History 8.1

Which "good emperor" pushed the Roman Empire to its greatest extent?

• Septimius Severus

• Trajan

• Marcus Aurelius

• Commodus

Abut how many eyewitnesses saw the resurrected Christ?

• less than 12

• about 40

• more than 500

• about 20

What was the result of the Roman persecution of Christians?

• Christianity continued to strengthen and grow.

• Christianity became extinct in the Roman Empire.

• Christians stayed faithful but fled the country.

• Christians denied their faith.

captured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple

• Claudius

• Titus

• Nero

• Caligula

emperor during Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension

• Tiberius

• Caligula

• Nero

• Titus

first Roman emperor to persecute Christians

• Diocletian

• Nero

• Tiberius

• Titus

divided the empire into 2 main parts

• Diocletian

• Caligula

• Tiberius

• Nero

selected his favorite horse to be a Roman senator

• Claudius

• Nero

• Diocletian

• Caligula

What city was destroyed by a volcanic eruption?

• Jerusalem

• Carthage

• Pompeii

• Rome

What Roman governor authorized the crucifixion of Christ?

• Domitian

• Maximus Thrax

• Valerian

• Pontius Pilate