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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 is the state of the allies when they approach Rome for mediation?

2. Once established, which part of the government has the most ties to the plebian class?

3. How do the decemvirs respond to outside enemies?

4. What is the reason for the dispute of Rome's allies?

5. What part of the government featured a strong military contingent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Quinctius, and what debate is he positioned in the middle of?

8. What are the decemvirs?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the issue of marriage between different classes and the effect it has on Rome.

1) How does the idea of marrying among different classes first become an issue?

2) What are the main arguments used by the supporters of intermarriage?

3) What are the main concerns and objections of those who oppose intermarriage?

4) Which side of the issue is the most convincing and why?

Essay Topic 2

Livy is the author and historian that brings the earliest days of Rome to life for generations.

1) Describe Tivius Livy's life and why it is relevant to the way he approaches writing The Early History of Rome.

2) Explain what Livy's intentions are with the book as he states in the beginning of the first section.

3) Analyze the tone of the book and how it illustrates the consistency of Livy's intentions.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Livy's theory on human nature. How does he present it, and what is the significance of the place in the book he chooses to introduce it? What is the relevance between the theory and The Early History of Rome? Also, describe examples of how human nature either changes or does not change, both in early Rome and throughout other time periods, and analyze whether or not you agree with Livy.

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