HIEU 322 Quiz 9: Crisis, Change, and the Division of Empire – Questions and Answers | 2026 Updated | 100% Correct.

HIEU 322 Quiz 9: Crisis, Change, and the Division of Empire – Questions and
Answers | 2026 Updated | 100% Correct.




Question 1


What was the primary cause of the "Crisis of the Third Century" in the Roman Empire?

• A) The rise of Islam
• B) Simultaneous external invasions and internal civil wars
• C) The assassination of Julius Caesar
• D) The spread of the bubonic plague

✅ Correct Answer: B) Simultaneous external invasions and internal civil wars




Question 2


Which emperor is credited with ending the Crisis of the Third Century and establishing
the Tetrarchy?

• A) Constantine I
• B) Trajan
• C) Diocletian
• D) Aurelian

✅ Correct Answer: C) Diocletian

,Question 3


What was the Tetrarchy?

• A) A religious council that legalized Christianity
• B) A system of rule by four emperors sharing power over four regions of the empire
• C) A tax reform that divided the empire into four economic zones
• D) A military alliance with Persia

✅ Correct Answer: B) A system of rule by four emperors sharing power over four regions
of the empire




Question 4


In Diocletian’s Tetrarchy, what were the titles given to the two senior and two junior
emperors, respectively?

• A) Caesar and Consul
• B) Augustus and Caesar
• C) Imperator and Rex
• D) Dominus and Princeps

✅ Correct Answer: B) Augustus and Caesar

, Question 5


Which emperor first legalized Christianity with the Edict of Milan (313 CE)?

• A) Diocletian
• B) Galerius
• C) Constantine I
• D) Theodosius I

✅ Correct Answer: C) Constantine I




Question 6


What major administrative change did Diocletian implement to stabilize the economy?

• A) Introduction of gold coinage only
• B) Price Edicts (maximum prices and wages)
• C) Abolition of all taxes
• D) Creation of a barter-only economy

✅ Correct Answer: B) Price Edicts (maximum prices and wages)