2. Where are the greatest conversion rates?
(a) In upper class societies.
(b) Among the Hellenic thinkers.
(c) In regions where slavery predominates.
(d) In middle class societies.

3. By what is slavery somewhat undermined in late 7 A.D.?
(a) Mass conversion to Islam.
(b) Mass conversion to Buddhism.
(c) Mass conversion to Judaism.
(d) Mass conversion to Christianity.

4. The fact that Jesus is crucified and dies has critics doing what?
(a) Questioning the absurdity of a Messiah who can't save himself from execution.
(b) Questioning if he actually died.
(c) Wishing they had met Him before He died.
(d) Wondering when he will return.

5. Of whom does the majority of the population consist?
(a) Grecians.
(b) Native Romans.
(c) Italians.
(d) Aliens.

6. How is the crucifixion of Jesus referred?
(a) As the "reason for the season."
(b) As the "saving of man."
(c) As the "dying of God."
(d) As the "scandal of the cross."

7. On what is the focus of this chapter?
(a) John and his role in shaping Christianity.
(b) Peter and his relationship with Christ.
(c) Paul and his role in shaping Christianity.
(d) Mark and Luke's life after Jesus' death.

8. According to Paul, from what are we saved?
(a) The spiritual slavery of sin.
(b) Other gods.
(c) Satan.
(d) Death.

9. What happens once Christianity appears?
(a) It spreads rapidly throughout the Roman Empire.
(b) It stays in the Middle East.
(c) It spreads slowly throughout the Roman Empire.
(d) It spreads quickly through Greece.

10. What is one of the phases?
(a) The Crucifixion.
(b) The baptism of John.
(c) The prophetic phase of Jesus and the Jesus movement.
(d) The birth of Jesus.

11. He extols the virtue of the ruler as what for the populace?
(a) A wife.
(b) A god.
(c) A strong hand and firm master.
(d) A provider and protector.

12. How does Patterson describe the elements of slavery?
(a) As a loss of power and embarrassment.
(b) As being a vagrant, weak, and unintelligent.
(c) As having no family, friends, or home.
(d) As powerlessness, natal alienation and dishonor.

13. Most of the freedom granted is to whom?
(a) Individuals.
(b) Communities or groups of guilds.
(c) Families.
(d) Villages.

14. In the Middle Ages, what renews the interest in the quest for freedom?
(a) The end of slavery.
(b) The compassion of the king.
(c) The freedom of serfdom.
(d) The oppression of serfdom.

15. How is this conflict referred?
(a) As the fight for orders.
(b) As the struggle of the orders.
(c) As the transition to order.
(d) As the need for order.