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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. Who does the slave turn the information of the conspiracy over to?
(a) The senate.
(b) The army.
(c) The people.
(d) The consul.

2. According to Cloelia, what does gender influence?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Expectations.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Bravery.

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

4. Why are slaves not considered part of the plebian class?
(a) They do not have enough money.
(b) They cannot vote.
(c) They cannot join the military.
(d) They are not polticians.

5. How is Horatius given a reprieve from the death penalty after his tragic response to his sister's reaction to the battle?
(a) He is found innocent of all charges.
(b) He is considered to have been in an abnormal state after the battle.
(c) The senate does not want to lose him as a soldier.
(d) No witnesses will testify against him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What situation is the most common setting for a Dictator to be named of Rome?

2. What kinds of rights are the women promised when Rome is first beginning?

3. How does Romulus urge the men to treat the women as Rome is beginning to build its population?

4. How does a leader's presence or absence on the battlefield affect the troops fighting in a war?

5. What does the group of pacifists call themselves?

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