Byzantine Empire Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
What was Constantine's role in the establishment of Christianity in
the Roman Empire? -
correct answer ✅He stated that it was no longer illegal
By the fifth century, the western Roman Empire ___ and the
Byzantine Empire ___ -
correct answer ✅was disintegrating; was much richer and
relatively stable
What accurately describes a similarity between the old (western)
Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire? -
correct answer ✅They used the same legal framework and many
cultural traditions.
Which of the following accurately describes a major difference
between the western Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire? -
correct answer ✅The Byzantine government clearly placed the
emperor as the highest religious authority, while the Roman
government kept political and religious authority more separate.
Who is credited with creating an alphabet for several Slavic
languages? -
correct answer ✅Cyril
, Byzantine Empire Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
What is iconoclasm? -
correct answer ✅The belief that icons violate the Bible's command
against idolatry.
Which of the following accurately describes a major difference
between the Christian church in western Europe versus eastern
Europe in the period 500-1000? -
correct answer ✅The church in western Europe was the main
source of stability and order while in the East the church was part
of a robust Byzantine government.
What two groups generally receive the most credit for the
preservation of Greek and Roman literature through the Middle
Ages? -
correct answer ✅Monks in the West and the Byzantine Empire in
the east
For what is Romulus Augustus remembered? -
correct answer ✅He was the last emperor of the western roman
empire
Questions and Answers 2026
What was Constantine's role in the establishment of Christianity in
the Roman Empire? -
correct answer ✅He stated that it was no longer illegal
By the fifth century, the western Roman Empire ___ and the
Byzantine Empire ___ -
correct answer ✅was disintegrating; was much richer and
relatively stable
What accurately describes a similarity between the old (western)
Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire? -
correct answer ✅They used the same legal framework and many
cultural traditions.
Which of the following accurately describes a major difference
between the western Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire? -
correct answer ✅The Byzantine government clearly placed the
emperor as the highest religious authority, while the Roman
government kept political and religious authority more separate.
Who is credited with creating an alphabet for several Slavic
languages? -
correct answer ✅Cyril
, Byzantine Empire Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
What is iconoclasm? -
correct answer ✅The belief that icons violate the Bible's command
against idolatry.
Which of the following accurately describes a major difference
between the Christian church in western Europe versus eastern
Europe in the period 500-1000? -
correct answer ✅The church in western Europe was the main
source of stability and order while in the East the church was part
of a robust Byzantine government.
What two groups generally receive the most credit for the
preservation of Greek and Roman literature through the Middle
Ages? -
correct answer ✅Monks in the West and the Byzantine Empire in
the east
For what is Romulus Augustus remembered? -
correct answer ✅He was the last emperor of the western roman
empire
