LUOA World History I - 1.14.R - Quiz: The Roman World

Which Christian apologist argued that out of Christians, Barbarians, Greeks, and Jews, Christians were the true believers because they did not have to protect their gods of metal nor worship just the law?

Aristides

Which book of the Bible describes when the Holy Spirit descended on the Christ's apostles?

Luke

Who were the members of the Second Triumvirate? [choose all that apply]

Mark Antony Marcus Lepidus Octavian

Jesus Christ was crucified and then resurrected from the dead during the reign of which Roman emperor?

Tiberius

Who were the early Italians to found the city of Rome?

Latins

How long was Christ's ministry?

3 years

Where did the final battle between Octavian and Mark Antony take place?

Actium

The Punic War pitted Rome against the naval power of ________________.

Carthage

Who was the political theorist to promote the idea of "there is no place like home?"

Cicero

What was the title of the literary work by Augustine of Hippo that argued that the best way to live focuses on God and not earthly desires?

City of God

The two brothers that championed the plebs and wanted to reform society to help the poor were Tiberius and Gaius ____________________.

Gracchus

Which Jewish sect was more open to Christianity?

Hellenized

Domitian persecuted Christians like John who was exiled to the island of _____________________.

Patmos

What statement best describes the persecution against the Christians during the age of Trajan?

Persecution only occurred on a local level.

Which Jewish sect was interested in preserving the scribal tradition of interpretation?

Pharisees

Who was the final western Roman emperor during the fall of the west?

Romulus Augustus

Which Christian apologist argued that Christianity was superior to Greek philosophy?

Tatian

What is the basic idea of Transubstantiation?

The wine and bread turn into the body and blood of Christ.

Rome is a good example of

a slave society

Who controlled the Senate after the disposal of the Etruscan king?

consul

What destruction occurred during the reign of Titus?

destruction of Pompeii

In the Etruscan society, there were two main social groups. Which one controlled the Senate?

patricians

Which statement(s) about Theodosius are correct? [choose all that may apply]

permanently split the empire between east and west made Christianity the official religion of Rome

What river runs directly through the city of Rome?

the Tiber

What was one reason for the specificity of the creeds?

to eliminate certain groups of people