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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Drusus write to Caepio?
(a) He wants to protect him from the Germans.
(b) He wants to negotiate terms with him.
(c) He wants his son to marry Caepio's daughter.
(d) He wants his daughter to marry Caepio's son.

2. What happens to the elder Gais Caesar in chapter six?
(a) He dies.
(b) He becomes a senator.
(c) He defends Marius.
(d) He is elected Consul.

3. Why does Marius believe it is necessary to take Jugurth's western fortress within the next month?
(a) He knows he will be recalled to Rome after that.
(b) It is located high on a cliff and will not be approachable later.
(c) Jugurtha will escape to a neighboring kingdom before the month is over.
(d) His men will need additional supplies if it goes beyond that.

4. Where is Caepio when he thinks he sees gold and silver?
(a) On a lake.
(b) Under a bridge.
(c) In a cave.
(d) Near a mountain.

5. What does Caepio order his men to do to verify if there is gold and silver present?
(a) Dig deeper into the cave.
(b) Burn the building.
(c) Tear down the bridge.
(d) Drain the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marius do that is expressly illegal?

2. Where does Marius imprison Saturninus?

3. How does King Bocchus respond to giving Sulla Jugurtha?

4. When Marius returns to Rome, what doe she immediately want to focus on?

5. What does the Senate do to try and make Caepio comply with their orders?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of triumphal march does Marius want and why does he want this kind?

2. How does Caepio feel about the orders he was given to give up command of his army and what does he do in return?

3. How do Caepio's end up finding men to fill their legions?

4. What happens when Marius and his army meet the Cimbri army and why is this the case?

5. What path does Marius decide to take and why does he decide to take this path?

6. What new bill does Saturninus introduce and what are the repercussions of this introduction?

7. What steps does Marius take which he hopes will help his case and how does the election turn out?

8. What do the senators believe will happen to Marius and whose behavior compounds this issue further?

9. What does Marius's wish about the march reveal about his origins?

10. What does Marius realize about the German's food supply?

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