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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the people chastised for after the rule of the decemvirs ends?
(a) Following the decemvirs.
(b) Contributing to Rome's economic problems.
(c) Contributing to Rome's political problems.
(d) Supporting the decemvirs.

3. Why are slaves not considered part of the plebian class?
(a) They are not polticians.
(b) They cannot vote.
(c) They cannot join the military.
(d) They do not have enough money.

4. Where does the defeat of Rome mentioned in Part 1of Rome's Capture take place?
(a) Inside the city.
(b) Outside of the city.
(c) In another country.
(d) In Circus Maximus.

5. How does Postumia disguise her disposition?
(a) With politeness.
(b) With rudeness.
(c) With humor.
(d) With deception.

6. What are the Etruscans advanced in?
(a) Commerce.
(b) Religion.
(c) Warfare.
(d) Inventions.

7. How many allies of Rome need mediation for their dispute?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

8. Much later, what does Plato encourage the women of Athens to do?
(a) Create a militia.
(b) Run for public office.
(c) Begin moving away from the city.
(d) Begin outnumbering the men.

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

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

11. What do the leaders have mixed feelings about, as a result of the slaves' revolt?
(a) Imposing a curfew.
(b) Arming the people.
(c) Disarming the people.
(d) Eliminating the curfew.

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

13. What is the reason for the dispute of Rome's allies?
(a) It is a dispute over territory.
(b) It is a political dispute.
(c) It is a revolt against the governments of the allies.
(d) It is a civil war.

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

15. How is the nature of the decemvirs' politics described?
(a) Illegal, but effective.
(b) Illegal and ineffective.
(c) Legal, but unethical.
(d) Legal, but ineffective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the Volscians to aid a Roman party?

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

3. Where do the senators go as the decemvirs take control of Rome?

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

5. What is used to support the advocates of intermarriage?

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