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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. To what preoccupation among citizens does this lead?
(a) Regarding the work of slaves.
(b) Regarding landownership.
(c) Regarding manual labor and working for others.
(d) Regarding the purchasing of slaves.

2. When does the speech take place?
(a) During the first year of the 100 Years War.
(b) During the last year of the Peloponnesian War.
(c) During the last year of the Persian War.
(d) During the first year of the Peloponnesian War.

3. In this chapter, what does Patterson examine?
(a) The view of inner freedom.
(b) The view of slavery in Roman culture.
(c) The view of outer freedom.
(d) The view of rigid freedom.

4. Who are the only beings that are truly free?
(a) Men.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Women.
(d) The gods.

5. How does Greek society hold women?
(a) Not very highly.
(b) Very highly.
(c) Somewhat highly.
(d) Not at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What delineates the fifth revolution of this period?

2. How does Greek drama, especially tragedy, credit women?

3. What would a slave in this culture not have that is necessary to protect and nurture him?

4. Which of the following statements describes the new class that arises?

5. What is an outgrowth of Socratic thought in which there is complete personal freedom, both inner and outer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Peloponnesian War do to Athens and Greece?

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

3. What role does slavery play in this conflict?

4. From what do personal freedom and civic freedom awareness result?

5. Describe the slavery issue in the South Pacific.

6. What is a second revolution?

7. What are the schools of thought among Hellenistic thinkers?

8. What is the role of slaves in this society?

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

10. The development of freedom as a social value can be traced to five revolutions that occurred in Athens between 7 and 4 B.C. What is one of the revolutions?

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