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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the civil strife in Rome managed?
(a) A military leader raises troops that side with the tribune.
(b) A military leader raises troops that side with the consul.
(c) A military leader raises troops that side with the senate.
(d) A military leader raises troops that side with the slaves.

2. What season do the Romans choose to launch a siege against Veii?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

3. How do the common people view Caeso Quinctius?
(a) They are unaware of his position.
(b) They see him as an ally.
(c) They see him as an enemy.
(d) They refuse to recognize his position.

4. During the time of Rome and the Patricians, how is the military generally used?
(a) To control the government.
(b) To control the city's people.
(c) In response to threats.
(d) In response to attacks.

5. What do the opponents of intermarriage fear?
(a) Further attempts to change the definition of marriage even more.
(b) The unintended economic consequences.
(c) The decline of the Roman culture.
(d) The government's loss of control.

6. How is Postumia described?
(a) Outspoken and dressed attractively.
(b) Reserved and dressed attractively.
(c) Outspoken and dressed unattractively.
(d) Reserved and dressed unattractively.

7. What is the general tone of the author's style?
(a) Selective.
(b) Factual and accessible.
(c) Theoretical and entertaining.
(d) Exaggerated.

8. How many meetings with the senators do the decemvirs request?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

9. What is the crisis that the decemvirs face?
(a) A threat from other cities.
(b) A threat from the people of Rome.
(c) A threat from the senators.
(d) A threat from the military of Rome.

10. What is considered a shortcoming that the advocates of intermarriage want to overcome?
(a) Hemophilia.
(b) Hypoglycemia.
(c) Thalassemia.
(d) Anemia.

11. What kind of power are the Etruscans known for?
(a) The Etruscans were not known for having any power.
(b) Political and cultural.
(c) Cultural, but not political.
(d) Political, but not cultural.

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

13. What year does the section War & Politics begin?
(a) 345 BC.
(b) 234 BC.
(c) 445 BC.
(d) 544 BC.

14. What is the state of the Roman Republic at the end of the second part of Rome and the Patricians?
(a) The tribunes are eliminated.
(b) The consuls are eliminated.
(c) The military is eliminated.
(d) The senate is eliminated.

15. How many men with axes govern over the people of Rome as Chapter 2 of Rome and the Patricians ends?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty five.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the Roman military to face the possibility of defeat?

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

3. How do the senators feel about the practices of the decemvirs?

4. Who are Marcus Genucius and Gaius Curtius?

5. How long do the Romans evacuate the city because of the pestilence and illness?

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