HUM Final Exam ACTUAL UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a reason Constantine created an Eastern capital for Rome at
Byzantium? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Rome was sacked by the Goths.
Explain the nature of the Arian controversy and its resolution. (Be specific in your response,
and write in complete sentences.) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Arian controversy
concerned the true nature of Jesus. Orthodox Christians--including a Greek named
Alexander, the bishop of Alexandria--believed that Jesus was divine and fully a part of the
Godhead, equal and unified with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. Arius, also a Greek and
elder from Alexandria argued that Jesus, as the created Son, was distinct from God the Father
who was eternal. Constantine ordered a Council of Nicea to resolve the controversy.
Constantine, himself, favored the view of Alexander over Arius. The resulting Nicene Creed
held that Jesus is divine and part of the Godhead.
Which of the following is known as a "Latin father" of the church? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅St. Jerome of Stridon
Pope Gregory I
St. Augustine of Hippo
St. Ambrose of Milan
All of the above <-
The title to Augustine's Confessions represents which of the following elements of the
memoir? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a confession of praise.
a confession of sin
an act of faith in God
All of the above <-
In The City of God, Augustine rejects the older pagan notion that history repeats itself in
endless cycles. For Augustine, history moves on a _____ in a direction from its origin in God
until it ends, again in God, at a consummation in the Last Judgment. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅straight line
, In The Literal Interpretation of Genesis, Augustine warns against taking the Bible literally if
it flies in the face of reason and observation. The Hebrew Bible speaks of six days of creation
followed by a day of rest, but as we see in Reading 7.4, Augustine was concerned that
biblical accounts that defy reason could be harmful to Christianity. How does Augustine
rationalize the concept of time with the biblical account of creation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Augustine believed that God created everything at once and not in six days.
The six days found in Genesis were intended to only provide conceptual rather than physical
framework for describing creation in the world. He also wrote that the original sin is inherited
by all humans. Augustine was against abortion but only if the soul have not entered the fetus.
Which of the following is NOT true about Augustine's concept of original sin? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The sexual act is evil.
Which of the following is NOT reflected in Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅God exercises praevidentia, seeing things before they happen.
The Mausoleum of the Galla Placidia is a tomb for the empress it is named after. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅False
What feature of the lunette depicting Christ as the Good Shepherd within the Mausoleum of
Galla Placidia refracts and breaks up light? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅tesserae
The mosaics of the Church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo are of two different dates and reflect in
one building both the Roman and Byzantine styles of art. At the level of the clerestory
windows are scenes from the New Testament—the miracles of Christ on one side (Fig. 7.6)
and scenes from his passion on the other. These mosaics are very different in style from the
procession of sainted martyrs on the lower level. The Gospel sequence is more _____ in
inspiration: severe and simple. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Roman
Under what ruler and when did Constantinople reach the height of its power? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Justinian
During the Nika Riots, Justinian was about to flee the city until, by most accounts,
_____shamed him into staying and fighting. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Theodora
The Hagia Sophia was a stunning architectural achievement that combined the longitudinal
shape of the Roman basilica with a domed central plan. Two centuries earlier, Constantine
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a reason Constantine created an Eastern capital for Rome at
Byzantium? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Rome was sacked by the Goths.
Explain the nature of the Arian controversy and its resolution. (Be specific in your response,
and write in complete sentences.) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Arian controversy
concerned the true nature of Jesus. Orthodox Christians--including a Greek named
Alexander, the bishop of Alexandria--believed that Jesus was divine and fully a part of the
Godhead, equal and unified with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. Arius, also a Greek and
elder from Alexandria argued that Jesus, as the created Son, was distinct from God the Father
who was eternal. Constantine ordered a Council of Nicea to resolve the controversy.
Constantine, himself, favored the view of Alexander over Arius. The resulting Nicene Creed
held that Jesus is divine and part of the Godhead.
Which of the following is known as a "Latin father" of the church? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅St. Jerome of Stridon
Pope Gregory I
St. Augustine of Hippo
St. Ambrose of Milan
All of the above <-
The title to Augustine's Confessions represents which of the following elements of the
memoir? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a confession of praise.
a confession of sin
an act of faith in God
All of the above <-
In The City of God, Augustine rejects the older pagan notion that history repeats itself in
endless cycles. For Augustine, history moves on a _____ in a direction from its origin in God
until it ends, again in God, at a consummation in the Last Judgment. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅straight line
, In The Literal Interpretation of Genesis, Augustine warns against taking the Bible literally if
it flies in the face of reason and observation. The Hebrew Bible speaks of six days of creation
followed by a day of rest, but as we see in Reading 7.4, Augustine was concerned that
biblical accounts that defy reason could be harmful to Christianity. How does Augustine
rationalize the concept of time with the biblical account of creation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Augustine believed that God created everything at once and not in six days.
The six days found in Genesis were intended to only provide conceptual rather than physical
framework for describing creation in the world. He also wrote that the original sin is inherited
by all humans. Augustine was against abortion but only if the soul have not entered the fetus.
Which of the following is NOT true about Augustine's concept of original sin? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The sexual act is evil.
Which of the following is NOT reflected in Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅God exercises praevidentia, seeing things before they happen.
The Mausoleum of the Galla Placidia is a tomb for the empress it is named after. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅False
What feature of the lunette depicting Christ as the Good Shepherd within the Mausoleum of
Galla Placidia refracts and breaks up light? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅tesserae
The mosaics of the Church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo are of two different dates and reflect in
one building both the Roman and Byzantine styles of art. At the level of the clerestory
windows are scenes from the New Testament—the miracles of Christ on one side (Fig. 7.6)
and scenes from his passion on the other. These mosaics are very different in style from the
procession of sainted martyrs on the lower level. The Gospel sequence is more _____ in
inspiration: severe and simple. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Roman
Under what ruler and when did Constantinople reach the height of its power? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Justinian
During the Nika Riots, Justinian was about to flee the city until, by most accounts,
_____shamed him into staying and fighting. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Theodora
The Hagia Sophia was a stunning architectural achievement that combined the longitudinal
shape of the Roman basilica with a domed central plan. Two centuries earlier, Constantine
