Pregunta 1
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What aspect of the Greco-Roman world makes it distinctly different from any other time in Greek and Roman civilizations?
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The feasibility of traveling from country to country and city to city
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The establishment of trade laws
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The pervasiveness of the patronage system
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The invention of the chariot for transport
Pregunta 2
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The biblical phrase “a day’s journey” typically meant
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15 miles on donkey
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20 miles on foot
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30 miles on foot
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30 miles on a donkey
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Sailing during the winter virtually stopped during the winter due to bad weather. These months where:
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Oct – March
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Nov – April
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June – Sept
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Sept – Feb
Pregunta 4
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One of the greatest fears of the ancients, which is also reflected in their literature, was:
Pregunta 5
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Hubbard mentions 4 major institutions of Greco-Roman cities which are important in the NT. Which of these are among the four:
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baths
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market place
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The Forum
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A and C
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B and A
Pregunta 6
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The temple was the most prominent feature in a city. Which of the following was a function of the temple?
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A facility for private parties
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A bank for placing deposits and taking loans
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A place for holding festivities to the patron god of the temple
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All of the above
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None of the above
Pregunta 7
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Cursus Honurum means:
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The peace of Rome
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A Roman ladder of success in political offices
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Being held in particular favour by the god
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A curse normally delivered by a demon possessed person
Pregunta 8
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Emperor worship began in earnest after the posthumous deification of:
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Julius Caesar
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Octavian
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Mark Antony
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Nero
Pregunta 9
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The central element in the synagogue gathering was:
Pregunta 10
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In the Greco-Roman world prisons were used:
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As holding tanks for death-row prisoners
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As holding tanks for prisoners awaiting trial
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As places of punishment for those already sentenced
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As places for long-term incarceration
Pregunta 11
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The ______ games were managed by Corinth to make it one of the premier sporting centers in the empire. (fill in the blank)
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Isthmian
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Olympic
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Caesarean
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A and C
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All of the above
Pregunta 12
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A crucial difference between ancient Mediterranean societies and contemporary western societies is:
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The patron-client system
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The absence of a middle class
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Small population of wealthy elite
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The place of women in society
Pregunta 13
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The utter disdain for manual labor among the upper classes best sheds light on which of Paul’s books:
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2 timothy
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2 Corinthians
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1 Corinthians
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Ephesians
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Which book of Paul’s could be read as an assault on the imperial order?
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1 Thessalonians
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1 Corinthians
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Hebrews
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Philippians
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What is Paul’s main thesis in 2 Corinthians? What aspect of Corinthian life would make it hard to accept?
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Christ is superior to the emperor: the emperor worship cult
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Strength hidden in weakness; the athleticism and competitiveness in society
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Working amongst the poor is good and right; the social ideal that manual labor is a socially unacceptable thing
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The present suffering is nothing compared to future glory; unbelief in the afterlife
Pregunta 16
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Which aspect of Paul’s life is most affected by its place within the context of the Roman patronage system?
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Hubbard notes that Roman relief efforts for the poor was different from Paul’s collection for the saints because they normally:
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Were motivated by a desire to gain status
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Gave directly from their own pockets
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Helped only Roman citizens
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Gave food, not money.
Pregunta 18
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Which book is home to Paul’s “most theologically weighty ideas, penetrating to the heart of his apostleship”?
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Colossians
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Ephesians
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1 Thessalonians
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2 Corinthians
Pregunta 19
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Choose the lists which shows populations from highest to lowest:
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Rome, Corinth, Antioch
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Rome, Antioch, Corinth
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Rome, Corinth, Ephesus
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Corinth, Antioch, Rome
Pregunta 20
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Which of the following problems did Greco-Roman cities face?
Pregunta 21
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In the Greco-Roman world, a insulae was:
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Multifloor apartment building
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Small dining room set aside for entertaining guests
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2-3 room domiciles which could double as a workshop or store house
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The entrance-way of a typical Roman house
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In the Greco-Roman world, a tabernae was:
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Multifloor apartment building
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Small dining room set aside for entertaining guests
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2-3 room domiciles which could double as a workshop or store house
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The entrance-way of a typical Roman house
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In the Greco-Roman world, the triclinium was:
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Multifloor apartment building
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Small dining room set aside for entertaining guests
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2-3 room domiciles which could double as a workshop or store house
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The entrance-way of a typical Roman house
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The Latin phrase patria potestas means literally:
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‘Power of father’
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‘order of the family’
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‘fatherly authority’
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‘right to rule/govern’
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The authority of the father over the family ended:
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When his son married and started his own home
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when his children reached adulthood
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when he died
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if he was no longer a citizen of Rome
Pregunta 26
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According to Hubbard, what was frequently identified as the fountainhead of all vice:
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Divorce and adultery
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sexual indulgence
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wealth and luxury
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ungoverned passions
Pregunta 27
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Which philosophical system saw marriage as a burden that will only hinder a man:
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Stoic
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Cynic
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Epicureans
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Asceticists
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In general, Stoics and Cynics agreed in their belief that:
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Sexual intercourse was for procreation, not pleasure
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Marriage was a hindrance
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Sexual intercourse was permissible if it was for pleasure
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Marriage should be avoided at all costs
Pregunta 29
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According to Hubbard, the percentage of slaves in Rome was:
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20-25%
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33-40%
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17-30%
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Over 45%
Pregunta 30
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Augustales were:
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Associations of freedmen dedicated to advancing the imperial cult
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Descendants of emperor Augustus who were held in special honor
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Freed slaves who lived together for protection
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A high-class of slaves who often took pride in their position over other slaves
Pregunta 31
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Which is NOT true:
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Slavery was seen by Stoics to be a matter of inward condition (ie. Self-mastery)
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Seneca was more concerned with the moral development of the slave owner than slavery itself
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A slave could only hope to escape cruel treatment by his/her master though death or manumission
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Slavery was seen by the Stoics as one of the ‘indifference’ of life
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None
Pregunta 32
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According to Hubbard, a crucial part of Paul’s ministry was teaching:
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In the market
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In the synagogue
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From ‘house to house’
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In the forum
Pregunta 33
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In what scripture passage does Paul “use almost the whole gamut of familial relations” (pg.200):
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1 Thess 2:18-17
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2 Cor 3:1-21
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Rom 5:12-32
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Phil 2:9-20
Pregunta 34
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According to Hubbard, Paul’s comments in 1 Cor 7 corresponds to a large extent to the position of:
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Moderate Cynics
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Moderate Stoics
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The early church
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Epictetus
Pregunta 35
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According to Hubbard, which of the following verses is the most important to keep in mind when trying to understand Paul’s view of singleness and marriage:
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1 Cor 8:7
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1 Cor 7:7
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Eph 6:2
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Eph 5:26
Pregunta 36
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According to Hubbard, the primary importance of the Christian household was:
Pregunta 37
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Which city was known for having apostles and elders and a strong leadership structure:
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Antioch
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Jerusalem
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Galatia
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Colossae
Pregunta 38
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Timothy and Titus were appointed by Paul to lead the churches in:
Pregunta 39
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In which city was class distinction/discrimination at the Lord’s table a serious problem:
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Rome
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Ephesus
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Corinthians
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Crete
Pregunta 40
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According to Hubbard, our concern that the early church does not seem to be overly concerned with the presence of slavery should not be over stated because:
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Paul teaches directly against the notion that slavery is acceptable
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While Paul may have accepted slavery, Peter and the other apostles did not
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Slavery was not as bad in the first century as it later became in the 17th-19th Centuries
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Paul brings us into an atmosphere in which the institution of slavery could only wilt and die