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

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

3. Where are these elements first expressed?

4. Of what is Greek drama full?

5. Freedom is relative in that the more freedom one individual has, the ______ freedom another has.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe one group of intellectuals.

3. Describe the slavery issue in the South Pacific.

4. What are Patterson's three components of freedom?

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

9. Athens experiences three results from the transition to a slave economy. What are these three results?

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

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

As Europe emerges from the Middle Ages, there are similarities and, yet, conflicts between church and state.

Part 1) What are the similarities bet church and state? Why are the church and state in conflict?

Part 2) How is this conflict settled? How effective is this? Explain.

Part 3) How has conflict continued into modern times? How is this conflict handled today? Why is it handled this way?

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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