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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many days are taken to contemplate the origin of the lights in the sky that are seen after a military campaign?
2. What result does the death of King Romulus have on Rome?
3. What does Cloelia do when she is held hostage for the second time?
4. Although it is a decisive Roman victory, what are the total losses on both sides of the war that results in one of the consuls being injured, and the other being beheaded?
5. What do the people do when creditors attempt to collect repayment in the courts?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the two different stories about the origin of Romulus and Remus?
2. How does the town of Pometia surprisingly stand up to Rome, and what is the end result?
3. How does Tarquin die, and what effect does it have on the Republic of Rome?
4. How does the war between the creditors and the debtors begin?
5. What is Livy's theory of human nature, and how does it relate to Rome?
6. What is interesting about the Roman religion and where was it adopted from?
7. What two noteworthy things does Servius do while he serves as the King of Rome?
8. How is the war between the Romans and the Aequians waged?
9. How is a slave given citizenship, according to the story told in Rome as a Republic?
10. How is Hostilius different than Romulus and Pompilius?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Romulus is credited as the Founder of Rome and his life is a major part of the first section of the book.
1) Describe the two different theories of Romulus and Remus, and explain which one you think is the most likely.
2) Explain how Romulus becomes the first King of Rome, how he builds the city, and the significance in the way it is originally defended.
3) Describe how Romulus is remembered and why the Romans responded to his death that way.
Essay Topic 2
Similar to other accounts of Roman history, prophecies and omens are discussed throughout the book.
1) Which cities or regions are considered to have the most knowledge about prophecies and why?
2) What effect do omens have on Rome in particular, and how do they respond to them?
3) What role do omens play in the political structure of the Republic of Rome?
Be sure to include several examples in your analysis.
Essay Topic 3
How and why do the slaves attempt to revolt against the government? Explain the methods they use and how the timing of their planned revolt is significant. Also, describe the way the government deals with the slaves and how the revolt is stopped.
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