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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do the Romans evacuate the city because of the pestilence and illness?
(a) Two years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Four years.

2. How many simultaneous campaigns do the Romans attempt to have enough troops to serve in?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seven.

3. How are the tribunes given their office?
(a) They are appointed by the consuls.
(b) They are appointed by the dictator.
(c) They are appointed by the senate.
(d) They are elected by the people.

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

5. 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 attacks.
(d) In response to threats.

6. What do the Romans label the class that exhibits wealth and power?
(a) The patricians.
(b) The elitists.
(c) The plebians.
(d) The superiors.

7. What is it about Postumia that offends some people?
(a) Her questionable wealth.
(b) The way she adorns herself.
(c) The way she isolates herself.
(d) Her family's reputation.

8. What is Appius Claudius' position?
(a) He speaks to the relatives of the soldiers who have been killed in battle.
(b) He represents the soldiers who have been killed in battle.
(c) He represents the absent military men while they are away at war.
(d) He decides which soldiers should remain and speak for the military during a time of war.

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

10. How many years after the Estrucans and the Sabines fought Rome do the Volscians and the Aequins also position themselves against the city?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Two hundred and fifty.

11. What part of the government featured a strong military contingent?
(a) The senate.
(b) The tribunes.
(c) The consuls.
(d) The plebians.

12. What role do the decemvirs have in the Republic at the start of the fourth book?
(a) They have been forced to serve in the military.
(b) They have been removed.
(c) They have been demoted.
(d) They have been reduced to working men.

13. What causes the Roman military to face the possibility of defeat?
(a) Dissension among the soldiers.
(b) Dissension among the military leaders.
(c) A neighboring region with a larger supply of weaponry.
(d) A neigboring region with a larger military.

14. What is the conspiracy that is mentioned at the end of the first section in War & Politics?
(a) Another revolt by the slaves.
(b) A plot to restore the monarchy.
(c) A violent protest by the advocates of intermarriage.
(d) A plot to overthrow the government.

15. How are the Volscians described in the second part of War & Politics?
(a) Loyal enemies of Rome.
(b) Loyal allies of Rome.
(c) Disloyal allies of Rome.
(d) Enemies of Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the innovation talked about at the end of War & Politics?

2. How many classes were originally listed by Servilius?

3. According to Claudius, what is the real trouble in Rome?

4. How do the decemvirs respond to outside enemies?

5. What happens when the allies arrive in Rome at the end of Rome and the Patricians?

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