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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How do the surrounding political locations feel about Rome when it is first being created?
(a) They do not like it.
(b) They are confused by it.
(c) They like it.
(d) They fear it.
2. What is the reason given for why parents are eventually allowed to move into Rome?
(a) To be closer to relatives.
(b) To increase Rome's population even more.
(c) To be political advisors.
(d) To contribute to the economy.
3. How many years is Rome a Republic before other well known governments are established, such as Athens and Sparta?
(a) About 320 years.
(b) About 120 years.
(c) About 200 years.
(d) About 400 years.
4. What never changes, according to the opening of The Patricians at Bay?
(a) The way politics are handled.
(b) Human nature.
(c) Time.
(d) The way wars are fought.
5. What does the group, the Aurunci, consist of?
(a) Just one country.
(b) More than one country.
(c) More than one town.
(d) Just one town.
6. What causes Servilius and Appius to become unpopular with the Romans?
(a) The consul only lends half of the debtors the money needed to pay their debts.
(b) The consul continues to ignore the creditors' unfair treatment of debtors.
(c) The consul attempts to collect the debts owed on the creditors' behalf.
(d) The consul does not keep their word with the debtors.
7. Who are the main perpetrators of the mass hysteria surrounding the battles the Romans fight in?
(a) People who live outside of the city.
(b) People who lost friends or relatives in the battles.
(c) People who live inside of the city.
(d) People who are actively involved in the battles.
8. What do some of the creditors do to make the situation worse?
(a) They attack the debtors physically.
(b) They try to take property away from the debtors.
(c) They exploit the debtors.
(d) They refuse to accept repayment of the debts owed to them.
9. According to Cloelia, what does gender influence?
(a) Bravery.
(b) Expectations.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Intelligence.
10. What does Brutus demand for the protection of the Roman government?
(a) That there will no longer be elections.
(b) That there will be no more Kings.
(c) That he be declared King.
(d) That the elections will happen every four years.
11. What is a difficulty that the author encounters while writing about the history of Rome?
(a) The origins.
(b) The language.
(c) Omission of facts.
(d) Exaggeration of facts.
12. What does Romulus become known as?
(a) The direction of Rome.
(b) The destruction of Rome.
(c) The foundation of Rome.
(d) The preservation of Rome.
13. As Part 2 of The Republic begins, what is a main focus of Rome's culture?
(a) The Romans are expanding their culture to include traits of other regions.
(b) The Romans are trying to make the city more sophisticated.
(c) The Romans are trying to make the city less sophisticated.
(d) The Romans are reducing the influence of other regions in their culture.
14. How is Romulus thought of as a leader?
(a) He is neither admired nor respected.
(b) He is admired and respected.
(c) He is respected, but not admired.
(d) He is admired, but not respected.
15. How many days are taken to contemplate the origin of the lights in the sky that are seen after a military campaign?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Servius institute while serving as the King of Rome?
2. What level of involvement do the leaders have in the war that featured debtors who agreed to fight in exchange for their debt being resolved?
3. What situation is the most common setting for a Dictator to be named of Rome?
4. How many generations pass between the pre-history of Rome and the recorded history?
5. Who is the elderly man that brought the issue of debt to the forefront?
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