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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What delineates the fifth revolution of this period?
(a) Concern with freedom as a value.
(b) Concern with social freedom.
(c) Concern with economic freedom.
(d) Concern with political freedom.

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

3. Eventually, the differing views of freedom lead to what?
(a) Peace.
(b) Compromise.
(c) Social conflict and upheaval.
(d) Understanding.

4. How does agricultural production shift?
(a) Somewhat away from grain.
(b) Toward grain.
(c) Completely to grain.
(d) Completely away from grain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Freedom is relative in that the more freedom one individual has, the ______ freedom another has.

2. Who does the slave in this culture have?

3. Which social classes of women are restricted to their houses with very little social life?

4. When is this view of Mortal life beginning to be questioned?

5. The whole fabric of society exists around and is dependent on what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is slavery? What is a slave-dominated society like?

2. What leads to war and the end of Athens' imperialism?

3. How does Patterson view the development of freedom as a social value?

4. Patterson draws heavily on Greek drama to make his point. Give one example from which he cites.

5. What does the effect of the Peloponnesian War on Athens and Greece affect slavery?

6. During the war in the sixth century B.C., Greek cities are occupied by the Persians. What does this do to the Greeks?

7. Why are foreign slaves brought into the country?

8. Why is freedom not a social value of the Tupinamba people of Brazil in the sixteenth century?

9. Explain one of the schools of thought.

10. What is the importance of Greek religion on freedom?

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