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Study Guide
Which of the following statements about the “fall of Rome” is accurate?
(a) only the Western empire “fell.”
(b) it was caused by lead poisoning.
(c) even a vibrant economy could not prevent it.
The term “hagiography” means the
(a) adulation of the emperor.
(b) claim of Rome to primacy over the Church.
(c) writing of saints’ lives.
St Augustine died in
(a) 330.
(b) 430.
(c) 530.
Early Christians debated
(a) the balance between humanity and divinity in Jesus.
(b) the place of Greco-Roman pagan ideas in Christian theology.
(c) both of the above.
(d) neither of the above.
Which of the following statements about the Pax Romana (or Roman Peace) is true?
(a) it lasted from c. 31 BCE to 180 CE.
(b) it was brought about by the triumph of Christianity.
(c) it happened only in the Eastern Empire.
Wergild, compurgation, and ordeal are terms associated with barbarian
(a) metal-work.
(b) law.
(c) kinship.
C.E. refers to the
(a) Christian Era.
(b) Chinese Era.
(c) Common Era.
Which of the following statements about St Augustine is accurate?
(a) he once had a mistress and illegitimate son.
(b) he died in 230 C.E.
(c) he was a devout Christian throughout his life.
Christianity became a tolerated faith within the Roman Empire in
(a) 213 CE.
(b) 313 CE.
(c) 413 CE.
Neoplatonism was a philosophical system well-suited to
(a) the state religions of Rome.
(b) otherworldy asceticism.
(c) barbarian veneration of nature.
Ambrose and Jerome were important as Christian
(a) theologians.
(b) martyrs.
(c) persecutors
.
A wergild was
(a) a law based on custom, not legislation.
(b) a sum of money paid to compensate a victim or his/her family.
(c) an early form of Christian baptism.
More and more barbarians moved into the Roman empire in the late fourth century because
(a) they worshipped the Pope in Rome.
(b) they were pushed westward by the Huns.
(c) a new ice cap had covered their ancestral lands.
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