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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the Volscians to aid a Roman party?
(a) A matrimonial dispute.
(b) A political dispute.
(c) A military dispute.
(d) A financial dispute.

2. Where does the defeat of Rome mentioned in Part 1of Rome's Capture take place?
(a) Outside of the city.
(b) Inside the city.
(c) In Circus Maximus.
(d) In another country.

3. How many allies of Rome need mediation for their dispute?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. How do the senators feel about the practices of the decemvirs?
(a) They ignore them.
(b) They support them.
(c) They do not understand them.
(d) They oppose them.

5. What kind of power are the Etruscans known for?
(a) The Etruscans were not known for having any power.
(b) Political and cultural.
(c) Cultural, but not political.
(d) Political, but not cultural.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What introduces the idea of different classes being allowed to marry?

3. Who does Postumius have trouble cooperating with in the military?

4. During the time of Rome and the Patricians, how is the military generally used?

5. What part of the planet uses laws similar to that of the Romans, based on Judaic philosophy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Postumius do to cause his soldiers to turn against him, and what is the controversy surrounding his death?

5. How long does the pestilence and illness last, and what effect does it have on Rome?

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

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

8. What do the senators do when the decemvirs take over?

9. What is the goal of the Roman military as they begin the war with Veii, and how do they attempt to meet it?

10. How is the political structure of the Republic described at the end of the first part of War & Politics?

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