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1. By the second century CE members of the upper classes were reluctant to accept municipal office because
they considered the jobs degrading.
the army offered better opportunities.
they were personally responsible for taxes due.
they wanted to serve in the emperor's court.
2. The word princeps means
first citizen.
military leader.
prince.
none of the above.
3. Jesus of Nazareth taught all of the following EXCEPT
sinners would be condemned to hell.
Jews would triumph over their earthly enemies.
the faithful must give up their worldliness.
the good will be rewarded with immortality.
4. The primary foundation of Augustus' power was
the army.
the people of Rome.
the aristocracy.
great personal wealth.
5. The economy of Rome during these centuries appears to have suffered for all the following reasons EXCEPT
government confiscations of private property.
little reserve funds beyond normal budget allocations.
no system of credit.
a surplus of agricultural labor.
6. Paul's major contribution to Christianity was
the establishment of the papacy in Rome.
the sacrament of communion.
preaching the gospel only to true believers.
one did not have to be a Jew to believe in Christ.
7. The "secret of Empire," according to the historian Tacitus, was the knowledge that
the aristocracy must be placated.
an emperor could be made outside the walls of Rome.
harshness of rule results in obedience.
poverty and hunger cause rebellion.
8. The Council of Nicea in 325 rejected the views of
James.
Athenasius.
Arius.
Matthew.
9. Which of the following was NOT a weakness of Rome's army in the later Empire?
It went on the offensive too frequently.
It had no mobile reserve unit which could meet a crisis.
It was composed mostly of romanized provincials.
It recruited slaves, gladiators, barbarians and criminals.
10. The capital was moved to Constantinople by Constantine because it
could easily protect the western and Danubian frontiers.
was easily defensible.
could control trade into the Caspian Sea.
all of the above.
1. Under the emperor Augustus, the frontier army of
Rome was maintained at about 300,000 men.
TRUE
FALSE
6. By the end of the third century, the Roman army was
composed largely of barbarian draftees.
TRUE
FALSE
2. Nero, in addition to his other shortcomings, was
unable to control the army.
TRUE
FALSE
7. The greatest influence on the cultural development
and civilization of Rome during these centuries remained
Hellenistic.
TRUE
FALSE
3. Fully one-third of the city of Rome’s living space was
taken up by the elegant homes of the wealthy.
TRUE
FALSE
4. One of the great problems facing the early Christians
was their relationship with Paul of Tarsus.
TRUE
FALSE
5. With the accession of the emperor Septimius Severus
at the end of the second century, it is clear that Rome
was becoming a military monarchy.
TRUE
FALSE
8. Vespasian was the first Roman Emperor whose roots
were not among the old Roman nobility.
TRUE
FALSE
9. In Greek the word Christos means messiah.
TRUE
FALSE
10. The culture centered in the eastern portions of the
late Roman Empire came to be called Byzantine.
TRUE
FALSE
1. Historians speak of Rome's first emperor as _______________ and of his regime as the Principate.
2. The towering literary figure of the late republic was _______________.
3. _______________ (r. 69-79 C.E.) was the first emperor who did not come from the Roman nobility.
4. The _______________ found their religion incompatible with Roman demands and were savagely repressed when
they rebelled in 66-70, 115-117, and 132-135 C.E.
5. _______________ achieved toleration and finally exclusive command as the official religion of the Empire.
6. A King of a German tribe was surrounded by a collection of warriors, whom the Romans called his _______________.
7. Diocletian decreed the introduction of the _______________, the rule of the empire by four men with power divided
territorially.
8. Until its fall to the Turks in 1453, _______________ served as a bastion of civilization, the preserver of classical
culture, a bulwark against barbarian attack, and the greatest city in Christendom.
9. Constantinople became the center of a vital and flourishing culture we call _______________ that lasted until the
fifteenth century.
10. The closeness and also the complexity of the relationship between classical pagan culture and that of the Christianity
of the late empire are nowhere better displayed than in the career and writings of _______________, bishop of Hippo.