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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Patricians at Bay: Chapter 3, Rome and the Patricians, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition does Ancus find Rome to be in when he takes over?
(a) Both warlike and peaceful.
(b) Mainly warlike.
(c) Neither warlike nor peaceful.
(d) Mainly peaceful.

2. What is Circus Maximus?
(a) A large, circular shaped courthouse.
(b) A large private stadium.
(c) A large, circular shaped senate building.
(d) A large public stadium.

3. What does the great Roman warrior, Valerius, do once he enters politics?
(a) He prosecutes all creditors for unlawful practices.
(b) He removes all existing debts from the people.
(c) He gives more power to the Romans.
(d) He gives more power to the government.

4. What situation is the most common setting for a Dictator to be named of Rome?
(a) Civil unrest.
(b) A war.
(c) A financial crisis.
(d) A shortage of supplies.

5. Who does Tarquin recruit to assist him in the effort to regain Rome after he is banished?
(a) The Etruscans.
(b) The Venetians.
(c) The Umbrians.
(d) The Ligurians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hostilius consider Pompilius's culture to be?

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

3. What decision does Rome make at the end of Rome and the Patricians?

4. How does a leader's presence or absence on the battlefield affect the troops fighting in a war?

5. What does Brutus demand for the protection of the Roman government?

(see the answer key)

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