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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Livy, what is the one thing that is needed for all politicians to be elected into office?
(a) Respected ancestors.
(b) Monetary backing.
(c) People skills.
(d) Financial skills.

2. How many years is a consul given to serve when the position is first created?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. How many generations pass between the pre-history of Rome and the recorded history?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. How do the people view the senators' fear of the crowds resulting from the debt problem the city faces?
(a) They view it as positive.
(b) They ignore it.
(c) They view it as negative.
(d) They are confused by it.

5. What is the population of Rome estimated to be during first part of The Patricians at Bay?
(a) 104, 714.
(b) 94, 714.
(c) 49, 714.
(d) 140, 714.

6. What does Ancus do to solve the increasing crime problem Rome faces?
(a) He becomes more selective about which cities he takes people from in the future.
(b) He has guards patrol the city.
(c) He imposes a curfew on the city.
(d) He builds the first prison.

7. How do the Romans use war in the second part of The Republic?
(a) Preservation, resources, and expansion.
(b) Only preservation and expansion.
(c) Only preservation and resources.
(d) Only preservation.

8. What threat causes the senate to offer debtors a relief from their debts if they agree to serve in the military?
(a) The threat of the Tungrians.
(b) The threat of the Volscians.
(c) The threat of the Batavians.
(d) The threat of the Nervians.

9. What situation is the most common setting for a Dictator to be named of Rome?
(a) A war.
(b) A financial crisis.
(c) Civil unrest.
(d) A shortage of supplies.

10. Which one of the following is not an event that is included in the book as an ominous sign for Rome?
(a) Extensive flooding of the rivers.
(b) Fire in the sky.
(c) A volcanic eruption.
(d) A talking cow.

11. How common is the interaction between human and divine beings in Ancient Rome, according to Livy?
(a) It is very uncommon.
(b) It happens only twice a year.
(c) It happens only once a year.
(d) It is very common.

12. What is a difficulty that the author encounters while writing about the history of Rome?
(a) The language.
(b) Exaggeration of facts.
(c) The origins.
(d) Omission of facts.

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

14. How does a leader's presence or absence on the battlefield affect the troops fighting in a war?
(a) The troops begin to lose morale if a leader is absent.
(b) The troops fight the same whether a leader is present or not.
(c) The troops mostly prefer to be led by a soldier, rather than a military/political leader.
(d) The troops begin to lose morale if a leader is present.

15. What Latin city does Rome conquer in order to further increase its population?
(a) Lucentum.
(b) Turiaso.
(c) Politorium.
(d) Barcino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What never changes, according to the opening of The Patricians at Bay?

2. According to Livy, how much of a difference was there between the rich and the poor early in Rome's history?

3. 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?

4. How many tribes does Rome have at this point in their history in the second part of The Republic?

5. Who are the main perpetrators of the mass hysteria surrounding the battles the Romans fight in?

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