Do You Have a Byzantine Mind?

1.What was the capital of the eastern Roman Empire?

A.Constantinople
B. Byzantium
C. Istanbul
D.Antioch

2. Which of the following coins was the MOST valuable?

A.Nomisma
B.Nummus
C.Follis
D.Semissis

3. The father of Empress Theodora was a:

A.Senator
B.Bear keeper
C.Tax collector
D.Farmer

4.The geographer Cosmas argued that the earth was shaped like:

A. A Roman exercise ball
B. The Ark of the Covenant
C. The Forum Constantine
D. A loaf of flat bread

5. In his "Secret History" Procopius did NOT refer to Justinian as:

A.A faceless demon in human form
B.Hypocritical, two-faced and cruel
C. A vampire
D. A mediocre poet

6. The body of water bounding Constantinople to the north is:

A.Euxine Sea
B.Sea of Marmara
C.The Golden Horn
D.The Bosporos

7. During the 532 "Nika" riots Justinian was persuaded not to flee into exile by:

A.Empress Theodora
B.Belisarias
C.The Quaester Tribonian
D.Michael Jordan

8. Holy men known as stylites lived:

A.In the desert
B.In caves
C.Atop pillars
D. Within abandoned churches

9. The entrance to the Great Palace was known as the:

A.Milion
B.Tetrapylon
C.Chalke
D.Augustaion

10. When Italy was reconquered in 552 Justinian's army was lead by:

A.The general Belisarias
B.Narses - a 74 year-old eunuch
C.The Emperor Justinian himself
D.The general Germanus