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1
Who wrote The Secret History?
Sophocles
Julianus
Homer
Procopius
2
What cheer meant victory and was also the name of a deadly revolt?
Victos
Nika
Titus
Hippodrome
3
Which of the following could be said about John the Cappadocian?
As emperor, he ruled the Byzantine Empire with an iron fist.
People paid their taxes.
All of the choices are correct.
He was the most corrupt general ever in the Roman Empire.
4
The riots that caused 1/4 of Constantinople to be destroyed under the rule of Justinian were called the ____ riots.
Nika
Nostradom
Suphon
Roman
5
What is a mosaic?
A place for storing grain
Ancient maps bound together with twine
Artwork pieced together with colored glass or pottery
A type of worship involving songs
6
Which Byzantine emperor secured his position by outbidding his opponent?
Justin
Julianus
Constantine
Caesar
7
The Roman practice of providing free wheat and entertainment to gain public approval was called
Bread and Circuses
Mercenaries
Factions
Patronage
8
Who convinced Justinian to stay and fight for his throne?
Justin
Belisarius
Theodora
Constantine
9
Which of the following rulers was responsible for building the original Hagia Sophia?
Justinian
Ivan the Great
Augustus
Constantine
10
How was Justinian related to Justin?
He was his neighbor.
He was his son.
He was his brother.
He was his nephew.
11
A hippodrome was an ancient Greece stadium that was used for...
trade
Horse and chariot racing
worship
musicals
12
Who was Tribonian?
A famous general who defeated the Mongols.
The wife of Justinian.
A cruel tax collector who made a fortune for the empire.
A brilliant legal mind who devised the Justinian Code
13
What religion was predominate in the Byzantine Empire?
Christian
Judiasm
Polythesitc
Islam
14
Justinian's Code was a major achievement because it preserved:
classical Greek plays
Russian customs
Roman laws
early Christian writings
15
Hagia Sophia is also known as...
holy church
holy wisdom
kingdom
Holy Holy
16
Who was the general who defeated the Persians?
Belisarius
Tribonian
John the Cappodocian
Procopios
17
What was the name of the famous church in Constantinople?
Hope Emmanuel
Idia Redonda
Blessed Sacrament
Hagia Sophia
18
Who was Justinian's tax collector?
Bellisarius the Warrior
William the Conqueror
John the Cappadocian
Alfred the Bold
19
Justinian conquered large portions of the fallen empire in a short time by doing what?
Building a navy
Making many allies
Raising taxes
Marrying Theodora
20
Which of the following is NOT one of the social services promoted by Justinian?
free trolley rides
bath houses
hospitals
schools
21
The Demes were like a cross between _____.
women and men
athletes and actors
senators and diplomats
gangs and political parties
22
Why couldn't Justinian and Theodora marry?
none of these choices
She was an actress.
She was already married.
age
23
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was:
Rome
Moscow
Constantinople
Paris
24
Some of the first political parties in the world were the Byzantine...
Catholics and Orthodox
Blues and Greens
Plebeians and Patricians
Romans and Byzantines
25
Which language did the Orthodox Church pray in?
Latin
Byzantine
Italian
Greek
26
All of the following are true about the location of Constantinople EXCEPT:
it was a peninsula
it was located along major trade routes
it was located on an island
it had a large wall
27
Another name for the eastern Roman Empire was:
Ottoman Empire
Mongol Empire
Byzantine Empire
Greek Revivalist Empire
28
Byzantine art is almost entirely focused on religion.
False
True
29
The Byzantine Empire reached its greatest size under:
Capurcinius
Julianus
Justinian
Justin
30
Which of the following was NOT one of Justin's jobs?
swineherd
merchant
soldier
31
The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of:
All of Western Europe
Greece and Rome
Russia
Mongols
