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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. To whom do Augustus and the following emperors link themselves?

2. According to Augustine, from where does freedom come?

3. How do Jesus' followers reply to the critics?

4. The upper class young men of the time are educated in Stoicism and despise who?

5. What happens to the wretched who convert?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Reactionary Stoicism?

4. How does Augustus influence the interpretations of freedom?

5. What has happened to society by the medieval times?

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

7. What is the purpose of this chapter?

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

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

10. Why does the populace accept Augustus?

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

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?

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