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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The imperialistic quest of the Athenians is now directed at whom?
(a) Rome.
(b) Other Greek city-states.
(c) Other European nations.
(d) Italy.

3. The slave is owned by whom?
(a) Himself.
(b) The slave master.
(c) His father.
(d) His king.

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

5. What happens to these former slaves that become successful and prosperous?
(a) They become disrespectful and out of control.
(b) They miss their old lives.
(c) They are abused by the aristocracy and the still-oppressed slaves.
(d) They cause resentment among the still-oppressed slaves.

6. With what is freedom equated?
(a) Solitude and self-sufficiency.
(b) Indepence and solitude.
(c) Dependency and self-sufficiency.
(d) Independence and self-sufficiency.

7. Among the Tupinamba, why does the slave exist?
(a) To be a family member for the slave master.
(b) For protecting the slave master's family.
(c) For the honor and dignity of the slave master.
(d) To provide an income for the slave master.

8. 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) Sovereignal.
(c) Civic.
(d) Community.

9. What does it mean to be Greek?
(a) To be enslaved.
(b) To be special.
(c) To be free.
(d) To be an outcast.

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

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

12. Who are the Sophists?
(a) The followers of an intellectual named Sophie.
(b) One of the groups that conflicts with the intellectuals.
(c) One of the groups of intellectuals that influence Greek thought and values.
(d) One of the groups of intellectuals that influence Roman thought.

13. During the war in the sixth century B.C., Greek cities are occupied by whom?
(a) The Franks.
(b) The Saxons.
(c) The Persians.
(d) The Romans.

14. In the days of ancient Carthage, the slave develops what kind of value?
(a) Human.
(b) Equal.
(c) Economic.
(d) Social.

15. What would a slave in this culture not have that is necessary to protect and nurture him?
(a) Rules.
(b) Food and shelter.
(c) The family and friendship structure.
(d) A slave master.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a second factor have to do with, which Patterson sees as "a strategic class error" (p. 65) because it results in a standard against which things can be measured?

2. There is a shift in agricultural production away from what into the production of olives, figs, fruits, etc.?

3. Each of the three is concerned with what issue?

4. _________________ freedom more or less defines the slave-slave master relationship.

5. Where are these elements first expressed?

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