Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The translation of the Bible into Latin by Jerome was known as the
a. Vulgate.
b. Tanakh.
c. New Testament.
d. Septuagint.
e. Gospels.
To meet the need for enlistment in the army, what actions were taken?
a. Women were allowed to serve in non-combat positions.
b. Slaves could earn freedom for serving in the military.
c. Soldiers must provide their own equipment.
d. Soldiers were hired from Barbarian units.
e. Soldiers need only serve for ten years in order to receive land allocations.
3. Which of the following tactics was used by Julian (the Apostate) to weaken Christianity?
a. burning Christian churches.
b. reinstituting the persecutions.
c. criminalizing the sacrament of baptism.
d. mandating the worship of Mithras.
e. prohibiting Christian professors from teaching classical literature.
4. The greatest Roman virtue was considered to be
a. veritas, or honesty.
b. gravitas, or seriousness of mood.
c. modesty.
d. pietas, or loyalty to family, friends, and state.
e. discipline.
5. Along with moving the capital to Constantinople, Constantine built all of the following except
a. Senate Forum.
b. Constantine's Arch.
c. the Church of Saint John the Lateran
d. Hagia Sophia
e. the Hippodrome
6. Under Diocletian's rule, what happened to the Roman Senate?
a. He strengthened its authority as a supplement to his reign.
b. He disbanded it entirely.
c. He empowered it to make decisions on behalf of the western provinces.
d. He removed all power and made it a city council.
e. He declared all of its members guilty of treason and conspiracy.
7. The famous battle at which Constantine defeated his rival and became sole ruler was located at the
a. Milvian Bridge.
b. Verrazzano Bridge.