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

2. What kind of power are the Etruscans known for?

3. What happens when the allies arrive in Rome at the end of Rome and the Patricians?

4. What do the allies hope Rome will provide for them in their dispute?

5. Where is the civil strife in Rome resolved?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are the Laws of the Ten Tables?

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

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

10. What are the decemvirs?

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

Describe the events leading up to Rome's decision to take the land away from two of their allies. How do both allies wage the war with each other, and what state are they in when they approach Rome for assistance? What is Rome's position supposed to be in resolving their conflict? How does a third party complicate things? What factors contribute to Rome's decision? How is it received by the people and why?

Essay Topic 3

Chronicle the war between the creditors and the debtors, including the following:

1) How the dispute begins, what brings it to the forefront of Roman politics, and the way it intensifies.

2) What steps the senators take to initially deal with the problems and how the people respond to their actions.

3) The ways that creditors exploit the debtors and the proposal the government makes to the debtors as well as the reasons behind it.

4) The war with the Volscians and its impact on the war between the creditors and the debtors.

5) Why and how the debtors eventually take matters into their own hands and whether or not you agree with their actions.

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