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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 real problem the decemvirs have?
(a) They are overprepared for the power they have.
(b) They underestimate the power of the Roman military.
(c) They underestimate the power of the Roman people.
(d) They are not prepared for the power they have.

2. Why are women and children not considered part of the plebian class?
(a) They cannot vote.
(b) They do not have enough money.
(c) They are not politicians.
(d) They cannot join the military.

3. What is Appius Claudius' position?
(a) He decides which soldiers should remain and speak for the military during a time of war.
(b) He represents the absent military men while they are away at war.
(c) He speaks to the relatives of the soldiers who have been killed in battle.
(d) He represents the soldiers who have been killed in battle.

4. What role do the decemvirs have in the Republic at the start of the fourth book?
(a) They have been removed.
(b) They have been forced to serve in the military.
(c) They have been reduced to working men.
(d) They have been demoted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Livy's tone is consistent throughout the book?

2. What does Claudius encourage Rome to consider in a lengthy speech?

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

4. What does Rome's decision in Chapter 3 of Rome and the Patricians illustrate?

5. How do the slaves revolt in Rome?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the political structure of the Republic described at the end of the first part of War & Politics?

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

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

5. What is the main problem the decemvirs are having and why?

6. What is the goal of the Roman military as they begin the war with Veii, and how do they attempt to meet it?

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

8. What threat do the decemvirs face, and how do they initially attempt to deal with it?

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

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

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