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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. Much later, what does Plato encourage the women of Athens to do?
(a) Begin outnumbering the men.
(b) Run for public office.
(c) Create a militia.
(d) Begin moving away from the city.

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

3. What part of the planet uses laws similar to that of the Romans, based on Judaic philosophy?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) South.

4. How many allies of Rome need mediation for their dispute?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. According to Claudius, what is the real trouble in Rome?
(a) The tribune's tendency to expand the separation between classes.
(b) The consuls' tendency to expand the separation between classes.
(c) The people's tendency to expand the separation between classes.
(d) The senate's tendency to expand the separation between classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Appius Claudius' position?

2. What is the general tone of the author's style?

3. What causes the Roman military to face the possibility of defeat?

4. Which one of the following best describes the state of the Roman Republic during the time described in Chapter 2 of Rome and the Patricians?

5. How are the Volscians described in the second part of War & Politics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Veii now considered to the Romans, and how does Rome plan on dealing with the situation?

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

3. What is unique about Lucius Tarquitius?

4. What are the Laws of the Ten Tables?

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

6. What happens to the five classes set up by Servilius, and how are the patricians described?

7. What are both sides of the intermarriage debate Rome faces?

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

9. What does Postumius do to cause his soldiers to turn against him, and what is the controversy surrounding his death?

10. Who do the plebians include, and how are they described?

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