View a FREE sample

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. How many allies of Rome need mediation for their dispute?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. According to Livy, how much of a difference was there between the rich and the poor early in Rome's history?
(a) No difference.
(b) Not very much difference.
(c) Rome had no wealthy people in its beginnings.
(d) A huge difference.

3. How long did Romulus rule for?
(a) Seventeen years.
(b) Thirty-seven years.
(c) Twenty-seven years.
(d) Forty-seven years.

4. How do the senators feel about the practices of the decemvirs?
(a) They do not understand them.
(b) They oppose them.
(c) They ignore them.
(d) They support them.

5. What does the group of pacifists call themselves?
(a) The anti-war party.
(b) The anti-war coalition.
(c) The peace party.
(d) The peace coalition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is made to honor Cloelia's bravery?

2. What do some of the creditors do to make the situation worse?

3. What is the population of Rome estimated to be during first part of The Patricians at Bay?

4. How do the people view the senators' fear of the crowds resulting from the debt problem the city faces?

5. What does the group, the Aurunci, consist of?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 248 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample