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Question 1
Question 2
A) Which of the following statements assesses Bishop Donatus’s reaction when Emperor Constantine
recommended forgiveness for the church officials who were not protecting the church’s integrity?
(1 point)
Donatus convinced Constantine to make Donatus the religious sovereign of the empire in order to punish
the previous church leadership.
Donatus and his followers did not agree with Constantine’s assessment and moved to the northern part of
Africa.
Donatus met with Constantine and asked him to reconsider his decision because Donatus felt that the
decision could cause further harm to the church.
Donatus and his followers accepted Constantine’s recommendation, revising their beliefs and choosing to
work things out with the local church leadership.
A) Which of the following statements assesses why Constantine thought that the vision in the sky the
night before the Battle of Milvian Bridge was a sign from the Christian God? (1 point)
Constantine claimed that he saw a vision in the heavens because of his role in the Edict of Milan.
Constantine claimed that he saw a vision of a cross in the heavens, and the cross was a known symbol of
Christianity.
Constantine claimed that he saw a vision of a Christian symbol in the heavens before the battle because
he had just converted to Christianity.
Constantine claimed that he saw a vision of the Messiah in the heavens, sent by the Christian God.
Question 3
A)
Use the table to answer the question.
Comparison of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholic
Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Geographic Location Western Europe Eastern Europe & Near East
Religious Center Rome Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch,
Alexandria
Relationship to Politics Papal Supremacy Caesaropapism
Language of Religious
Services
Latin Greek
Using the information in the table, investigate how geography affected the East-West Schism.
(1 point)
Cultural differences such as the language of religious services are the only example of geographic
influence.
The Eastern Church was more influenced by geography than the West because of caesaropapism.
Geography influenced the language, politics, and power centers of both the Eastern and Western Church.
Disputes over political control of the Church played a more important role than geographic differences
between the Eastern and Western Churches.
Question 4
A) Which of the following statements best evaluates why Constantine I converted to Christianity during
his fight to gain control of the Roman Empire? (1 point)
Constantine thought he saw a cross in the sky the night before a big battle and believed this celestial clue
helped him win the battle.
Constantine and Licinius, the emperor of the eastern half of the Roman Empire, met and announced a
decision to let people publicly believe in Christianity without fear of being persecuted. After that,
Constantine thought it was safe to convert.
Constantine was already a Christian before he began fighting to gain control of the western portion of the
empire and only made it public after the fighting started.
Constantine never became a Christian; he died a pagan.
Question 5
A)
Use the maps to answer the question.
Compare the maps of the Byzantine Empire under the rule of Justinian I and the Roman Empire under
the rule of Trajan. Which statement best identifies a similarity between the territories controlled?
(1 point)
Neither empire controlled the entire Mediterranean coastline.
Both empires controlled Mesopotamia and the Italian Peninsula.
Both empires controlled Asia Minor and the Italian Peninsula.
Neither empire controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula.

Answers

GPT-5 mini
Q1 — Donatus’s reaction: Donatus and his followers did not agree with Constantine’s assessment and moved to the northern part of Africa.

Q2 — Constantine’s vision: Constantine claimed that he saw a vision of a cross in the heavens, and the cross was a known symbol of Christianity.

Q3 — Geography and the East–West Schism: Geography influenced the language, politics, and power centers of both the Eastern and Western Church.

Q4 — Why Constantine converted: Constantine thought he saw a cross in the sky the night before a big battle and believed this celestial clue helped him win the battle.

Q5 — Maps of Justinian vs. Trajan: Both empires controlled Asia Minor and the Italian Peninsula.

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