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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the group, the Aurunci, consist of?
(a) More than one country.
(b) Just one country.
(c) Just one town.
(d) More than one town.

2. What is a difficulty that the author encounters while writing about the history of Rome?
(a) Exaggeration of facts.
(b) Omission of facts.
(c) The origins.
(d) The language.

3. What do the people do when creditors attempt to collect repayment in the courts?
(a) They protest the government by holding big rallies.
(b) They form mobs to protect the debtors.
(c) They file lawsuits against the creditors in retaliation.
(d) They encourage debtors not to attend the court proceedings.

4. How many years is a consul given to serve when the position is first created?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. After the senate is formed, how is King Numa Pompilius elected?
(a) Unanimously.
(b) By forfeit.
(c) He is appointed.
(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 are the women asked to disregard pertaining to the men they found themselves with at the start of Rome?

3. What does the author tell the reader he is writing about in the first Introduction?

4. How do the senators show their fear for the people's increasing awareness of the debt crisis?

5. What does Pompilius primarily focus on?

(see the answer key)

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