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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. According to Patterson, how many phases exist in the development of early Christianity?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

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

3. How does Augustus change his image and his manner of rule during his reign?
(a) From personality oriented to politically oriented.
(b) From military oriented to politically oriented.
(c) From military oriented to personality oriented.
(d) From personality oriented to military oriented.

4. Where does slavery exist until 11 A.D. and the on-set of feudalism?
(a) In Sweden and Norway.
(b) In France and Italy.
(c) In Germany and Austria.
(d) In England and France.

5. What does Augustine basically end up doing to the role of personal freedom?
(a) Encouraging it.
(b) Playing it up.
(c) Emphasizing it.
(d) Downplaying it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is sin considered to be?

2. What happens to the wretched who convert?

3. Why does Paul say people suffer?

4. From what does the development of the concept of freedom in Rome result?

5. Augustine, like Paul, is also concerned with the role of _______________ in Christianity.

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Paul's large conversion rates located?

2. Rome extends its power and rule to the Italian peninsula through a series of wars and conquests in 266 B.C. What are the consequences?

3. What are the consequences of Jesus' crucifixion?

4. What is Paul's role in shaping Christianity?

5. What is Reformist Stoicism?

6. What phases exist in the development of early Christianity?

7. In trying to define the relationship between church and state, four interpretations are proposed by Patterson. What are these interpretations?

8. How does Augustus influence the interpretations of freedom?

9. What happens when Christianity appears?

10. What is the relationship between church and state at the end of the Middle Ages?

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