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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Capture of Rome: Chapter 1, Rome's Capture, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hostilius consider Pompilius's culture to be?
(a) Boring.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Expansive.

2. What happens when the allies arrive in Rome at the end of Rome and the Patricians?
(a) A new party stakes a claim on the land.
(b) The allies decide they no longer need Rome's assistance.
(c) Rome refuses to allow them entrance.
(d) A new party agrees to replace Rome as the mediator.

3. How do the slaves revolt in Rome?
(a) They are assisted by the military.
(b) They are working alone.
(c) They are assisted by the people.
(d) They are assisited by other forces.

4. How many debtors agree to sign up for the military the second time that the government asks them to?
(a) Half of them.
(b) A quarter of them.
(c) None.
(d) All of them.

5. What does Servius institute while serving as the King of Rome?
(a) The census.
(b) A limit to what the Roman people can earn.
(c) A new trade agreement with other countries.
(d) A limit to what elected officials can earn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the political leaders of Rome gain the support of the people early on?

2. What part of Livy's tone is consistent throughout the book?

3. How long were the Volscians an enemy of Rome?

4. What introduces the idea of different classes being allowed to marry?

5. What is considered a shortcoming that the advocates of intermarriage want to overcome?

(see the answer key)

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