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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is leading the enemy troops as Sulla and his men near Rome?
(a) Turpillius.
(b) Metellus.
(c) Marius.
(d) Telesinus.

2. What traditional belief does Marius go against in his first consul?
(a) He begins multiple outside trade agreements.
(b) He allows poor men to fight in the military.
(c) He stops all outside trade agreements.
(d) He does not allow poor men to fight in the military.

3. Whose endorsement does Marius have when he is voted to the office of tribune?
(a) Metellus.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Fulcina.
(d) Turpillius.

4. What happens to Metella, Sulla's wife, during one of his banquets?
(a) She is wounded by one of his enemies.
(b) She becomes ill.
(c) She is captured by one of his enemies.
(d) She is taken from Rome by a relative.

5. Who gives Jugurtha to Sulla?
(a) A relative of Caesar.
(b) A relative of Sulla.
(c) A relative of Marius.
(d) A relative of Jugurtha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What serves as the basis for the saying, "one of Marius's mules"?

2. In which war does Sulla serve under Marius?

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

4. How is Scipio taken captive by Sulla?

5. Which one of the following is not one of the theories of how Marius died?

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