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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Capture of Rome: Chapter 1, Rome's Capture, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for Tarquin's failure at attempting to retake control of Rome?
(a) Tarquin lacks the number of men needed to battle Rome.
(b) The people's fear of Brutus.
(c) The support of the people for Brutus.
(d) Tarquin does not allow his men to rest, so they are too tired to fight Rome.

2. What role do the decemvirs have in the Republic at the start of the fourth book?
(a) They have been demoted.
(b) They have been reduced to working men.
(c) They have been removed.
(d) They have been forced to serve in the military.

3. What is the state of politics in Chapter 3 of Rome and the Patricians?
(a) Confused.
(b) Thriving.
(c) Collapsed.
(d) Chaotic.

4. What is the controversial yet effective way that Postumius dies?
(a) He is stoned to death by his soldiers.
(b) He is dragged through the streets by the people.
(c) He is dragged through the streets by his soldiers.
(d) He is stoned to death by the people.

5. What do some of the creditors do to make the situation worse?
(a) They refuse to accept repayment of the debts owed to them.
(b) They exploit the debtors.
(c) They try to take property away from the debtors.
(d) They attack the debtors physically.

Short Answer Questions

1. What planet's name is given to the temple to a deity?

2. Which of the following is a solution offered by The Sibylline Books?

3. How do the Romans use war in the second part of The Republic?

4. How are the Sabine people described in the book?

5. According to Livy, how is the rebuilding of Rome done after the Romans decide to stay?

(see the answer key)

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