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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 part of the government featured a strong military contingent?
(a) The plebians.
(b) The senate.
(c) The tribunes.
(d) The consuls.

2. How long do the Romans evacuate the city because of the pestilence and illness?
(a) Five years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

3. How long were the Volscians an enemy of Rome?
(a) Over one hundred years.
(b) Less than one hundred years.
(c) Less than fifty years.
(d) Over two hundred years.

4. Why does Postumius shockingly threaten his men?
(a) To betray Rome.
(b) To join another army's fight.
(c) To harbor a secret.
(d) To intentionally lose a battle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the opponents of intermarriage fear?

2. Where do the senators go as the decemvirs take control of Rome?

3. Much later, what does Plato encourage the women of Athens to do?

4. During the time of Rome and the Patricians, how is the military generally used?

5. How many simultaneous campaigns do the Romans attempt to have enough troops to serve in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens after the Laws of the Ten Tables are established?

5. What cause does Plato think women should eventually take up and why?

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

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

8. What are the decemvirs?

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

10. What do the Volscians surprisingly do that redefines their relationship with Rome?

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