Question 1

Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, led by a quartet known as the ________.

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Question 2

When the bishop of Milan excommunicated emperor Theodosius I for ordering a massacre, the emperor ________.

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A)  had the bishop killed 
B)  paid penance 
C)  massacred the bishop's family 
D)  returned to worshipping pagan gods

Question 3

Although he was arguably reflecting the society around him, ________ was exiled for writing that was considered out of step with Augustan ideals of morality.

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Question 4

Less than a hundred years after the crucifixion, membership in the Christian community was ________.

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A)  virtually unknown 
B)  a crime 
C)  plummeting 
D)  expensive

Question 5

Imperial Rome made great engineering advances, including the use of vaults and domes, both forms adapted from Etruscan semi-circular ________.

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Question 6

Septimius Severus changed conditions in the Roman army for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  to help falling recruitment 
B)  to restore the army's prestige 
C)  to improve morale 
D)  in accordance with changing Roman morals

Question 7

By 212 c.e.almost every free inhabitant of the Roman Empire was granted ________.

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Question 8

Manichaeans, whose faith combined elements of Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Judaism, believed the world to be ________.

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A)  basically a good place 
B)  a temporary evil to be escaped 
C)  in perpetual war between good and evil 
D)  a place to atone for past sins

Question 9

________ shared his imperial power with three other men.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aurelian 
B)  Constantine 
C)  Constantius II 
D)  Diocletian

Question 10

The Roman authorities were suspicious of Christians because they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dressed differently 
B)  kept caches of weapons in their churches 
C)  were happier than other citizens 
D)  had a secret network of communities

Question 11

Silver Age literature, produced between the death of Augustus and the reign of Marcus Aurelius, reflected the times. In contrast to Augustan work, Silver Age writing was ________.

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A) genuinely funny, even to modern readers 
B) gloomy and negative 
C) clichéd and unoriginal 
D) filled with reflections on current affairs

Question 12

Constantine moved his court to Constantinople (modern Istanbul).What were the consequences of removing the Roman Emperor from Rome itself? Can you defend the move? Why or why not?

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Question 13

Which of the following was NOT a part of elite Roman women's lives?

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A)  divorce 
B)  contraception 
C)  literary groups 
D)  formal education

Question 14

Adherents to the imperial cult worshipped the emperor more as a(an) ________ than as a religious act.

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A)  way to pass time 
B)  annual ritual 
C)  political duty 
D)  duty to their parents

Question 15

Although Latin was the language of the Roman Empire, eastern provinces continued to use _______.

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Question 16

Constantinople was easily defensible, because of its location ________.

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A)  on an island 
B)  on a peninsula 
C)  on a hilltop 
D)  well inland

Question 17

Augustus introduced laws intended to proscribe moral behavior.What sort of behavior was codified, and who do you think would have suffered the most prosecution from these laws?

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Question 18

Although the military had social mobility in the empire, a new class system was legally recognized between the lower classes, humiliores, and the upper classes, ________.

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A)  agapes 
B)  consiliores 
C)  honestiores 
D)  praetors

Question 19

In 311, Galerius issued the Edict of Toleration, permitting Christian worship.He was perhaps influenced by ________.

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A)  divination at Delphi 
B)  his Christian wife 
C)  Jewish advisors 
D)  Christian music

Question 20

"Circuses" were named for their ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  acrobatics 
B)  circular layout 
C)  clowns 
D)  24-hour duration

Exam 5: The Roman Empire