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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who represents Reactionary Stoicism?

2. What is the role of Jesus?

3. Freedom is mainly the domain of whom?

4. Of whom does the majority of the population consist?

5. Who has the most freedom in terms of the sovereignal aspect of freedom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Paul's large conversion rates located?

2. What has happened to society by the medieval times?

3. What is the purpose of this chapter?

4. Rome extends its power and rule to the Italian peninsula through a series of wars and conquests in 266 B.C. What are the consequences?

5. Why does the populace accept Augustus?

6. What is Reformist Stoicism?

7. What phases exist in the development of early Christianity?

8. Describe the Roman economy and society.

9. What are the consequences of Jesus' crucifixion?

10. How do the beliefs of different sects compare?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By medieval times, Europe makes the transition from slavery to serfdom.

Part 1) Compare slavery to serfdom. Why does the end of the Roman Empire not end slavery?

Part 2) Why do historians down play the role of freedom during this period of time?

Part 3) Who controls freedom at this time? How do people at this time think of freedom? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Patterson uses Greek tragedy to support several points.

Part 1) What is a Greek tragedy? How does he use this to support several points?

Part 2) How does this metaphor enhance the book for the reader?

Part 3) Must the reader understand Greek tragedies to understand the author's use of them? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

It is the women who are responsible for instilling the concept of freedom into Western civilization.

Part 1) Compare a man's concept of freedom to a woman's.

Part 2) Why are the women responsible?

Part 3) Are you surprised by this? Why or why not? How is this ironic?

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