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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. Augustus set the pace for the interpretations of freedom that will define the European chordal triad for how long?
(a) The next fifty years.
(b) The next fifteen years.
(c) The next five hundred years.
(d) The next fifteen hundred years.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Middle Ages, what renews the interest in the quest for freedom?

2. He extols the virtue of the ruler as what for the populace?

3. What does Jesus not intend to do?

4. How do the plebeians view the civic freedom of the upper class?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What struggles do the Romans face regarding the development of the concept of freedom?

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

3. Two questions arise from Paul's theology. What are we saved from? To whom or what are we enslaved? What are the answers?

4. What is freedom at this time?

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

6. Describe the Roman economy and society.

7. What is Reactionary Stoicism?

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

9. What is the purpose of this chapter?

10. Why have historians tended to downplay the role of freedom during this time period?

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