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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Capture of Rome: Chapter 1, Rome's Capture, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the creation and establishment of Rome take?
(a) Months.
(b) Days.
(c) Years.
(d) Hours.

2. How does Livy describe Tarquin's rule over Rome?
(a) Confusing.
(b) Evil.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Mysterious.

3. Where is the civil strife in Rome resolved?
(a) The Capitol.
(b) Circus Maximus.
(c) The City Building.
(d) The Roman Arena.

4. Why are most of the politicians in Rome oligarchs?
(a) They can afford to invest the time needed.
(b) They have seen how political systems with many leaders in other regions have failed.
(c) The city cannot find more than a few people that the Romans would elect.
(d) They tried a political system with many leaders and it did not work.

5. How many tribes does Rome have at this point in their history in the second part of The Republic?
(a) Fifty one.
(b) Thirty one.
(c) Twenty one.
(d) Forty one.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the women in Rome factor into the wars during Rome and the Patricians?

2. How is Rome's decision at the end of Rome and the Patricians received?

3. What situation is the most common setting for a Dictator to be named of Rome?

4. How does Romulus urge the men to treat the women as Rome is beginning to build its population?

5. What is the reason for Tarquin's failure at attempting to retake control of Rome?

(see the answer key)

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