This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, The Growth of Rome's Empire, The Army, Its Discipline and Component Parts, The Administration of Conquered Territory and Other Problems Which Admit of No Middle Course, Mistakes Often Made in Connection With War, Rome's Dealings With Neighboring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were placed to the right and the left of every battle line of the Roman army?
(a) The cavalry.
(b) Plebs.
(c) Captains.
(d) Tribunes.

2. What is an obvious counterpoint to Machiavelli's assertion to the benefits of the power of the Caesars to the Roman Empire?
(a) If the Nobles of Rome had not sought to possess distant provinces, there would have been no need for Caesars.
(b) Without the empire is it possible that the hazards the empire faced would not have materialized.
(c) Without the Caesars, provinces of the Empire would have moved to avoid hazards.
(d) The cost of Empire caused hazards to gather domestically as well as throughout the Empire.

3. What does Machiavelli identify as the cause of using dishonorable words against an enemy?
(a) Corruption that leads to an enemy's defeat.
(b) Poor discipline in the army.
(c) Poor military tactics of the enemy.
(d) False hopes brought by victory.

4. What did Livius' history of Rome identify as the three divisions of the Roman army?
(a) Principi, Infantry, and Navy.
(b) Astati, Principi, and Triari.
(c) .Triari, Navy, and Ordinance.
(d) Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery.

5. Why does Machiavelli claim that the rule of the Caesars was preferable to the regime of the Decemvirs?
(a) Because the Caesars ended Rome's state of continual war.
(b) Because under the Caesar, there remained the Tribunes, Consuls, and the Senate, to whom the Caesar remained responsible.
(c) Because Machiavelli believed that the Decemvirs were too lax on punishments for violators of the law.
(d) Because, according to Machiavelli, the Decemvirs did not pursue expansion of the Empire.