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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 introductory pieces are there that precede the main text of the book?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Five.

2. What result does the death of King Romulus have on Rome?
(a) It causes the Romans to wage a civil war.
(b) It makes the Romans less vulnerable.
(c) It makes the Romans more vulnerable.
(d) It causes the Romans to stop the civil war going on.

3. What does Romulus become known as?
(a) The foundation of Rome.
(b) The destruction of Rome.
(c) The direction of Rome.
(d) The preservation of Rome.

4. What does the author tell the reader he is writing about in the first Introduction?
(a) The first people in Rome that anyone is certain of.
(b) The second group of people to inhabit Rome.
(c) The group of people who traveled through Rome before it was founded.
(d) The first people in Rome that cannot be verified.

5. According to Livy, what is the one thing that is needed for all politicians to be elected into office?
(a) Monetary backing.
(b) People skills.
(c) Respected ancestors.
(d) Financial skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the disgrace Tarquin, his wife, and his son have brought to Rome, how many consuls do the Romans decide to elect to replace the kingship?

2. What does Cloelia do when she is held hostage for the second time?

3. What is the perception of Rome while Pompilius presides there?

4. What condition does Ancus find Rome to be in when he takes over?

5. What does the group, the Aurunci, consist of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long does Romulus rule, and what type of leadership does Pompilius provide?

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

3. How do the senators initially respond to the ensuing credit war, and why does this strategy backfire on them?

4. How does the war between the creditors and the debtors begin?

5. How is Hostilius different than Romulus and Pompilius?

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

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

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

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

10. How do the debtors and the citizens of Rome take the law into their own hands after the government proves to be no help with the credit problems?

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