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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision does Rome make at the end of Rome and the Patricians?
(a) They attack half of the allies.
(b) They declare the land private property of Rome.
(c) They attack all of the allies.
(d) They declare the land public property of Rome.

2. How do the senators feel about the practices of the decemvirs?
(a) They support them.
(b) They ignore them.
(c) They do not understand them.
(d) They oppose them.

3. How many classes were originally listed by Servilius?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

5. How do the women in Rome factor into the wars during Rome and the Patricians?
(a) They are the reason for the wars being fought.
(b) They are on the front lines along with the men.
(c) They are involved, but not on the front lines.
(d) They are kept away from them.

6. What does Rome's decision in Chapter 3 of Rome and the Patricians illustrate?
(a) Rome's weakness.
(b) Rome's power.
(c) Rome's politics.
(d) Rome's naivety.

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

8. 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 violent protest by the advocates of intermarriage.
(c) A plot to restore the monarchy.
(d) A plot to overthrow the government.

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

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) Two hundred.
(b) Two hundred and fifty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) One hundred.

11. What do the allies hope Rome will provide for them in their dispute?
(a) A different problem.
(b) A different solution.
(c) A different place to battle over.
(d) A different city to conquer.

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

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

14. According to Claudius, what is the real trouble in Rome?
(a) The consuls' tendency to expand the separation between classes.
(b) The senate's tendency to expand the separation between classes.
(c) The people's tendency to expand the separation between classes.
(d) The tribune's tendency to expand the separation between classes.

15. 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) One ally has won the most battles.
(c) The allies cannot determine who has won or lost the battles.
(d) Each ally has won and lost frequently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for the dispute of Rome's allies?

2. What season do the Romans choose to launch a siege against Veii?

3. How many allies of Rome need mediation for their dispute?

4. How is Rome's decision at the end of Rome and the Patricians received?

5. How long were the Volscians an enemy of Rome?

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