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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must one be aware of and concerned with the thoughts and opinions of the intellectuals?
(a) They are the most intelligent.
(b) They are the wealthy aristocracy.
(c) They are the writers of the time.
(d) They affect the people of all levels of society.

2. The concern with personal freedom basically results from whom?
(a) Male landowners of the period.
(b) Female slaves of the period.
(c) Male slaves of the period.
(d) Female landowners of the period.

3. Did freedom as an idea develop into a value everywhere?
(a) Mostly.
(b) Yes.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) No.

4. What is also a factor contributing to the social conflict of this time?
(a) Education.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Slavery
(d) Equality.

5. The contemporaneous development of slavery and the concept of freedom characterize what societies?
(a) Ancient Carthage and Rome.
(b) Ancient Rome and Greece.
(c) Ancient Athens and Greece.
(d) Modern Athens and Greece.

6. The third component is the ________ component, where individuals have the freedom to participate in the community and its governance, with their rights and obligations defined.
(a) Personal.
(b) Community.
(c) Sovereignal.
(d) Civic.

7. Who does this economically benefit?
(a) The rich Athenians.
(b) The middle class Athenians.
(c) Both rich and poor Athenians.
(d) The poor Athenians.

8. On what is Athens now completely dependent?
(a) Grain-based economies.
(b) Grain imports.
(c) Food made from grain.
(d) Grain exports.

9. Why is freedom not practical for a slave during this period?
(a) He does not have a place to go.
(b) He is not intelligent.
(c) He would have family with which to stay.
(d) The slave master would not have an adequate amount of workers.

10. These factors lead to the development of what kind of society?
(a) No longer a slave based society.
(b) A native slave based society.
(c) A foreign slave based society.
(d) A kingdom with serfs instead of slaves.

11. What does the external response reveal about intellectuals?
(a) The opinions of the intellectuals on what is best for society.
(b) The opinions of the intellectuals on what they would like to see in society.
(c) What annoys the intellectuals about society.
(d) The opinions of the intellectuals on what they see happen in their society.

12. Who did the women confined to home have for company?
(a) Friends.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Relatives.
(d) Their children.

13. This chapter describes events in the period between the Persian War and the beginning of what?
(a) The 100 Years War.
(b) The Middle Ages.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Peloponnesian War.

14. Each of the three is concerned with what issue?
(a) The afterlife.
(b) The slavery-freedom issue.
(c) Compassion and compromise.
(d) Death and dying.

15. According to Patterson, what are the three components of freedom?
(a) Personal, sovereignal, and civic.
(b) Formal, informal, and community.
(c) Individual, unique, and social.
(d) Ruler, kingdom, and peasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Athens experiences how many results from the transition to a slave economy?

2. What is an example of a social reform for the abolishment of debt, debt bondage and enslavement for debt?

3. The imperialistic quest of the Athenians is now directed at whom?

4. Freedom becomes associated with what in the minds of the populace?

5. How does this chapter examine the role of women in the development of the concept of freedom?

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