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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 is the innovation talked about at the end of War & Politics?
(a) The military will stop being paid from public funds.
(b) The military will only be paid upon their victories.
(c) The military will be paid after their defeats.
(d) The military will be paid from public funds.

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

3. What are the decemvirs mainly unable to manage?
(a) The financial state of Rome.
(b) The military of Rome.
(c) The will of the Roman people.
(d) The senators of Rome.

4. How do the decemvirs respond to outside enemies?
(a) They are emboldened.
(b) They are angered.
(c) They are optimistic.
(d) They are shaken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the opponents of intermarriage fear?

2. What is used to support the advocates of intermarriage?

3. What is the controversial yet effective way that Postumius dies?

4. What is the conspiracy that is mentioned at the end of the first section in War & Politics?

5. How are the people of Ardea affected by Rome's new outlook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the senators do when the decemvirs take over?

2. How do the slaves revolt, what is the senate's response, and how is the problem resolved?

3. What innovation is described at the end of War & Politics pertaining to the military and how it is compensated?

4. What are the decemvirs?

5. Why does the city of Ardea respond positively to Rome's new outlook?

6. Who is Quinctius, and what debate is he positioned in the middle of?

7. What is the "solution" that Rome gives its allies, and how is the decision perceived by the people?

8. What happens between two allies of Rome, and how does the city become involved?

9. What is unique about Lucius Tarquitius?

10. How long does the pestilence and illness last, and what effect does it have on Rome?

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