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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 is Brutus known as in the beginning of the second book?
(a) Brutus the Destroyer.
(b) Brutus the Liberator.
(c) Brutus the Betrayer.
(d) Brutus the Conqueror.

2. What result does the death of King Romulus have on Rome?
(a) It causes the Romans to wage a civil war.
(b) It causes the Romans to stop the civil war going on.
(c) It makes the Romans more vulnerable.
(d) It makes the Romans less vulnerable.

3. What does Ancus do to solve the increasing crime problem Rome faces?
(a) He builds the first prison.
(b) He becomes more selective about which cities he takes people from in the future.
(c) He has guards patrol the city.
(d) He imposes a curfew on the city.

4. How does the town of Pometia almost defeat the Romans?
(a) They surprise the Romans with an army of well trained soldiers.
(b) They obtain more advanced weaponry than the Romans.
(c) They outnumber the Romans by a two to one margin.
(d) They attack the Romans using domestic devices.

5. What do some of the creditors do to make the situation worse?
(a) They refuse to accept repayment of the debts owed to them.
(b) They try to take property away from the debtors.
(c) They attack the debtors physically.
(d) They exploit the debtors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the senators show their fear for the people's increasing awareness of the debt crisis?

3. How do the decemvirs respond to outside enemies?

4. What procedure does Ancus re-institute?

5. How is Horatius given a reprieve from the death penalty after his tragic response to his sister's reaction to the battle?

(see the answer key)

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