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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the elderly man that brought the issue of debt to the forefront?
(a) A former King.
(b) A reputable soldier.
(c) A former Commander.
(d) A reputable politician.

2. What does the author tell the reader he is writing about in the first Introduction?
(a) The group of people who traveled through Rome before it was founded.
(b) The second group of people to inhabit Rome.
(c) The first people in Rome that anyone is certain of.
(d) The first people in Rome that cannot be verified.

3. What result does the death of King Romulus have on Rome?
(a) It causes the Romans to stop the civil war going on.
(b) It makes the Romans more vulnerable.
(c) It makes the Romans less vulnerable.
(d) It causes the Romans to wage a civil war.

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

5. What planet's name is given to the temple to a deity?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Saturn.

6. What do the people do when creditors attempt to collect repayment in the courts?
(a) They form mobs to protect the debtors.
(b) They encourage debtors not to attend the court proceedings.
(c) They file lawsuits against the creditors in retaliation.
(d) They protest the government by holding big rallies.

7. What does Brutus demand for the protection of the Roman government?
(a) That the elections will happen every four years.
(b) That there will no longer be elections.
(c) That he be declared King.
(d) That there will be no more Kings.

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

9. What does Pompilius primarily focus on?
(a) Eliminating the culture of Rome.
(b) Granting more power to himself.
(c) Granting more power to the senate.
(d) Civilizing the culture of Rome.

10. According to one theory, how are Romulus and Remus related?
(a) They are half-brothers.
(b) They are identical twins.
(c) They are fraternal twins.
(d) They are cousins.

11. What is the perception of Rome while Pompilius presides there?
(a) It is peaceful and well disciplined.
(b) It is volatile and undisciplined.
(c) It is volatile but disciplined.
(d) It is peaceful but lacks discipline.

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

13. How many years is Rome a Republic before other well known governments are established, such as Athens and Sparta?
(a) About 120 years.
(b) About 400 years.
(c) About 320 years.
(d) About 200 years.

14. In the Romans' victory over the Albans, how many total combatant deaths are there?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

15. How many debtors agree to sign up for the military the second time that the government asks them to?
(a) None.
(b) A quarter of them.
(c) All of them.
(d) Half of them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the group, the Aurunci, consist of?

3. What is Circus Maximus?

4. How is Romulus thought of as a leader?

5. What condition does Ancus find Rome to be in when he takes over?

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