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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. How many debtors agree to sign up for the military the second time that the government asks them to?
(a) All of them.
(b) A quarter of them.
(c) Half of them.
(d) None.

2. How do the political leaders of Rome gain the support of the people early on?
(a) By successfully predicting the outcome of the wars they wage.
(b) By avoiding the wars they wage.
(c) By following the advice of established military leaders.
(d) By serving in the military along with the soldiers.

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

4. What does Cloelia do when she is held hostage for the second time?
(a) She oversees the food supply for the hostages.
(b) She oversees a group of girl hostages.
(c) She oversees another escape by the hostages.
(d) She oversees a group of boy hostages.

5. What happens when the allies arrive in Rome at the end of Rome and the Patricians?
(a) Rome refuses to allow them entrance.
(b) A new party stakes a claim on the land.
(c) A new party agrees to replace Rome as the mediator.
(d) The allies decide they no longer need Rome's assistance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ancus do to solve the increasing crime problem Rome faces?

2. How is the problem of debt described?

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

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

5. How are the Sabine people described in the book?

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