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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Earliest Rome: Chapter 2, Rome Under the Kings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the women asked to disregard pertaining to the men they found themselves with at the start of Rome?
(a) Their hatred.
(b) Their attachment.
(c) Their fondness.
(d) Their resentment.

2. What does the author tell the reader he is writing about in the first Introduction?
(a) The second group of people to inhabit Rome.
(b) The first people in Rome that anyone is certain of.
(c) The group of people who traveled through Rome before it was founded.
(d) The first people in Rome that cannot be verified.

3. Where do the Romans adopt their religion from?
(a) The Albanians.
(b) The Turks.
(c) The Bulgarians.
(d) The Greeks.

4. Which relative of Hostilius set the precedent for the meaning of the word "hostile?"
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His brother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

5. After the senate is formed, how is King Numa Pompilius elected?
(a) By forfeit.
(b) In a split decision.
(c) He is appointed.
(d) Unanimously.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Servius institute while serving as the King of Rome?

2. In the Romans' victory over the Albans, how many total combatant deaths are there?

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

4. What condition does Ancus find Rome to be in when he takes over?

5. What is Circus Maximus?

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