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

2. What school of thought is one of moral introspection, postulating that the soul is trapped inside the body during life and is freed when the body dies.

3. During the war in the sixth century B.C., Greek cities are occupied by whom?

4. What happens to debtors at this time?

5. Three schools of thought exist among what thinkers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does it mean to be Greek at this time?

3. What do light and darkness symbolize used by the Greek dramatist?

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. What are the living conditions of women?

7. Describe the Imbangala people of Africa, regarding slavery.

8. What is the importance of the significance on the development of freedom as a social value?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Inner freedom is brought about by Greek religion.

Part 1) What is inner freedom? How is it brought about by Greek religion?

Part 2) Could it be brought about in any other way? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do societies today reveal a desire for inner freedom? What is the connection between the Greeks' belief in inner freedom and ours?

Essay Topic 2

Freedom was not always practical for a slave.

Part 1) Why would it not be practical? What would be needed for a slave to be freed and to survive?

Part 2) With this in mind, how is it possible that a large majority of countries no longer practice slavery?

Part 3) Does slavery exist today? Where? In what forms? To what or whom are people enslaved?

Essay Topic 3

Patterson uses Greek tragedy to support several points.

Part 1) What is a Greek tragedy? How does he use this to support several points?

Part 2) How does this metaphor enhance the book for the reader?

Part 3) Must the reader understand Greek tragedies to understand the author's use of them? Explain.

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