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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Postumius shockingly threaten his men?
(a) To harbor a secret.
(b) To intentionally lose a battle.
(c) To join another army's fight.
(d) To betray Rome.

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

4. How are the people of Ardea affected by Rome's new outlook?
(a) They are unsatisfied.
(b) They are satisfied.
(c) They are skeptical.
(d) They are ambivalent.

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

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

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

8. How have the allies been fighting their war until they seek a mediator for it?
(a) None of the allies have won a battle.
(b) The allies cannot determine who has won or lost the battles.
(c) Each ally has won and lost frequently.
(d) One ally has won the most battles.

9. What is used to support the advocates of intermarriage?
(a) The previous design of the social classes by Rome.
(b) The success of intermarriage in other regions.
(c) The previous integration of other regions by Rome.
(d) The failure of other regions who do not have intermarriage.

10. What does Claudius encourage Rome to consider in a lengthy speech?
(a) The reputation of the government.
(b) The reputation of the surrounding regions.
(c) The reputation of the soldiers.
(d) The reputation of the people.

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

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

13. Who are Marcus Genucius and Gaius Curtius?
(a) The new senators after the decemvirs.
(b) Two military leaders after the decemvirs.
(c) The new consuls after the decemvirs.
(d) The two responsible for dealing with the decemvirs.

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

15. What is Caeso Quinctius's opinion of the consuls?
(a) He eliminates them.
(b) He tries to add mroe consuls to the senate.
(c) He tries to replace them with the tribunes.
(d) He defends them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the allies hope Rome will provide for them in their dispute?

2. What types of questions warranted the Etruscans' knowledge?

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

4. What is the state of politics in Chapter 3 of Rome and the Patricians?

5. How is the nature of the decemvirs' politics described?

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