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

2. What does Cloelia do when she is held hostage for the second time?
(a) She oversees the food supply for the hostages.
(b) She oversees a group of boy hostages.
(c) She oversees a group of girl hostages.
(d) She oversees another escape by the hostages.

3. What condition does Ancus find Rome to be in when he takes over?
(a) Both warlike and peaceful.
(b) Mainly peaceful.
(c) Mainly warlike.
(d) Neither warlike nor peaceful.

4. How is Horatius given a reprieve from the death penalty after his tragic response to his sister's reaction to the battle?
(a) The senate does not want to lose him as a soldier.
(b) No witnesses will testify against him.
(c) He is considered to have been in an abnormal state after the battle.
(d) He is found innocent of all charges.

5. What type of republic do the Romans choose their form of government over?
(a) Macedonian.
(b) Turkish.
(c) Albanian.
(d) Grecian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the Romans surprisingly do after Cloelia successfully escapes from Porsena?

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

4. Where do the Romans adopt their religion from?

5. How many introductory pieces are there that precede the main text of the book?

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