This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Patricians at Bay: Chapter 3, Rome and the Patricians, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cloelia do when she is held hostage for the second time?
(a) She oversees a group of girl hostages.
(b) She oversees a group of boy hostages.
(c) She oversees another escape by the hostages.
(d) She oversees the food supply for the hostages.

2. What decision does Rome make at the end of Rome and the Patricians?
(a) They declare the land public property of Rome.
(b) They declare the land private property of Rome.
(c) They attack all of the allies.
(d) They attack half of the allies.

3. How many tribes does Rome have at this point in their history in the second part of The Republic?
(a) Fifty one.
(b) Forty one.
(c) Thirty one.
(d) Twenty one.

4. According to Livy, what is the one thing that is needed for all politicians to be elected into office?
(a) People skills.
(b) Respected ancestors.
(c) Monetary backing.
(d) Financial skills.

5. After the disgrace Tarquin, his wife, and his son have brought to Rome, how many consuls do the Romans decide to elect to replace the kingship?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How do the political leaders of Rome gain the support of the people early on?

3. What is the crisis that the decemvirs face?

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

5. How does the town of Pometia almost defeat the Romans?

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