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1 Exam Name MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Everywhere it spread, Buddhism stressed A) a strong church organization. B) the impossibility of attaining nirvana except by multiple reincarnations. C) the worthlessness of all competing religions. D) meditation and ethical behavior. E) worship of Buddha as a god. 2) Roman slaves were used for all of the following EXCEPT A) agricultural labor. B) work in the mines. C) household care and tutoring. D) entertainment. E) military service. 3) Monasticism first developed in Italy under the leadership of A) Benedict. B) Justinian. C) Peter. D) Paul. E) Socrates. 4) Compared to Chinese architecture, Greek and Roman architecture A) avoided the use of color and decoration. B) did not emphasize balance. C) was particularly devoted to government buildings. D) emphasized tall towers and steeples. E) featured monumental styles. 5) Which of the following best survived the Hun invasions in India? A) Nationalist beliefs B) Buddhist beliefs C) Aryan traditions D) Political unity E) Hindu beliefs 6) By 600 C. E., an early civilization was beginning to take shape in A) Central America. B) the West Indies. C) Russia. D) Brazil. E) the west coast of North America. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 1

2 7) Compared to Hinduism, Christians are more likely to A) see humans as superior to the rest of nature. B) believe that women are morally superior to men. C) tolerate other beliefs. D) be polytheistic. E) approve of sexual pleasure. 8) The end of the Gupta Empire differed from the decline of Rome in that it did not involve A) outside invasions such as the Huns and others. B) the introduction of a new religion for the majority. C) the weakening of central government. D) big cultural changes. E) a change in political institutions. 9) Despite major differences, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism all show interest in A) strong priesthood. B) polytheism. C) life after death. D) clearly organized church structures. E) absolute hostility to the worship of religious images and spirits of nature. 10) By 600, looking at the entire world, a good definition of "barbarian" would be A) someone who is a knight. B) someone who is not Christian. C) someone who is illiterate. D) someone who fights better than a peasant-soldier. E) someone who is not part of a civilization. 11) Compared to Hinduism and Buddhism, all of the following constitute distinctive features of late-roman Christianity EXCEPT A) a strong hierarchy of church officials. B) intolerance for competing beliefs. C) a strong evangelizing impulse. D) belief in a divine trinity. E) non-believers cannot join the church. 12) From a Confucian viewpoint, the Roman Empire might have been criticized for placing too much confidence in A) laws rather than trained officials. B) divine status of the emperor. C) religious conviction. D) public works functions. E) harsh punishments of criminals. 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 2

3 13) Compared to modern American ideas about democracy, Athenian democracy was distinctive in A) urging that all citizens participate directly in lawmaking and policymaking. B) urging that the state adopt policies to benefit ordinary citizens. C) electing representatives to govern the city-state. D) separating foreign residents from citizens. E) naming experienced leaders as military generals. 14) The "lessons" of late Han China and the late Roman Empire are that the decline of a civilization, whether temporary or permanent, A) results from social rebellion in which the poor attack the rich and tear down their institutions. B) follows inevitably from centralized, unrepresentative government. C) results from a lack of religious conviction. D) is not simply the result of attack by outside invaders. E) results from undue dependence on slavery. 15) If the Greek genius was politics, the Roman genius was A) science. B) music. C) poetry. D) engineering. E) agriculture. 16) The two Mediterranean powers fighting in the Punic Wars were A) Egypt and the Persian Empire. B) Sicily and Ionia. C) Carthage and Rome. D) Athens and Sparta. E) Macedonia and Crete. 17) The eastern portion of the Roman Empire experienced less decline than the west for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) the east had older traditions of civilization. B) the east resisted the spread of Christianity. C) the east had more active trade. D) the east was more wealthy. E) the east faced less pressure from barbarian invasions. 18) One important early symptom of Rome's decline was A) the replacement of republic by empire. B) acceptance of Christianity. C) the use of slave labor. D) the weakness of the eastern portion of the empire compared to the west. E) the drop in population due to a series of plagues. 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 3

4 19) Nomadic invaders often had military advantages over the armies of empires because A) they developed better supply lines. B) they had larger forces with more soldiers. C) they believed they were fighting inferior cultures. D) they were more skilled as horsemen. E) they had smaller distances to cover. 20) The first kingdoms in eastern Africa below the Sahara showed the influence of A) Rome and Phoenicia. B) Egypt and Hellenism. C) Persia. D) the flight of Jews from Israel. E) Indian merchants and missionaries. 19) 20) 4

5 Answer Key Testname: CHAPTER 4-5 1) D 2) E 3) A 4) E 5) E 6) A 7) A 8) B 9) C 10) E 11) E 12) A 13) A 14) D 15) D 16) C 17) B 18) E 19) D 20) B 5

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