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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With _____________ freedom, the individual is not dominated by another human.

2. What must one be to be considered Greek?

3. By whom is society transformed?

4. The imperialistic quest of the Athenians is now directed at whom?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. The contemporaneous development of slavery and the concept of freedom characterize ancient Athens and Greece. How does Patterson again use Greek drama to support this point?

2. Given the premise that a social reaction between slave, slaveholder and society must take place in order for freedom to develop as a value, why didn't freedom as a value develop universally?

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

4. How does Patterson, again, use Greek drama to examine the role of women?

5. Describe the Oedipus trilogy of Sophocles in relation to freedom.

6. Eventually the differing views of freedom lead to social conflict and upheaval. What causes this?

7. Explain one of the schools of thought.

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

9. What role does slavery play in this conflict?

10. What is a third revolution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The underlying theme of slavery is the domination of one entity over another entity.

Part 1) How does slavery begin? Why has slavery existed in cultures around the world and throughout history?

Part 2) What are the various concepts of slavery? How do variations exist?

Part 3) How does your upbringing influence your thoughts and opinion on slavery?

Essay Topic 2

The overwhelming concern of the Roman population is with personal freedom.

Part 1) Compare Roman concerns about freedom with the Greek concerns.

Part 2) Why is this the Roman population's greatest concern? How does Augustus play into these concerns?

Part 3) How is the United States a conglomeration of both Greek and Roman views on freedom? Why are we a mixture of both?

Essay Topic 3

Patterson states he does not mean for his book to be a study of the intellectual study of freedom, but the historical development of freedom a a social value.

Part 1) Why is this his purpose?

Part 2) Based on this book, what might be the author's thoughts on the social value of freedom? Why?

Part 3) Why must the study of the intellectual study of freedom naturally be a part of this book, even though it is not what the author intended?

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