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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 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the role of the tribunes?
(a) They are for the senate.
(b) They are against the consul.
(c) They are against the common people.
(d) They are against the senate.

2. How long were the Volscians an enemy of Rome?
(a) Over two hundred years.
(b) Over one hundred years.
(c) Less than one hundred years.
(d) Less than fifty years.

3. What kinds of rights are the women promised when Rome is first beginning?
(a) Less rights than were common for Roman wives.
(b) All of the rights proper to Roman wives.
(c) None of the rights proper to Roman wives.
(d) More rights than were common for Roman wives.

4. How many meetings with the senators do the decemvirs request?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

5. 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 people rule over the government.
(b) The government has been abolished.
(c) The government rules over the people.
(d) The people have been implemented into the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the senators go as the decemvirs take control of Rome?

2. What is the controversial yet effective way that Postumius dies?

3. What planet's name is given to the temple to a deity?

4. What do the Romans label the class that exhibits wealth and power?

5. What Latin city does Rome conquer in order to further increase its population?

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