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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Earliest Rome: Chapter 2, Rome Under the Kings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the perception of Rome while Pompilius presides there?
(a) It is volatile but disciplined.
(b) It is peaceful but lacks discipline.
(c) It is peaceful and well disciplined.
(d) It is volatile and undisciplined.

2. How is Horatius given a reprieve from the death penalty after his tragic response to his sister's reaction to the battle?
(a) He is considered to have been in an abnormal state after the battle.
(b) The senate does not want to lose him as a soldier.
(c) He is found innocent of all charges.
(d) No witnesses will testify against him.

3. What kinds of rights are the women promised when Rome is first beginning?
(a) All of the rights proper to Roman wives.
(b) Less rights than were common for Roman wives.
(c) More rights than were common for Roman wives.
(d) None of the rights proper to Roman wives.

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

5. What is the reason given for why parents are eventually allowed to move into Rome?
(a) To contribute to the economy.
(b) To be political advisors.
(c) To be closer to relatives.
(d) To increase Rome's population even more.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Romulus thought of as a leader?

2. What procedure does Ancus re-institute?

3. What result does the death of King Romulus have on Rome?

4. How many generations pass between the pre-history of Rome and the recorded history?

5. How do the women stop the first known war between the inhabitants of Rome?

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