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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, War & Politics: Chapter 1, War & Politics, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rome's decision in Chapter 3 of Rome and the Patricians illustrate?
(a) Rome's naivety.
(b) Rome's weakness.
(c) Rome's politics.
(d) Rome's power.

2. What year does the book, Patricians at Bay begin?
(a) 576 BC.
(b) 567 BC.
(c) 467 BC.
(d) 476 BC.

3. How many years after the Estrucans and the Sabines fought Rome do the Volscians and the Aequins also position themselves against the city?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Two hundred and fifty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Two hundred.

4. What do the Romans surprisingly do after Cloelia successfully escapes from Porsena?
(a) They do not recognize her.
(b) They refuse to allow her entrance to Rome.
(c) They separate her from her family.
(d) They return her to Porsena.

5. What is considered a shortcoming that the advocates of intermarriage want to overcome?
(a) Hemophilia.
(b) Hypoglycemia.
(c) Anemia.
(d) Thalassemia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which relative of Hostilius set the precedent for the meaning of the word "hostile?"

2. What is the reason for Tarquin's failure at attempting to retake control of Rome?

3. How do the women in Rome factor into the wars during Rome and the Patricians?

4. What is the real problem the decemvirs have?

5. How is the nature of the decemvirs' politics described?

(see the answer key)

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