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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Capture of Rome: Chapter 1, Rome's Capture, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although it is a decisive Roman victory, what are the total losses on both sides of the war that results in one of the consuls being injured, and the other being beheaded?
(a) Between fourteen and fifteen thousand men.
(b) Between eleven and twelve thousand men.
(c) Between nine and ten thousand men.
(d) Between eight and nine thousand men.

2. How is Rome's decision at the end of Rome and the Patricians received?
(a) It is met with anger.
(b) It is met with confusion.
(c) It is met with cynicism.
(d) It is met with support.

3. How is the problem of debt described?
(a) As a manageable civil and social problem.
(b) As a past social problem.
(c) As a past civil problem..
(d) As an unmanageable civil and social problem.

4. Who are Marcus Genucius and Gaius Curtius?
(a) The new consuls after the decemvirs.
(b) Two military leaders after the decemvirs.
(c) The new senators after the decemvirs.
(d) The two responsible for dealing with the decemvirs.

5. How does the government pay for the military?
(a) It requests donations from other regions.
(b) It taxes the people.
(c) It taxes the government officials.
(d) It requests donations from the people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a difficulty that the author encounters while writing about the history of Rome?

2. Why are women and children not considered part of the plebian class?

3. What is the general tone of the author's style?

4. How long does the creation and establishment of Rome take?

5. What does Ancus do to solve the increasing crime problem Rome faces?

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