Lesson test: Gods, and the one that would not share

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Gods, and the one that would not share

1.[3p]
What did the pax deorum require of a Roman community?

Correct performance of the rites, not belief of any kind

Correct

Assent to a creed defined by the priests

The answer is: Correct performance of the rites, not belief of any kind

Exclusive worship of the state gods

The answer is: Correct performance of the rites, not belief of any kind

An annual profession of loyalty to the emperor's person

The answer is: Correct performance of the rites, not belief of any kind

2.[3p]
Why could Rome tolerate Jews who would not sacrifice?

Select all that apply

They were an ancient nation with their own ancestral custom

Correct

They were identifiable as a group

Correct

They paid, first the Temple tax and later the tax to Jupiter

Correct

They accepted the imperial cult in private

The answer is: They were an ancient nation with their own ancestral custom, They were identifiable as a group, They paid, first the Temple tax and later the tax to Jupiter

3.[2p]
After 70 the Temple tax was redirected to Jupiter Capitolinus. How many denarii a year did each Jew pay?

CorrectNot quite: 2

4.[3p]
Pliny found nothing criminal in what Christians did and executed them anyway. What follows?

The crime was the refusal itself, not any act

Correct

Pliny was acting outside the law

The answer is: The crime was the refusal itself, not any act

The charge was arson, as under Nero

The answer is: The crime was the refusal itself, not any act

The trials tested belief rather than behaviour

The answer is: The crime was the refusal itself, not any act

5.[3p]
Trajan replied that Christians must not be sought out and anonymous accusations must not be admitted. What kind of protection is that?

One that fails exactly when a frightened city wants somebody to blame

Correct

A permanent legal exemption from prosecution

The answer is: One that fails exactly when a frightened city wants somebody to blame

A ban on trying Christians at all

The answer is: One that fails exactly when a frightened city wants somebody to blame

A requirement that governors investigate every rumour

The answer is: One that fails exactly when a frightened city wants somebody to blame

6.[3p]
Growth at 40 per cent a decade doubles a population every how many decades? Give it to one decimal place.

CorrectNot quite: 2.1

7.[3p]
Starting from a thousand Christians in AD 40, that rate gives roughly what percentage of sixty million by AD 300? Give it to one decimal place.

CorrectNot quite: 10.5

8.[2p]
Decius's edict of 250 named Christians as its target.

True

The answer is: False

False

Correct

9.[3p]
Match each measure to what it required.

Trajan's rescript
the fiscus Iudaicus
Decius's edict

sacrifice, libation and a signed certificate from everyone
no seeking out, no anonymous accusations, death on conviction
two denarii a year from every Jew in the empire

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Trajan's rescript: no seeking out, no anonymous accusations, death on conviction the fiscus Iudaicus: two denarii a year from every Jew in the empire Decius's edict: sacrifice, libation and a signed certificate from everyone

1.[3p] What did the pax deorum require of a Roman community?

2.[3p] Why could Rome tolerate Jews who would not sacrifice?

3.[2p] After 70 the Temple tax was redirected to Jupiter Capitolinus. How many denarii a year did each Jew pay?

4.[3p] Pliny found nothing criminal in what Christians did and executed them anyway. What follows?

5.[3p] Trajan replied that Christians must not be sought out and anonymous accusations must not be admitted. What kind of protection is that?

6.[3p] Growth at 40 per cent a decade doubles a population every how many decades? Give it to one decimal place.

7.[3p] Starting from a thousand Christians in AD 40, that rate gives roughly what percentage of sixty million by AD 300? Give it to one decimal place.

8.[2p] Decius's edict of 250 named Christians as its target.

9.[3p] Match each measure to what it required.

1.[3p]
What did the pax deorum require of a Roman community?

2.[3p]
Why could Rome tolerate Jews who would not sacrifice?

3.[2p]
After 70 the Temple tax was redirected to Jupiter Capitolinus. How many denarii a year did each Jew pay?

4.[3p]
Pliny found nothing criminal in what Christians did and executed them anyway. What follows?

5.[3p]
Trajan replied that Christians must not be sought out and anonymous accusations must not be admitted. What kind of protection is that?

6.[3p]
Growth at 40 per cent a decade doubles a population every how many decades? Give it to one decimal place.

7.[3p]
Starting from a thousand Christians in AD 40, that rate gives roughly what percentage of sixty million by AD 300? Give it to one decimal place.

8.[2p]
Decius's edict of 250 named Christians as its target.

9.[3p]
Match each measure to what it required.