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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Metellus's credibility in Rome?
(a) It has been relieved.
(b) It has been undermined.
(c) It has been exaggerated.
(d) It has been restored.

2. What was Metellus implicated in?
(a) Treason of an Italian ally.
(b) Being inept as a commander.
(c) Befriending the enemy.
(d) A plot to kill Jugurtha.

3. How does Caepio plan on raising his army?
(a) Using Marius's new way.
(b) By kidnapping men and forcing them to fight.
(c) Using the old-fashioned way.
(d) By adopting a new strategy unique to him.

4. Who did the Senate decide to try for treason?
(a) Metellus.
(b) Leanus.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Marius.

5. How does Marius begin his speech to the senators?
(a) By praising their efforts.
(b) By recounting the losses of the army.
(c) By criticizing the way they have run the senate in the past.
(d) By telling them that he expects to learn a great deal from them both.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the elder Gais Caesar in chapter six?

2. What does Marius say is necessary if he plans to defeat Jugurtha?

3. How does Caepio feel about what happened to the gold?

4. What is Marius's current position in the army?

5. Why does Marius believe it is necessary to take Jugurth's western fortress within the next month?

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