From Rome to Byzantium Reading Assessment

1. Who was the emperor responsible for reestablishing the Roman Empire and defeating the Ostrogoths in Italy?

• a. Belisarius
• b. Theodora
• c. Justinian the Great
• d. Emperor Constantine

2. When was the Byzantine Empire restored?

• a. 482
• b. 552
• c. 565
• d. 575

3. Whom did Justinian marry after changing the law to allow for it?

• a. Theodora
• b. Constantine
• c. Belisarius
• d. Ostrogoth

4. What was the name of the codification of Roman law introduced by Emperor Justinian?

• a. Corpus Juris Civilis
• b. Digesta
• c. Codex
• d. Institutiones

5. What was the purpose of the Digest in the Corpus Juris Civilis?

• a. To collect and summarize all of the classical jurists' writings on law and justice
• b. To outline the actual laws of the empire, citing imperial constitutions, legislation, and pronouncements
• c. To serve as a smaller work that summarized the Digest, intended as a textbook for students of law
• d. To provide a comprehensive constitution for the Byzantine Empire