The First Man in Rome Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The First Man in Rome Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Saturninus leave Rome?

2. What does Caepio do with all of the gold he finds?

3. Who sets up Gais Caesar the younger to marry Aurelia?

4. Why does King Brocchus join the fight?

5. Why do Caesar (younger) and Aurelia choose to live in the insula?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sulla tell Volux he can prove his trustworthiness and what happens?

3. What is Marius's plan for ending the war in Africa for once and all?

4. What is Marius's argument to get more men to serve in the Roman legions?

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

6. How does Caepio spend his time once he deals with the few barbarians left in the area?

7. What realization does Caepio come to one day when he is fishing on the lake and what does he find?

8. What does Scaurus believe about the grain prices and what repercussions does this belief lead to?

9. What happens when Caepio receives the orders that he must give up command to Mallius?

10. What happens to the gold that Caepio has sent on its way to a city near Rome and how does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does motivation play a part in the character's rise and fall from Roman society in this novel? Who has the purer motivations for the actions he takes? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 2

From the beginning of the novel, Marius believes he is destined for greatness. How do you think this belief about himself has helped him to achieve what he has at the end of the novel? What do you think would have happened had he not had this belief?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Marius so concerned about securing land for the head-count soldiers? Is this a selfish or selfless act? Why?

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