. 
B)  the emperor, as a newly styled pontifex maximus of the Christian Church. 
C)  the Christian leader of Christianity's holiest city, the Patriarch of Jerusalem. 
D)  the leader of the church in Constantinople, the Patriarch of Constantinople. 
E)  the Christian believers. 
A)  the Bishop of Rome, who was the pope. 
B)  the emperor, as a newly styled pontifex maximus of the Christian Church. 
C)  the Christian leader of Christianity's holiest city, the Patriarch of Jerusalem. 
D)  the leader of the church in Constantinople, the Patriarch of Constantinople. 
E)  the Christian believers.

Question 6

After their defeat of Rome,the Goths split into many different groups and moved on to settle many areas in Europe; those who moved into the area of Spain and southern France were known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Visigoths. 
B)  Vandals. 
C)  Ostrogoths. 
D)  Franks. 
E)  Burgundians. 
A)  Visigoths. 
B)  Vandals. 
C)  Ostrogoths. 
D)  Franks. 
E)  Burgundians.

Question 7

Constantinople remained the political and economic center of the Roman Empire until 476,when it fell to the Goths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 305 C.E.Diocletian retired to Croatia to raise cabbages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One reason for including classical texts in the education of Christians by the fourth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the failure of the Church to win new adherents once it had been legalized by the state. 
B)  the lack of any Christian texts that could allow converts to understand the Christian articles of faith. 
C)  the lack of any Christian texts on mathematics, ethics, or logic. 
D)  the desire of Christian intellectuals to be regarded as philosophers and to make classical learning applicable to a Christian way of life. 
E)  to show that classical pagan beliefs could easily be reconciled with Christian beliefs. 
A)  the failure of the Church to win new adherents once it had been legalized by the state. 
B)  the lack of any Christian texts that could allow converts to understand the Christian articles of faith. 
C)  the lack of any Christian texts on mathematics, ethics, or logic. 
D)  the desire of Christian intellectuals to be regarded as philosophers and to make classical learning applicable to a Christian way of life. 
E)  to show that classical pagan beliefs could easily be reconciled with Christian beliefs.

Question 10

The Christian label for non-Christians is indicative of its _________ origin.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman 
B)  Jewish 
C)  rural 
D)  urban 
E)  Byzantine 
A)  Roman 
B)  Jewish 
C)  rural 
D)  urban 
E)  Byzantine

Question 11

Cassiodorus's Institutes was a list of essential classical and pagan literature a monk should know.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By 300 C.E.,Christians accounted for no more than 10 percent of the population of the Roman Empire; this low percentage might be due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  eastern mystery religions holding a much greater appeal for ordinary people. 
B)  the Manicheans who served in the army and persecuted Christians. 
C)  Diocletian's policy of persecuting any group deemed to be subversive. 
D)  the emperor converting to Zoroastrianism and outlawing all other religions. 
E)  the fact that Christianity only appealed to the wealthiest citizens in Rome. 
A)  eastern mystery religions holding a much greater appeal for ordinary people. 
B)  the Manicheans who served in the army and persecuted Christians. 
C)  Diocletian's policy of persecuting any group deemed to be subversive. 
D)  the emperor converting to Zoroastrianism and outlawing all other religions. 
E)  the fact that Christianity only appealed to the wealthiest citizens in Rome.

Question 13

Roman borders were:

Accepted Answer

A)  clearly demarcated and defended. 
B)  protected by a system of walls and palisades. 
C)  sites of constant warfare. 
D)  completely undefended. 
E)  porous and thus more symbolic than actual. 
A)  clearly demarcated and defended. 
B)  protected by a system of walls and palisades. 
C)  sites of constant warfare. 
D)  completely undefended. 
E)  porous and thus more symbolic than actual.

Question 14

Romans regarded the Germans as barbarians because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Germans were nomads, who lacked settled agriculture. 
B)  Germans were foreigners, unknown to the Romans until the fourth century C.E. 
C)  German society was illiterate, and Germans did not live in cities. 
D)  Germans had no interest in trade, only in plunder. 
E)  Germans were warlike and cruel. 
A)  Germans were nomads, who lacked settled agriculture. 
B)  Germans were foreigners, unknown to the Romans until the fourth century C.E. 
C)  German society was illiterate, and Germans did not live in cities. 
D)  Germans had no interest in trade, only in plunder. 
E)  Germans were warlike and cruel.

Question 15

The Zealots were a group of Jews who led revolts against the Romans in Judea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Christianity was attractive to cosmopolitan Greeks because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus's teachings were similar to those of Aristotle. 
B)  many Greek people practiced Eastern mystery religions with which early Christianity shared characteristics. 
C)  many Greeks were Stoics, a philosophy that shared many characteristics with early Christianity. 
D)  the stories of Jesus's life were similar to those of the Trojan heroes. 
E)  it helped the Greeks reconcile themselves to rule by the Romans. 
A)  Jesus's teachings were similar to those of Aristotle. 
B)  many Greek people practiced Eastern mystery religions with which early Christianity shared characteristics. 
C)  many Greeks were Stoics, a philosophy that shared many characteristics with early Christianity. 
D)  the stories of Jesus's life were similar to those of the Trojan heroes. 
E)  it helped the Greeks reconcile themselves to rule by the Romans.

Question 17

Was the division between the eastern and western empires only geographic? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The division between the two halves of t

Question 18

The Dead Sea Scrolls have helped historians to understand the religious climate of the first century C.E.by:

Accepted Answer

A)  describing Jewish life after the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. 
B)  providing concrete evidence about the life and ministry of Jesus. 
C)  demonstrating the diversity of Jewish religious practice and belief. 
D)  proving that most of the first century converts to Christianity were Jews. 
E)  describing the infighting between the various Jewish sects of the first century C.E. 
A)  describing Jewish life after the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. 
B)  providing concrete evidence about the life and ministry of Jesus. 
C)  demonstrating the diversity of Jewish religious practice and belief. 
D)  proving that most of the first century converts to Christianity were Jews. 
E)  describing the infighting between the various Jewish sects of the first century C.E.

Question 19

Augustine's Confessions is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  series of explanations of his actions throughout his life. 
B)  book detailing his actions as a young man and asking his mother for forgiveness. 
C)  account of Augustine's defense at his trial for heresy. 
D)  series of autobiographical essays directed toward God. 
E)  book that set forth the doctrines of the Church. 
A)  series of explanations of his actions throughout his life. 
B)  book detailing his actions as a young man and asking his mother for forgiveness. 
C)  account of Augustine's defense at his trial for heresy. 
D)  series of autobiographical essays directed toward God. 
E)  book that set forth the doctrines of the Church.

Question 20

The crisis of the early third century was precipitated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the harmonious state of affairs created by the rule of the Five Good Emperors. 
B)  none of the Five Good Emperors having a male heir to whom to leave the throne. 
C)  the economic collapse of the Roman Empire in 180 caused by the death of Marcus Aurelius. 
D)  the retreat from the eastern frontier and violent tendencies of Hadrian's successor, Commodus. 
E)  the retreat from the eastern frontier and the violent tendencies of Marcus Aurelius's son, Commodus. 
A)  the harmonious state of affairs created by the rule of the Five Good Emperors. 
B)  none of the Five Good Emperors having a male heir to whom to leave the throne. 
C)  the economic collapse of the Roman Empire in 180 caused by the death of Marcus Aurelius. 
D)  the retreat from the eastern frontier and violent tendencies of Hadrian's successor, Commodus. 
E)  the retreat from the eastern frontier and the violent tendencies of Marcus Aurelius's son, Commodus.

Exam 6: The Transformation of Rome

According to the discipline of history,faiths:

Women played prominent roles in the early Christian Church.

The Eastern Roman Empire lost tax revenue as a result of Germanic migrations because:

The Dead Sea Scrolls emphasize the homogeneity and strict observance of Jewish religious practice around the time of Jesus.

Once the Christian Church gained ascendancy in the Roman Empire,the highest authority in deciding doctrine was:

After their defeat of Rome,the Goths split into many different groups and moved on to settle many areas in Europe; those who moved into the area of Spain and southern France were known as the:

Constantinople remained the political and economic center of the Roman Empire until 476,when it fell to the Goths.

In 305 C.E.Diocletian retired to Croatia to raise cabbages.

One reason for including classical texts in the education of Christians by the fourth century was:

The Christian label for non-Christians is indicative of its _________ origin.

Cassiodorus's Institutes was a list of essential classical and pagan literature a monk should know.

By 300 C.E.,Christians accounted for no more than 10 percent of the population of the Roman Empire; this low percentage might be due to:

Roman borders were:

Romans regarded the Germans as barbarians because:

The Zealots were a group of Jews who led revolts against the Romans in Judea.

Christianity was attractive to cosmopolitan Greeks because:

Was the division between the eastern and western empires only geographic? Explain.

The Dead Sea Scrolls have helped historians to understand the religious climate of the first century C.E.by:

Augustine's Confessions is a(n):

The crisis of the early third century was precipitated by:

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