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

2. How long did Romulus rule for?
(a) Seventeen years.
(b) Twenty-seven years.
(c) Thirty-seven years.
(d) Forty-seven years.

3. What procedure does Ancus re-institute?
(a) The declaration of peace.
(b) The declaration of war.
(c) An election by the people.
(d) An election by the senate.

4. What does Pompilius primarily focus on?
(a) Granting more power to the senate.
(b) Eliminating the culture of Rome.
(c) Granting more power to himself.
(d) Civilizing the culture of Rome.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Livy describe Tarquin's rule over Rome?

4. How common is the interaction between human and divine beings in Ancient Rome, according to Livy?

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

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