Question 1

Based on this map, which of the following districts would have been the most vulnerable to invasion by Germanic peoples?
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Accepted Answer

A)   District of Diocletian
B)   District of Africa
C)   District of Hispaniae
D)   District of Constantius D

Question 2

How did the dominate's emperors take cues for their style of ruling from the Sasanid Empire in Persia?

Accepted Answer

A)   They emphasized their superiority by wearing a diadem and jeweled clothing.
B)   They disbanded the Senate and other institutions left over from the ancient Roman republic.
C)   They married only within other royal families.
D)   They used their imperial authority to pardon criminals and evildoers. A

Question 3

Which group did Diocletian and his co-rulers persecute in response to the crisis at the close of the third century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jews
B)   Christians
C)   Muslims
D)   Polytheists B

Question 4

The Visigoths and the Franks were the first of the Frankish tribes to have written codes of law. What language were their laws written in?

Accepted Answer

A)   Local dialects
B)   Latin
C)   Frankish
D)   Greek

Question 5

How did the development of Christian literature, specifically of the codex, tend to preserve classical literature?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Where did the most important attempt to end doctrinal disputes and clarify Christian orthodoxy take place in the mid-fifth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Council of Chalcedon
B)   The Council of Nicaea
C)   The Council of Ravenna
D)   The Council of Theodosius

Question 7

What factor allowed Christianity to become the dominant religion in the course of the fourth century, however gradual the process?

Accepted Answer

A)   The conversion of the emperors, all of whom promoted the new faith
B)   Christian appropriation of many polytheistic beliefs and traditions, including belief in many gods
C)   The acceptance that Christianity found among men and women of all social groups and classes
D)   The division of the Roman Empire into eastern and western kingdoms, with the result that the emperors competed against each other in a race for converts

Question 8

The standard code of monastic conduct in the west that took shape around 540 was known as the rule of Saint

Accepted Answer

A)   Basil.
B)   Benedict.
C)   Jerome.
D)   Macrina.

Question 9

In tribal societies of the fourth and fifth centuries, women

Accepted Answer

A)   could not inherit or control property, not even their dowries.
B)   performed work such as herding cattle or sheep and harvesting crops.
C)   were valued primarily for their ability to bear children.
D)   fought alongside men in battle, though they were equipped with spears rather than swords.

Question 10

During the transformation of the Roman Empire, becoming a monk and living a life of self-denial was seen as

Accepted Answer

A)   heroic and admirable-a living martyrdom that emulated the sacrifice of Christ.
B)   the necessary qualification to become a bishop or an abbot.
C)   valid only if the monk engaged in social service.
D)   a perversion of Jesus's teachings derived from Greek philosophy.

Question 11

Monophysitism, Nestorianism, and Arianism were all part of the debate about the

Accepted Answer

A)   supremacy of the bishop of Rome.
B)   selection of priests.
C)   types of monasticism.
D)   nature of Christ.

Question 12

Why did the deposition of the last Roman emperor in 476 by Ostrogothic troops under the command of Odoacer have more of a symbolic than an actual political impact?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Why were many unmarried women throughout the Roman Empire attracted to Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)   They were able to assume leadership roles in the church hierarchy.
B)   The unmarried women who had been martyred in the previous centuries served as inspirations for them.
C)   Their participation in the church provided them with a respectable alternative to raising a family.
D)   The church sometimes paid dowries for women whose families couldn't afford them.

Question 14

The various barbarian tribes that moved into the Roman Empire during the fourth and fifth centuries shared both a terror of the Asiatic Huns, who had invaded eastern Europe in the fourth century, and

Accepted Answer

A)   polytheistic religious practices.
B)   the concept of wergild as a penalty for certain crimes.
C)   a hatred of the Romans, who had never accepted them as citizens.
D)   a desire to share in Roman prosperity.

Question 15

Scholars under the direction of Justinian I produced the Codex (529), the Digest (533), and the Institutes (533), all of which had an enormous impact on European

Accepted Answer

A)   literature.
B)   orthodoxy.
C)   medicine.
D)   law.

Question 16

How did Diocletian respond to the hyperinflation brought on by the civil wars of the third century?

Accepted Answer

A)   He got rid of all Roman coinage.
B)   He decreased levels of taxation so that the population would have more to spend.
C)   He imposed price and wage controls in the worst-hit areas.
D)   He introduced paper money.

Question 17

The Angles and the Saxons migrated to which of the following regions?
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Accepted Answer

A)   The Frankish Kingdom
B)   Ireland
C)   Britain
D)   Thrace

Question 18

What was Arianism, and how did the Council of Nicaea, called in 325, attempt to resolve the issue?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

The doctrine of Arianism stemmed from the belief that

Accepted Answer

A)   Jesus was not co-eternal or identical with God the Father.
B)   God the Father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit made up equal thirds of the Holy Trinity.
C)   Jesus was not divine.
D)   human beings were not tainted by original sin.

Question 20

What political and economic reforms did Diocletian initiate to save the Roman Empire, and what were the consequences, both intended and unintended, of these attempts at reform?

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Exam 7: The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

Based on this map, which of the following districts would have been the most vulnerable to invasion by Germanic peoples?

How did the dominate's emperors take cues for their style of ruling from the Sasanid Empire in Persia?

Which group did Diocletian and his co-rulers persecute in response to the crisis at the close of the third century?

The Visigoths and the Franks were the first of the Frankish tribes to have written codes of law. What language were their laws written in?

How did the development of Christian literature, specifically of the codex, tend to preserve classical literature?

Where did the most important attempt to end doctrinal disputes and clarify Christian orthodoxy take place in the mid-fifth century?

What factor allowed Christianity to become the dominant religion in the course of the fourth century, however gradual the process?

The standard code of monastic conduct in the west that took shape around 540 was known as the rule of Saint

In tribal societies of the fourth and fifth centuries, women

During the transformation of the Roman Empire, becoming a monk and living a life of self-denial was seen as

Monophysitism, Nestorianism, and Arianism were all part of the debate about the

Why did the deposition of the last Roman emperor in 476 by Ostrogothic troops under the command of Odoacer have more of a symbolic than an actual political impact?

Why were many unmarried women throughout the Roman Empire attracted to Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries?

The various barbarian tribes that moved into the Roman Empire during the fourth and fifth centuries shared both a terror of the Asiatic Huns, who had invaded eastern Europe in the fourth century, and

Scholars under the direction of Justinian I produced the Codex (529) , the Digest (533) , and the Institutes (533) , all of which had an enormous impact on European

How did Diocletian respond to the hyperinflation brought on by the civil wars of the third century?

The Angles and the Saxons migrated to which of the following regions?

What was Arianism, and how did the Council of Nicaea, called in 325, attempt to resolve the issue?

The doctrine of Arianism stemmed from the belief that

What political and economic reforms did Diocletian initiate to save the Roman Empire, and what were the consequences, both intended and unintended, of these attempts at reform?

Exam 7: The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

Based on this map, which of the following districts would have been the most vulnerable to invasion by Germanic peoples? ​ ​

How did the dominate's emperors take cues for their style of ruling from the Sasanid Empire in Persia?

Which group did Diocletian and his co-rulers persecute in response to the crisis at the close of the third century?

The Visigoths and the Franks were the first of the Frankish tribes to have written codes of law. What language were their laws written in?

How did the development of Christian literature, specifically of the codex, tend to preserve classical literature?

Where did the most important attempt to end doctrinal disputes and clarify Christian orthodoxy take place in the mid-fifth century?

What factor allowed Christianity to become the dominant religion in the course of the fourth century, however gradual the process?

The standard code of monastic conduct in the west that took shape around 540 was known as the rule of Saint

In tribal societies of the fourth and fifth centuries, women

During the transformation of the Roman Empire, becoming a monk and living a life of self-denial was seen as

Monophysitism, Nestorianism, and Arianism were all part of the debate about the

Why did the deposition of the last Roman emperor in 476 by Ostrogothic troops under the command of Odoacer have more of a symbolic than an actual political impact?

Why were many unmarried women throughout the Roman Empire attracted to Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries?

The various barbarian tribes that moved into the Roman Empire during the fourth and fifth centuries shared both a terror of the Asiatic Huns, who had invaded eastern Europe in the fourth century, and

Scholars under the direction of Justinian I produced the Codex (529) , the Digest (533) , and the Institutes (533) , all of which had an enormous impact on European

How did Diocletian respond to the hyperinflation brought on by the civil wars of the third century?

The Angles and the Saxons migrated to which of the following regions? ​ ​

What was Arianism, and how did the Council of Nicaea, called in 325, attempt to resolve the issue?

The doctrine of Arianism stemmed from the belief that

What political and economic reforms did Diocletian initiate to save the Roman Empire, and what were the consequences, both intended and unintended, of these attempts at reform?

Based on this map, which of the following districts would have been the most vulnerable to invasion by Germanic peoples?

The Angles and the Saxons migrated to which of the following regions?