1. Prompt:

Identify and describe the conflicting attitudes toward the death penalty that combined in early Christianity. Your answer should include a brief discussion of the source of each.

2. Answer one, two or all three of the following:

1.  What were the bases on which the Romans could justify what Kyle calls “spectacles of death”?  (3 points)

2.  What purpose do you think these actually served? (Back up your opinion with one or two supporting facts or reasons.) (3 points)

3.  Do you see anything in our society today that serves a comparable purpose? Again, back up your opinion. (3 points)