The Tale of the Rape of Lucretia Reflects Which of the Following

question 6

Multiple Choice

The tale of the rape of Lucretia reflects which of the following?

• A) The author's disgust with the decline in Roman morals following the Punic Wars
• B) The Romans' tradition of incorporating local tribes into their dominions as citizens
• C) The belief that this outrage led the morally virtuous Romans to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republican government
• D) One of the major issues in the struggle of the orders, which was the fact that patricians were permitted to mistreat any plebeian, including virtuous matrons such as Lucretia

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