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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 common is the interaction between human and divine beings in Ancient Rome, according to Livy?
(a) It is very common.
(b) It happens only once a year.
(c) It happens only twice a year.
(d) It is very uncommon.

2. How is Horatius given a reprieve from the death penalty after his tragic response to his sister's reaction to the battle?
(a) He is found innocent of all charges.
(b) No witnesses will testify against him.
(c) The senate does not want to lose him as a soldier.
(d) He is considered to have been in an abnormal state after the battle.

3. What serious problem do the Romans turn to religion for help with?
(a) The plague.
(b) The financial burden of debts.
(c) The fear of the lights in the sky.
(d) The wars.

4. What are the women asked to disregard pertaining to the men they found themselves with at the start of Rome?
(a) Their resentment.
(b) Their attachment.
(c) Their fondness.
(d) Their hatred.

5. What kinds of rights are the women promised when Rome is first beginning?
(a) None of the rights proper to Roman wives.
(b) Less rights than were common for Roman wives.
(c) More rights than were common for Roman wives.
(d) All of the rights proper to Roman wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Romans' victory over the Albans, how many total combatant deaths are there?

2. 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?

3. How many years is Rome a Republic before other well known governments are established, such as Athens and Sparta?

4. According to one theory, how are Romulus and Remus related?

5. Who does Tarquin recruit to assist him in the effort to regain Rome after he is banished?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is interesting about the Roman religion and where was it adopted from?

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

4. What problems does King Ancus face, and how does he deal with them?

5. What happens to Cloelia and why is her story inspirational to the Romans?

6. What are the two different stories about the origin of Romulus and Remus?

7. How does the town of Pometia surprisingly stand up to Rome, and what is the end result?

8. What two noteworthy things does Servius do while he serves as the King of Rome?

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

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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