View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What court does Alexius appear before?
(a) Inquisition.
(b) Criminal court.
(c) Church court.
(d) Senate court.

2. What does Pope Gregory VII accuse the one he had a dispute with of?
(a) Of being weak.
(b) Of not giving enough money to the church.
(c) Usurpation.
(d) Heresy.

3. Who does Anna say Botaniates wished to concede the throne to?
(a) Melissenus.
(b) Robert.
(c) Alexius.
(d) Isaac.

4. What do the Scythians attack after being driven off by Alexius?
(a) Pristhlava.
(b) General Opus' army.
(c) The imperial tent.
(d) Bohemund.

5. What does Melissenus want in order to renounce the throne?
(a) Money.
(b) To rule Asia.
(c) That he be made Grand General.
(d) The Papal blessing to divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John Italus' punishment?

2. Who does Robert delegate some of his troops to?

3. Who opposes the means Alexius found to raise money?

4. Who wins the battle at the end of Book IV?

5. What penalty does Alexius impose on the conspiracy ring leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexius realize about Robert in Book V?

2. What problems arise with the Ducas family at the beginning of Book III?

3. Why was the victory against the Turks significant and when did the conflict occur?

4. Who was Tzachas, as introduced in Book VII?

5. What is the conflict over choosing the Emperor?

6. What happens between the Scythians and Alexius at the beginning of Book VII?

7. What does Anna believe about her fortune and why?

8. At the end of Book VII, what plot does Alexius hear of?

9. What happened when people heard that Alexius survived the battle?

10. What does Anna note about the state of Rome?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 687 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample