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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Crassus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event causes Crassus to emerge from hiding?
(a) Vibius's death.
(b) His father's death.
(c) Marius's death.
(d) Cinna's death.

2. What role does Andromachus play in the plans Crassus has to avoid the Parthians?
(a) He tries to set up a decoy for the Parthians.
(b) He offers money to Crassus for the trip.
(c) He bribes several of Crassus's men to betray him.
(d) He alerts the Parthians.

3. What causes Sulla's death?
(a) Fever.
(b) He is killed by an enemy.
(c) An ulcer.
(d) He suffers a heart attack during battle.

4. What plagues Crassus on his plight in Syria?
(a) Sickness.
(b) His conscience.
(c) Bad omens.
(d) A lack of supplies.

5. What causes people not to vote for Crassus and Pompey's opposition for the consul?
(a) The opposition's poor campaign platform.
(b) The opposition withdraws from the race the day before voting.
(c) The opposition's inability to be present for the day of the voting.
(d) An assassination attempt on the opposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tactic does Sulla employ to overcome his men's fear of war?

2. Who is killed when Marius and Cinna take over Rome?

3. Who gives Jugurtha to Sulla?

4. What out dated method of punishment does Crassus use after his men's loss?

5. What does Warner indicate is exaggerated by Plutarch?

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