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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 role do the decemvirs have in the Republic at the start of the fourth book?

2. What are the decemvirs mainly unable to manage?

3. What does Claudius encourage Rome to consider in a lengthy speech?

4. Much later, what does Plato encourage the women of Athens to do?

5. What is used to support the advocates of intermarriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What threat do the decemvirs face, and how do they initially attempt to deal with it?

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

4. How do the slaves revolt, what is the senate's response, and how is the problem resolved?

5. What are the decemvirs?

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

7. What is the main problem the decemvirs are having and why?

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

9. What is unique about Lucius Tarquitius?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the events leading up to Rome's decision to take the land away from two of their allies. How do both allies wage the war with each other, and what state are they in when they approach Rome for assistance? What is Rome's position supposed to be in resolving their conflict? How does a third party complicate things? What factors contribute to Rome's decision? How is it received by the people and why?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast both classes, the patricians and the plebians. Include which people make up the two classes, who is excluded from them, and why. Also, analyze the role of each class specifically and if you think that both are needed to provide a balance to the Republic. Use the book as a reference to provide examples of people who represent each class in your explanations.

Essay Topic 3

The first three Kings of Rome had different approaches to ruling the city, and as a result, Rome itself experiences many changes in its early stages. Compare and contrast the way that Romulus, Pompilius, and Hostilius choose to rule, the motivations behind their actions, and the effects of them for Rome in general.

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