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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Republic: Chapter 1, Rome as a Republic, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 cannot be verified.
(c) The first people in Rome that anyone is certain of.
(d) The group of people who traveled through Rome before it was founded.

4. In the Romans' victory over the Albans, how many total combatant deaths are there?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

5. How does the slave described in the beginning of Rome's new consul learn of the conspirators' plans?
(a) He knows another slave who works for one of the conspirators.
(b) He knows another slave who has overheard their conversation.
(c) He works for one of the conspirators.
(d) He overhears their conversation while passing them on the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Romans adopt their religion from?

2. How long does the creation and establishment of Rome take?

3. What is Brutus known as in the beginning of the second book?

4. What is the slave given for his role in preventing the conspiracy?

5. What does the group of pacifists call themselves?

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