Ancient Rome and Christianity

Question 1

Which of the following was not related to the "fall" of Rome?

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the assassination of Julius Caesar

Question 2

Called the "Rock" on which the Christian Church would be built; considered first bishop of Rome

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Peter

Question 3

The Pax Romana can be considered the Golden Age of Rome because it was a time when Rome

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enjoyed a stable government and prosperity.

Question 4

Savior chosen by God who was to be sent by God to free the Jews from Roman rule

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Messiah

Question 5

Jesus used these short stories with simple moral lessons to teach the masses

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Parables

Question 6

Compiled a 37-volume work titled Natural History; killed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

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Pliny the Elder

Question 7

Rome and Carthage competed for control of

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the Western Mediterranean.

Question 8

People willing to die for their beliefs

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Martyrs

Question 9

Plebeians were dissatisfied with the government of the early Roman Republic because it

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was dominated by the patricians.

Question 10

known as the "Scourge of God"; leader of the Huns

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Attila

Question 11

Brilliant Carthaginian general who defeated the Romans at Cannae; lost battle of Zama

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Hannibal

Question 12

The Jewish Revolt in Palestine led to the

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scattering of Jewish communities across the empire.

Question 13

soldiers who serve for money not out of loyalty to the government

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Mercenary

Question 14

Greek physician that wrote a medical encyclopedia used in Europe for another 1000 years

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Galen

Question 15

Emperor who built a series of defensive walls across Britain; crushed the Jewish Revolt in 132

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Hadrian

Question 16

Believed in Stoicism and wrote the work, Meditations; his death ended the Pax Romana

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Marcus Aurelius

Question 17

Augustus helped to ensure good government during the Pax Romana by

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opening the civil service to talented individuals.

Question 18

What was the Roman attitude toward Christianity?

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They persecuted Christians.

Question 19

The city of Rome was located on the

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Tiber River.

Question 20

The major power struggles in the early Roman Republic were between

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aristocratic (patricians) and common citizens (plebeians)

Question 21

A leader who could be appointed to govern Rome during times of emergency; rule for six months

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Dictator

Question 22

The Twelve Tables of Law were significant because they

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provided Rome with its first written law code.

Question 23

Augustus changed the government of Rome by

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ordering a census and setting up a postal service.

Question 24

What, according to Jesus was his mission?

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to bring spiritual salvation and eternal life.

Question 25

Ambitious general elected dictator for life; assassinated on March 15, 44 BCE (Ides of March)

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Julius Caesar

Question 26

Visigoths and other Germanic peoples crossed into Roman territory to

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escape the advancing Huns.

Question 27

Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid, the story of the founding of Rome

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Virgil

Question 28

Who began the practice of preaching the Gospel to non-Jews or gentiles?

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Paul

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Jesus?

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He taught that material wealth is important.

Question 30

Bridge-like structures that carried water from the countryside to the cities of Roman Empire

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Aqueducts

Question 31

Roman official who oversaw the trial of Jesus

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Pontius Pilate

Question 32

The first four books of the New Testament; tells the story of the life of Jesus

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Gospels

Question 33

Considered by many to be the worst Roman emperor ever to rule Rome; blamed Christians for fire

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Nero

Question 34

The upper class in the Roman Republic; controlled the government until reforms were made

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patricians

Question 35

Scientist who put forth the geocentric theory of the universe

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Ptolemy

Question 36

Roman general who defeated the Carthaginians at the battle of Zama; earned nickname "Africanus"

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Scipio

Question 37

Rome was a superior site for a city for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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it was an ideal seaport.

Question 38

Defined as holding beliefs that are contrary to official Church teachings

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Heresy

Question 39

Roman emperor who was the worst persecutor of Christians; divided the Roman Empire

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Diocletian

Question 40

How would the Roman road system have affected the spread of Christianity?

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Missionaries could travel all over the empire.

Question 41

Caesar's chief lieutenant whose love affair with Cleopatra ultimately cost him his life

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Mark Antony

Question 42

The Battle of Adrianople showed that

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Rome could no longer defend its borders.

Question 43

What ended the persecution of Christians?

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Constantine's Edict of Milan.

Question 44

Which was the most important branch of government in the Roman Republic?

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the Senate

Question 45

Early Christianity appealed to many people because it

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promised eternal life.

Question 46

The Roman Republic ended under the rule of

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Augustus.

Question 47

The ultimate victor of the Punic Wars was

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Rome.

Question 48

Common citizens in the Roman Republic who demanded reforms in government

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plebeians

Question 49

Roman schools emphasized the study of

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history.

Question 50

As a result of the Punic Wars, Roman farmers were troubled by all of the following EXCEPT

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higher taxes.

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