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Byzantine Quiz #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the term with its description:

Doctrine

a)

refers to those who support traditionally accepted principles of faith

b)

a belief or principle of a group of people

c)

a nomadic person who did no speak Greek or Latin and did not adopt Roman culture

d)

an open-air stadium for sporting and social events

2.

Match the term with its description:

Hippodrome

a)

refers to those who support traditionally accepted principles of faith

b)

a belief or principle of a group of people

c)

a nomadic person who did no speak Greek or Latin and did not adopt Roman culture

d)

an open-air stadium for sporting and social events

3.

Match the term with its description:

Orthodox

a)

refers to those who support traditionally accepted principles of faith

b)

a belief or principle of a group of people

c)

a nomadic person who did no speak Greek or Latin and did not adopt Roman culture

d)

an open-air stadium for sporting and social events

4.

Is the underlined word TRUE or FALSE?

Two challenges early Christians faced were persecution and false teachers

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Is the underlined word TRUE or FALSE?

At the Council of Constantine, the bishops tried to define what true Christians should believe about each person of the Trinity.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Is the underlined word TRUE or FALSE?

The Edict of Milan denied freedom of religion in the Roman Empire.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Is the underlined word TRUE or FALSE?

Moving the capital from Rome to Constantinople weakened the western part of the Roman Empire.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Is the underlined word TRUE or FALSE?

The division of the Roman Empire into separate parts made it difficult for barbarians to invade the Western Roman Empire.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Match the description with the name:

I am the general who conquered all the regions of the former Roman Empire that the emperor sent me to reclaim

a)

Constantine

b)

Justinian

c)

Belisarius

d)

Theodora

10.

Match the description with the name:

I moved the capital of the empire to Byzantium

a)

Constantine

b)

Justinian

c)

Belisarius

d)

Theodora

11.

Match the description with the name:

I kept the emperor from fleeing during the Nika Revolt

a)

Constantine

b)

Justinian

c)

Belisarius

d)

Theodora

12.

Match the description with the name:

As emperor, I had the code of Roman laws simplified and I am responsible for the building of the Hagia Sophia

a)

Constantine

b)

Justinian

c)

Belisarius

d)

Theodora

13.

The (a)   Strait was a geographical feature that made Byzantium ideal for trading

14.

The people were dissatisfied with Justinian's rule because he (a)   them heavily and ignored their privileges

15.

Mark all that apply:

Did Justinian rule well?

a)

YES

He added much territory to the empire and made improvements to the government, the law, and the economy

b)

NO

He spent too much money and did not always treat his people with fairness