History of Western Civilization » Fall 2020 » Chapter 6 Quiz

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Question #1
The Roman poet Virgil:
A.   translated the works of the Greek poet Homer into Latin
B.   became so famous for his stories about the lives of common people in Rome that he was elected emperor in 31 CE
C.   was the author of the Aeneid, an epic poem that is the Latin equivalent of the Greek Iliad and Odyssey
D.   was persecuted by the emperor Augustus for writing works that criticized the Roman government
Question #2
After Augustus assumed power as the emperor of Rome, he:
A.   claimed to have restored the Republic, but in fact kept an extraordinary amount of political power for himself
B.   fully restored the Roman Republic and the authority of the elected consuls
C.   returned complete autonomy to the Roman provinces
D.   moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Egypt and proclaimed himself pharaoh
Question #3
Between 235 and 284 CE, a period scholars call the “crisis of the third century:”
A.   the capital of the Roman Empire was moved to Egypt, and Roman emperors took the title of pharaoh 
B.   the Senate returned complete autonomy to the Roman provinces
C.   the Roman Republic was fully restored, along with the authority of the elected consuls
D.   Roman government was unstable, and more than twenty different emperors seized power in just 49 years
Question #4
Paul of Tarsus was
A.   an early follower of Jesus who insisted it was necessary to convert to Judaism in order to accept the Christian faith
B.   the Zoroastrian priest who translated Jesus’ teachings from Latin into Persian
C.   the Roman governor responsible for ordering Jesus’ execution
D.   the Hellenized Jew who became a key figure in the development and spread of Christianity as a religion separate from Judaism

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