Chapter 3 True or False Self-Quiz

. The king of Rome was replaced by a single Consul, who was elected annually.

. The ex-Consul Gaius Mucius was famous for putting aside his plow to save the Roman army, and then laying down his title of Dictator as soon as possible.

. The Twelve Tables stipulated that one of the consuls must be a plebeian.

. The Senate had no constitutional authority to issue legislation; officially, its position was only advisory.

. The Senate was the primary governing body of Rome.

. The Roman defeat of the Gauls in 390 BCE proved the worth of the reorganization of the army into maniples.

. The Decemvirs were responsible for the creation of the office of Censor.

. In the early years of the Republic, the patricians exercised tight control over Roman social, political, and economic privileges.

. All senators yielded precedence to the Urban Praetor.

. Freed slaves in Rome were afforded full Roman citizen rights.

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