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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 kind of power are the Etruscans known for?
(a) Cultural, but not political.
(b) Political and cultural.
(c) The Etruscans were not known for having any power.
(d) Political, but not cultural.

2. How many years after the Estrucans and the Sabines fought Rome do the Volscians and the Aequins also position themselves against the city?
(a) Two hundred and fifty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Two hundred.

3. What do the opponents of intermarriage fear?
(a) The government's loss of control.
(b) Further attempts to change the definition of marriage even more.
(c) The unintended economic consequences.
(d) The decline of the Roman culture.

4. What is the reason for the dispute of Rome's allies?
(a) It is a civil war.
(b) It is a political dispute.
(c) It is a revolt against the governments of the allies.
(d) It is a dispute over territory.

5. What is the general tone of the author's style?
(a) Theoretical and entertaining.
(b) Selective.
(c) Factual and accessible.
(d) Exaggerated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Marcus Genucius and Gaius Curtius?

2. How many classes were originally listed by Servilius?

3. What is the innovation talked about at the end of War & Politics?

4. Why does Postumius shockingly threaten his men?

5. What year does the section War & Politics begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Postumia and why do people object to her?

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

8. What are the Etruscans known for, and why is their advice sought?

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

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

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