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

2. How do the women stop the first known war between the inhabitants of Rome?
(a) They sign a petition and bring it to Romulus.
(b) They threaten to leave the city forever.
(c) They speak to Romulus and convince him to stop it.
(d) They position themselves between the opposing armies.

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

4. What does Servius institute while serving as the King of Rome?
(a) The census.
(b) A limit to what the Roman people can earn.
(c) A new trade agreement with other countries.
(d) A limit to what elected officials can earn.

5. How long does Pompilius rule over Rome?
(a) Forty-three years.
(b) Twenty-three years.
(c) Fifty-three years.
(d) Thirty-three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason given for why parents are eventually allowed to move into Rome?

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

3. How long did Romulus rule for?

4. Where does Romulus gather people from to help start Rome's population?

5. What is the perception of Rome while Pompilius presides there?

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