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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tribes does Rome have at this point in their history in the second part of The Republic?
(a) Thirty one.
(b) Twenty one.
(c) Forty one.
(d) Fifty one.

2. What never changes, according to the opening of The Patricians at Bay?
(a) The way wars are fought.
(b) Time.
(c) The way politics are handled.
(d) Human nature.

3. In the Romans' victory over the Albans, how many total combatant deaths are there?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. Although it is a decisive Roman victory, what are the total losses on both sides of the war that results in one of the consuls being injured, and the other being beheaded?
(a) Between eleven and twelve thousand men.
(b) Between fourteen and fifteen thousand men.
(c) Between eight and nine thousand men.
(d) Between nine and ten thousand men.

5. How do the people view the senators' fear of the crowds resulting from the debt problem the city faces?
(a) They are confused by it.
(b) They ignore it.
(c) They view it as negative.
(d) They view it as positive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Latin city does Rome conquer in order to further increase its population?

2. According to Cloelia, what does gender influence?

3. How is the problem of debt described?

4. According to Livy, how much of a difference was there between the rich and the poor early in Rome's history?

5. What planet's name is given to the temple to a deity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the introductory sections of the book cover and what is the overall intent of Livy?

2. How does Rome respond to outside regions in the beginning of its existence?

3. How are the debtors made to pay for their debt, and what do the creditors do to take advantage of them?

4. How does the political system of the oligarchs differ from the original ruling style of the Kings?

5. How is Romulus regarded as a leader, and what things does he have to do in order to build Rome?

6. How is the war between the Romans and the Aequians waged?

7. How does the plague weaken Rome, and what brings them back from possible defeat?

8. How is a slave given citizenship, according to the story told in Rome as a Republic?

9. How does Tarquin attempt to regain power, and what prevents him from succeeding?

10. What role do the women have in the beginning of Rome?

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