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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 causes the Volscians to aid a Roman party?
(a) A financial dispute.
(b) A matrimonial dispute.
(c) A military dispute.
(d) A political dispute.

2. How are the Sabine people described in the book?
(a) They ignore Rome until they are attacked.
(b) They are recurrent allies of Rome.
(c) They are a recurrent opponent of Rome.
(d) They are not aware of Rome at the time the book was written.

3. Who does Tarquin recruit to assist him in the effort to regain Rome after he is banished?
(a) The Etruscans.
(b) The Umbrians.
(c) The Venetians.
(d) The Ligurians.

4. Which one of the following best describes the state of the Roman Republic during the time described in Chapter 2 of Rome and the Patricians?
(a) The government has been abolished.
(b) The people have been implemented into the government.
(c) The people rule over the government.
(d) The government rules over the people.

5. What is the reason for Tarquin's failure at attempting to retake control of Rome?
(a) The support of the people for Brutus.
(b) The people's fear of Brutus.
(c) Tarquin does not allow his men to rest, so they are too tired to fight Rome.
(d) Tarquin lacks the number of men needed to battle Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men with axes govern over the people of Rome as Chapter 2 of Rome and the Patricians ends?

2. How do the Romans use war in the second part of The Republic?

3. How do the senators feel about the practices of the decemvirs?

4. What do the Volscians continue to be for Rome during the time of two consuls?

5. What is Caeso Quinctius's opinion of the consuls?

(see the answer key)

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