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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Pompey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives Pompey the nickname, "The Great"?
(a) Sulla.
(b) Marius.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Cinna.

2. What does Crassus ignore during his first winter in Syria?
(a) The enemy.
(b) Business affairs.
(c) Training the troops.
(d) His family.

3. During his stand for praetorship, what is Marius unsuccessfully prosecuted for?
(a) Treason.
(b) Bribery.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

4. What does Sulla think Pompey has done with regard to his enemy, Lepidus?
(a) Caused him to lose power.
(b) Alerted him to Sulla's plans.
(c) Helped him become too powerful.
(d) Intimidated him.

5. How does Mummius respond to Crassus's instructions against the Spartans at the arc?
(a) He is confused by them.
(b) He does not learn of them until after the battle.
(c) He obeys them.
(d) He disobeys them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marius's statue made out of?

2. What does Warner indicate is exaggerated by Plutarch?

3. What does Marius pledge to do while addressing the assembly for his first consul?

4. What is Sulla's first order after taking over Rome?

5. What does Cinna's disappearance lead some to believe?

(see the answer key)

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