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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. Who are the main perpetrators of the mass hysteria surrounding the battles the Romans fight in?
(a) People who are actively involved in the battles.
(b) People who live inside of the city.
(c) People who live outside of the city.
(d) People who lost friends or relatives in the battles.

2. What is the crisis that the decemvirs face?
(a) A threat from the people of Rome.
(b) A threat from the senators.
(c) A threat from other cities.
(d) A threat from the military of Rome.

3. How does the town of Pometia almost defeat the Romans?
(a) They surprise the Romans with an army of well trained soldiers.
(b) They attack the Romans using domestic devices.
(c) They obtain more advanced weaponry than the Romans.
(d) They outnumber the Romans by a two to one margin.

4. How many debtors agree to sign up for the military the second time that the government asks them to?
(a) Half of them.
(b) None.
(c) All of them.
(d) A quarter of them.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the decemvirs respond to outside enemies?

2. How does a leader's presence or absence on the battlefield affect the troops fighting in a war?

3. What is made to honor Cloelia's bravery?

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

5. How attentive to the people's needs are the oligarchic rulers?

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