Byzantine Empire....a Formative Check

What was Justinian's main goal?

• To build six beautiful churches for his family
• To create a law code that would allow him to arrest people at will
• To make the Byzantine Empire as glorified as the Roman Empire
• All of the above are correct

Which of the following is NOT true of Theodora?

• She was Justinian's advisor
• She was a dominant, behind the scenes political figure 
• She was the patriarch over Hagia Sophia
• She convinced Justinian to fight during the Nika Uprising

Justinian is best remembered for his 

• Plan to destroy Constantinople in order to rebuild it right
• The Body of Civil Law
• A win against the Muslims
• All of the above answers are true

Justinian's Code was just one of the emperor's ambitions and achievements.  He also focused on 

• a public building program
• ending wars
• making "nice" with church leaders
• dividing Christianity into two groups

Why were Byzantine emperors like Justinian able to call themselves caesar?

• They all had girlfriends like Julius Caesar
• They were only concerned with church power
• They were only concerned with state power
• They ruled with absolute power