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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What decree does Sulla make when he controls Rome?
(a) That he is doubling the size of the military.
(b) That his relatives' past acts are exonerated.
(c) That his past acts are exonerated.
(d) The he is reducing the size of the military.

3. Why does Metellus first decline Marius's request to return to Rome to seek the consulate?
(a) He is trying to protect Marius.
(b) He needs Marius to help him with the war.
(c) He is supporting another candidate for the consulate.
(d) He and Marius are bitter enemies.

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

5. What prompts Marius to pursue greater ambitions after his first military service?
(a) The consul's urging.
(b) The people's urging.
(c) A compliment from Caesar.
(d) A compliment from Scipio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is credited with ending the war in Africa?

2. When standing for aedileship, how many times does Marius get defeated politically in a single day?

3. What is Turpillius's fate?

4. Where does Sulla almost suffer a defeat until he rallies back with his men?

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

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