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Byzantine Empire Quest Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Greek 
b)
Roman
c)
Latin
d)
Turkish
2.
What was the name of the code that unifed Byzantine and western Roman empire?
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Justinian's Code
c)
Theodora's Code
d)
Byzantine's Code
3.
Constantinople served as a center for what two cultures?
a)
Greece and Rome
b)
Persia and Rome
c)
Phoenicia and Rome
d)
Greece and Hebrew
4.
Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?
a)
Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa
b)
Great architecture 
c)
Autocratic rulers 
d)
The pope lives there
5.
Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
National Cathedral
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Taj Mahal
6.

Which of the following issues divided the Western and Eastern Churches?

a)

practices of animal sacrifices

b)

practices such as scalping

c)

authority of the pope

d)

belief in Jesus

7.

What church was found in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Lutheran

d)

Methodist

8.
Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?
a)
Irene
b)
Theodora
c)
Joan of Arc 
d)
Eleanor of Aquitaine 
9.
Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?
a)
It established all rules regarding. taxation.
b)
It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.
c)
It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.
d)
It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.
10.
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Rome 
b)
Athens 
c)
Constantinople 
d)
Italy 
11.

One economic advantage of naming Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was that it __________

a)

was surrounded by protective walls.

b)

was a center of religious power.

c)

had shrunk in size.

d)

was located near trade routes between Europe and Asia.

12.

Emperor Justinian revised the Roman laws which then became known as?

a)

Justinian's Code

b)

Hammurani's Code

c)

The Da Vinci Code

d)

Chaussard's Code

13.

Under the rule Justinian, the Byzantine Empire

a)

expanded to its greatest extent (size)

b)

was reduced in size

c)

replaced Roman law with Muslim law

14.

A form of art made from small pieces of stone, glass and/or title is better known as

a)

Mosaic

b)

Mural

c)

Portrait

d)

Sculpture

15.

What was Justinian's main goal?

a)

He wanted to restore the Old Roman Empire

b)

He wanted to restore Alexander the Great's Empire

c)

He wanted to spear Islam

d)

He wanted to clear Bosporus

16.

What is the Hagia Sophia?

a)

A church

b)

A castle

c)

A towering statue

d)

Shrine to Sophia I

17.

The form of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire became known as ___________.

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Western Church

d)

Judaism

18.

The Byzantine capital was strategically located

a)

where Europe meets Asia

b)

on the Rhine River

c)

South of the Might Tuna

d)

between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea

19.

In 1054, a schism, or complete break, separated

a)

the Eastern and Western Churches

b)

The South Slaves

c)

Greeks and Byzantines

d)

Browns with Cleveland

20.

Justinian had a code of ________ made.

a)

rulers

b)

law

c)

conduct

d)

faith

21.

The city of _____________ was the capital of the Eastern Byzantine Empire.

a)

Alexandria

b)

Rome

c)

Istanbul

d)

Constantinople

22.

What type of art is the picture?

a)

montage

b)

mural

c)

mosaic

d)

oil portrait

23.

Justinain was known for building the __________.

a)

Ankor Wat

b)

Hagia Sophia

c)

Colosseum

d)

Parthenon

24.

Constantinople is now known as ?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Istanbul

c)

Rome

d)

Venice

25.
Who helped Justinian in managing the affairs of the empire?
a)
His trusted adviser Tribonian
b)
His beloved nephew Justinian
c)
His wife Theodora
d)
No one helped him?
26.
The split of the church is known as what?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Eastern Split
c)
The Western Split
d)
The Schism