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According to the Byzantine historian Procopius's account, high-quality silk production was |
| | A) | developed by Byzantine craftsmen by improving the cocoons of wild silkworms. |
| | B) | introduced by two Christian monks to the Byzantine Empire. |
| | C) | introduced to the Byzantine Empire through several routes. |
| | D) | taught to the Chinese by Byzantine monks. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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Throughout most of its history the capital of the Byzantine Empire was |
| | A) | Byzantion. |
| | B) | Constantinople. |
| | C) | Byzantium. |
| | D) | Istanbul. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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The term caesaropapism refers to the fact that the Byzantine emperors |
| | A) | claimed divine favor and sanction. |
| | B) | claimed divine status |
| | C) | claimed half human and half divine status. |
| | D) | claimed to be both Roman emperor and pope. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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Which of the following was not true of Theodora? |
| | A) | She was emperor Justinian's wife, advisor, and aid. |
| | B) | She was the daughter of a bear keeper in the circus |
| | C) | She was the dominant political figure of her age, controlling the empire from behind the scenes. |
| | D) | She was a former stripper. |
| | E) | She advised him to crush a riot in Constantinople. |
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Emperor Justinian is best remembered for his |
| | A) | plan to destroy Constantinople in order to rebuild it. |
| | B) | codification of Roman law, known as Body of the Civil Law. |
| | C) | complete reconstitution of the classical Roman empire. |
| | D) | decisive victory over the Muslims. |
| | E) | All of the answers are correct. |
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Under the theme system, |
| | A) | Byzantine generals used Greek fire to defend their provinces (themes). |
| | B) | free peasants received allotments of land in exchange for military service. |
| | C) | generals cooperated with governors in civil administration of provinces (themes). |
| | D) | landed aristocrats turned peasants into slaves. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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The battle of Kleidion in 1014 C.E. was fought between |
| | A) | Byzantium and the Bulgars. |
| | B) | Byzantium and European crusaders. |
| | C) | Byzantium and Muslim Saljuqs. |
| | D) | Byzantium and Islam. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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Which of the following was not an economic policy of the Byzantine government? |
| | A) | Preventing land accumulation by wealthy classes in order to protect free peasants. |
| | B) | Preventing wealthy and powerful entrepreneurs from monopolizing the silk industry. |
| | C) | Issuing the bezant (Byzantine gold coin) as the standard currency. |
| | D) | Preventing business partnerships to encourage individual investment. |
| | E) | Allowing banks to advance loans for business ventures. |
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Which of the following was not a form of entertainment in Constantinople? |
| | A) | perching atop tall pillars |
| | B) | athletic matches and contests between wild animals |
| | C) | circuses featuring clowns, jugglers, and dwarfs |
| | D) | chariot races |
| | E) | theaters of song and dance |
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How did the Spanish rabbi Benjamin of Tudela describe Constantinople? |
| | A) | He described it as a corrupt and ungodly place. |
| | B) | He described it as inferior to the city of Baghdad. |
| | C) | He described it as a place where no one is interested in learning. |
| | D) | He described it as the place with the greatest entertainment. |
| | E) | All of the answers are correct. |
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After the sixth century, well educated Byzantines |
| | A) | considered themselves the direct heirs of classical Greece. |
| | B) | no longer spoke Latin; they now spoke Greek. |
| | C) | placed more emphasis on the humanities than the sciences. |
| | D) | read commentaries on the Greek classics. |
| | E) | All of the answers are correct. |
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Emperor Leo III (reigned 717–741) launched the campaign of iconoclasm because |
| | A) | he wanted to give the ecclesiastical authorities a lesson by destroying paintings and images of Jesus and the saints. |
| | B) | he was convinced that the veneration of religious images was sinful, tantamount to the worship of physical idols. |
| | C) | he suffered from severe mental illness, and the religious images drove him crazy. |
| | D) | he wanted to destroy the influence of the Roman church. |
| | E) | All of the answers are correct. |
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Which of the following was not true about monasteries of the Byzantine church? |
| | A) | They grew out of the efforts of devout individuals to lead especially holy lives. |
| | B) | They provided social services to their communities. |
| | C) | They were centers of thought and learning |
| | D) | They opposed the policy of iconoclasm |
| | E) | some forbade female humans or animals from entering |
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In 1054 C.E., the Byzantine patriarch and the pope of Rome mutually excommunicated each other because of their disagreements over matters of |
| | A) | rituals such as whether priests should shave their beards. |
| | B) | the doctrinal dispute about Jesus' relationship to God and the Holy Spirit. |
| | C) | the worship of icons. |
| | D) | who had authority over their jurisdiction. |
| | E) | the appropriateness of the crusades. |
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From the early eleventh century, the most serious domestic problem of Byzantium was |
| | A) | intermarriages between generals' children and local peasants. |
| | B) | the decline of the free peasantry in both number and prosperity. |
| | C) | frequent fights between the Greens and the Blues. |
| | D) | rebellion among the Islamic states. |
| | E) | All were serious problems. |
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Which of the following is true of the crusades launched by the western Europeans during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries? |
| | A) | They were trying to recapture Jerusalem and other holy sites from Muslim control. |
| | B) | They carved out states in parts of the Byzantine empire |
| | C) | They sacked the city of Constantinople. |
| | D) | They were used to strengthen economic positions in the eastern Mediterranean. |
| | E) | All of the answers are correct. |
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The people who finally brought down the Byzantine empire were |
| | A) | crusaders of Western Europe. |
| | B) | Muslim Saljuqs. |
| | C) | Ottoman Turks. |
| | D) | Russians and Bulgars. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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Which of the following was not a consequence of the Byzantine missions to the Slavic peoples? |
| | A) | The Cyrillic alphabet became the writing system of the Slavic peoples. |
| | B) | The Byzantine Empire and Slavic peoples united to fight against the Islamic armies. |
| | C) | Eastern Orthodox Christianity was adopted by the Slavic peoples. |
| | D) | Schools were organized by the missionaries. |
| | E) | All of the answers are correct. |
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How did Alexius I deal with the Bogomil heretics? |
| | A) | He had them all executed by being burned on a cross. |
| | B) | He condemned them to death by crucifixion. |
| | C) | He had them banished from the empire. |
| | D) | He forced them to convert to Manichaeism. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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The princes of which city established caesaropapist control over the Russian Orthodox Church? |
| | A) | Constantinople |
| | B) | Rome |
| | C) | Moscow |
| | D) | Kiev |
| | E) | St. Petersburg |
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