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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Sulla.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many enemy soldiers does Sulla slaughter in the "circus" while seizing control of Rome?
(a) Six thousand.
(b) Three thousand.
(c) Eight Thousand.
(d) Five Thousand.

2. What tactic does Sulla employ to overcome his men's fear of war?
(a) He belittles them repeatedly.
(b) He subjects them to manual labor.
(c) He kills one of them as an example.
(d) He threatens them.

3. What is Sulla's first order after taking over Rome?
(a) The increase in the size of the military.
(b) The death sentence of Marius and Sulpicius.
(c) The death sentence of Jugurtha.
(d) The elimination of the military.

4. How many total terms does Marius serve as consul?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

5. What was the intent of the Tuetones and the Cimbri?
(a) To destroy Africa.
(b) To befriend the Romans.
(c) To join Africa.
(d) To destroy Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Sulla's first bid for praetorship?

2. Whom does Marius marry?

3. What is Hispania Ulterior when Marius is sent to battle the bandits there?

4. What language did Marius speak very little of?

5. What does Marius refuse in the office of tribune?

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