"Which of the following statements best applies to Roman schooling:
a. Foreigners were not allowed to become teachers.
b. Boys and girls were educated through a rigorous public school system borrowed from the Spartans.
c. Education stressed training in Greek and mastery of rhetoric, or persuasive public speaking.
d. Study of foreign languages was prohibited to purify the Latin language.
e. There were many public schools, with scholarships made available to the poor."

Education system during the Roman kingdom was different from the education system during the Roman republic. when it was a kingdom kid did not go to school. The male of the household used to teach them. they were taught reading and writing, to become a warrior, managing farm and businesses. Girls were taught by the women of the house, they were mostly taught about running the household and how to be a good wife.

During the republic, the Greek education system was copied but the school was not free, a fee was paid to the teachers. The students were taught about reading, writing, and Greek literature. More emphasis was paid on oration and public speaking. At the age of 12 and 13, children of upper classes went to grammar schools to study Latin, Greek, Grammar and literature and at age 16, they went to Rhetoric school for polishing their public speaking schools. Although reading and writing was important, the main goal of the Roman education system was to become an effective speaker.