Question 1: The barbarians sometimes used the custom of wergild to resolve conflicts, instead of vengeance through blood feuds.
True
False
Question 2 : Among barbarians, the ties of kinship were rivaled by those of the cornitatus.
True
False
Question 3 : In the fourth century, the Visigoths defeated the Emperor Valens at Constantinople.
True
False
Question 4 : Odovacar, a barbarian general, deposed the last Roman emperor in 476.
True
False
Question 5 : The Catholic Church viewed Clovis as a hero of Catholic orthodoxy for defending Catholics.
True
False
Question 6 : Which of the following statements does not accurately describe Celtic society?
The Celts organized a densely populated and efficiently administrated empire.
The Celts were typically farmers living in C. independent tribes.
The Celts were distinct from other language groups in Europe.
The Celts were defeated by the Romans despite their valiant efforts to resist conquest.
Question 7 : All of the following were results of the Vandals' conquest of North Africa EXCEPT
the loss of much of Rome's grain supply.
the crippling of the Western Empire's commercial networks.
the death of Alaric.
the sack of Rome in 455.
Question 8 : Boethius's accomplishments included all of the following EXCEPT
the founding of a monastery in his name.
the establishment of the medieval curriculum.
the Latin translations of Plato and Aristotle.
the writing of The Consolation of Philosophy.
Question 9 :Why did Bishop Gregory of Tours support the Frankish king Clovis?
Clovis threatened Gregory's life.
Clovis was well known for protecting Arian Christians.
Clovis defended Catholic Christianity.
Clovis alienated the land-holding aristocracy.
Question 10 : Clotilda, the Queen of the Franks, was typical of many aristocratic women for which of the following reasons?
She refused to convert to Catholic Christianity.
She worked within the many traditions available to her to forge links.
She failed to convert her husband and children to her faith.
She married for love.
Question 11 : Barbarian law codes sought to
imitate Roman law's broad principles.
maintain peace and achieve consensus.
permit victim's families rights to blood feuds.
replace divine intervention with the rational authority of the state.
Question 12 : Which of the following statements is not true of Theodoric's rule?
The stability he created helped preserve Greco-Roman culture.
He rejected Roman administration in favor of barbarian customs.
He permitted Romans to work within his administration.
People continued to pay taxes as they had to Roman rulers.
Question 13 : During the rule of Clovis
land was scarce and the aristocracy suffered a decline.
the murder of political rivals ceased.
the aristocracy prospered.
Catholics were persecuted and handed over to Arian Christians.
Question 14 : During the third and early fourth centuries, which of the following was not true of economic conditions?
the cost of living remained stable
E- the cost of living soared
towns decayed and populations declined
laborers abandoned agricultural work
Question 15 : For most people, the period known as Roman Peace
brought tremendous wealth and upward mobility
brought more egalitarian relations to the Roman family
allowed women of all classes to move freely about Roman cities
did little to alleviate poverty and inequality
Question 16 : Which of the following was NOT typical of the mystery cults of the third century?
members sought release from individual problems
members rejected the goddesses Isis and Mithras
members did not necessarily reject the Roman pantheon
members worshipped deities who were less concerned with the welfare of social and
political groups than the Roman gods
Question 17 : Which of the following statements was NOT true of early Christian beliefs according to St. Paul?
Christians should not be bound by strict Jewish dietary laws
Christians should be circumcised
Christrians should be open to Greco-Roman thought
Christians should accept all people willing to accept Christianity
Question 18 : Which phrase most clearly describes the beliefs of Neoplatonism?
One, infinite, unknowable god, approachable only by mystical experiences
One infinite, unknowable god, approachable only by magical transcendence
One infinite, knowable god, approachable by reason
One finite, capricious god, whose will could be divined through astrology
Question 19 : Which difficult question about Christianity did Tertullian address?
the tension beween predestination and reason
the tension between mysticism and faith
the tension between faith and reason
the tension between science and faith
Question 20 : The creation of orthodoxy in the early church
failed to clarify Christian doctrine
made church councils unnecessary
created heretics and silenced debate
meant the immediate disappearance of Arianism
Question 21 : Which of the following statements is NOT true of St. Augustine?
His mother was a devout Christian
His gambling habit in North Africa led to his conversion
He had several mistresses, one of whom bore him a son
He was inspired by stories of Christian monasticism
Question 22 : Early Christianity was shaped by Jewish and Greek intellectual traditions.
True
False
Question 23 : Christian emperors of the fourth century convened round tables to resolve doctrinal disputes.
True
False
Question 24 : St. Jerome's greatest achievement was the establishment of monasticism.
True
False