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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. What threat causes the senate to offer debtors a relief from their debts if they agree to serve in the military?
(a) The threat of the Nervians.
(b) The threat of the Volscians.
(c) The threat of the Tungrians.
(d) The threat of the Batavians.

2. What do the Volscians continue to be for Rome during the time of two consuls?
(a) A major opponent of Rome.
(b) A source of food for Rome.
(c) A major ally of Rome.
(d) A source of work for Rome.

3. How do the Romans use war in the second part of The Republic?
(a) Only preservation and resources.
(b) Only preservation.
(c) Preservation, resources, and expansion.
(d) Only preservation and expansion.

4. What planet's name is given to the temple to a deity?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Jupiter.

5. How is Romulus thought of as a leader?
(a) He is respected, but not admired.
(b) He is neither admired nor respected.
(c) He is admired, but not respected.
(d) He is admired and respected.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What do the Romans do as a way to deal with the debt problem once it becomes more intense?

3. Which sign do Romulus and Remus become the symbol for?

4. According to Livy, what is the one thing that is needed for all politicians to be elected into office?

5. How long does Pompilius rule over Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the government's proposal to the debtors, and why does it work only one time?

3. How is Hostilius different than Romulus and Pompilius?

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

5. What happens under a two consul system that changes the traditional way military leaders fight with their men?

6. What happens after the war with the Aequians, and how do the Romans respond?

7. Who is Valerius, and what does he do for the Roman people?

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

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

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

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