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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jesus not intend to do?
(a) Leave the church at such a young age.
(b) Keep the church in one part of the world.
(c) Lay the foundations for a church based on his teachings.
(d) Die.

2. From what does the development of the concept of freedom in Rome result?
(a) A contrasting jump from slavery to freedom.
(b) A series of debates.
(c) A series of struggles.
(d) A smooth transition.

3. As what do his views become known?
(a) The theology of monotheism.
(b) The theology of Christ.
(c) The theology of freedom.
(d) The theology of Christianity.

4. How do many in the nobility view the princeps?
(a) As a form of wealth.
(b) As a form of leadership.
(c) As a form of slavery.
(d) As a form of power.

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

6. What parts of the Roman economy are slave-based?
(a) Urban.
(b) Rural.
(c) Neither urban nor rural.
(d) Both urban and rural.

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

8. What does this chapter examine?
(a) The role of Paul in shaping Christianity's attitude on freedom.
(b) The role of Paul as the ruler of the Christian faith.
(c) The role of Paul in shaping Christianity's attitude about other gods.
(d) The role of Paul as the father of Christianity.

9. Why do they accept the sovereignal freedom of the emperor?
(a) It poses less of a threat to their own personal freedom than does the civic freedom of the upper class.
(b) They do not want any other ruler.
(c) He is a kind man.
(d) He will do what he can to take care of them.

10. In what do plebeians have more faith?
(a) No rulers.
(b) One-man-rule.
(c) Many minor rulers.
(d) No-man-rule.

11. To whom do Augustus and the following emperors link themselves?
(a) The welfare of the populace.
(b) The welfare of the upper class.
(c) The welfare of themselves.
(d) The welfare of the middle class.

12. What do Jesus' followers turn into an act of glorification and propaganda?
(a) The dying of God.
(b) The scandal of the cross.
(c) The saving of man.
(d) The reason for the season.

13. What is the role of Jesus?
(a) He is the first leader of the Christian church.
(b) He begins the church.
(c) He is the prophet delivering his message or vision.
(d) He is the only leader of the church.

14. What is one of the different periods of serfdom?
(a) Feudal serfdom.
(b) Conservative serfdom.
(c) Liberal serfdom.
(d) Ruler serfdom.

15. Who has the most freedom in terms of the sovereignal aspect of freedom?
(a) The men.
(b) The peasants.
(c) The women.
(d) The king.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Augustine, from where does freedom come?

2. Why does Reactionary Stoicism appeal to the Roman upper classes?

3. How is Rome similar to Greece?

4. What does the Christian religion offer to the weaker elements of Hellenistic society?

5. What does Augustine basically end up doing to the role of personal freedom?

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