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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 Sallust say he is writing this book?
(a) He wants to be famous.
(b) Because he wants to make some money.
(c) Because Jugurtha had a great effect on Roman society.
(d) Because he was told to by the Senate.

2. What does the Senate give Metellus after he is elected?
(a) Head of the civil service.
(b) Head of a powerful Senate committee.
(c) The province of Gaul.
(d) Numidia.

3. What does Metellus do with his soldiers when he retreats?
(a) Has them scrounge the countryside.
(b) Allows them to rest.
(c) Sends them back to Rome.
(d) Begins to drill them even harder.

4. What does Jugurtha do to Adherbal?
(a) Cripples him.
(b) Has him assassinated.
(c) Run him completely out of Numidia.
(d) Tortures him to death.

5. What does Jugurtha do to Hiempsal?
(a) Have him assassinated.
(b) Send him to the Roman Senate.
(c) Set him up as the head of the government.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Adherbal deliver a speech to the Senate?

2. What does Jugurtha do with his army?

3. Who does the Roman public favor in the next consul election?

4. How are people reaching powerful positions?

5. To where does Adherval flee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adherbal do when he runs to Rome and how does that work out for him?

2. How, when and why did a rift develop between Jugurtha and his brothers?

3. What does Jugurtha do after the Roman representatives leave Numidia?

4. What does the Senate have Metellus do after he is elected and how does Sallust describe Metellus?

5. What does the senate decide to do about Numidia?

6. How does the Roman public react to Marius and Metellus's falling out?

7. What does Jugurtha tell his army and what do they do?

8. What forces the Senate to act against Jugurtha and what do they do?

9. Who is Marcus Scaurus and what does the Senate have him do? How does Jugurtha respond to Scaurus?

10. How do the Romans finally arrest Jugurtha?

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