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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. Who does the slave turn the information of the conspiracy over to?

2. What is the population of Rome estimated to be during first part of The Patricians at Bay?

3. What do the people do when creditors attempt to collect repayment in the courts?

4. What causes Servilius and Appius to become unpopular with the Romans?

5. What are the women asked to disregard pertaining to the men they found themselves with at the start of Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Romans and the Albans agree to settle their war and what is the result?

2. How does Tarquin die, and what effect does it have on the Republic of Rome?

3. What are the two different stories about the origin of Romulus and Remus?

4. How do the debtors and the citizens of Rome take the law into their own hands after the government proves to be no help with the credit problems?

5. What two noteworthy things does Servius do while he serves as the King of Rome?

6. What do the introductory sections of the book cover and what is the overall intent of Livy?

7. What happens after the war with the Aequians, and how do the Romans respond?

8. How does the war between the creditors and the debtors begin?

9. What happens to Cloelia and why is her story inspirational to the Romans?

10. What role do the women have in the beginning of Rome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the story of Cloelia in detail and explain why she is honored. Also, analyze the way her actions can be applied to current times and the broader lessons that can be interpreted from them.

Essay Topic 2

Servius' time as King is eventful in many ways, including how his reign ends.

1) Chronicle the policies that Servius is responsible for and their effect on Rome.

2) Describe in detail the plan to take the throne from Servius by his relatives.

3) Explain how Tarquin rules over Rome, providing examples from the book of his actions.

4) Describe Sextus's role in Gabii and how his actions ignite the effort to remove Tarquin and eliminate the idea of a monarchy.

Essay Topic 3

The first three Kings of Rome had different approaches to ruling the city, and as a result, Rome itself experiences many changes in its early stages. Compare and contrast the way that Romulus, Pompilius, and Hostilius choose to rule, the motivations behind their actions, and the effects of them for Rome in general.

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