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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marius participate in a war as legate to Metellus?
(a) Italy.
(b) Asia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Greece.

2. What does Crassus ask Sulla for before leaving to raise forces?
(a) Extra food.
(b) Money.
(c) An escort.
(d) A reason.

3. How is Crassus killed?
(a) He is attacked by one of his own men.
(b) He becomes ill and never recovers.
(c) He is poisoned.
(d) He is beheaded.

4. How do Spartacus and the Spartans begin their successful battles?
(a) They are looking for revenge.
(b) They escape from a cruel leader.
(c) They are attacked unjustly and defend themselves.
(d) They slowly build their soldiers.

5. According to Onatius Aurelius's vision, who orders that Crassus and Pompey should become friends?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Apollo.

6. Who prompts Sulla to attack Rome, after initially hesitating?
(a) Marius.
(b) A soothsayer.
(c) A relative.
(d) Jugurtha.

7. After crossing the Alps, where does Marius set up a fortified camp with the Romans while waiting for the invaders?
(a) St. Etienne.
(b) Valence.
(c) Grenoble.
(d) Rhone.

8. What out dated method of punishment does Crassus use after his men's loss?
(a) He forces some of his men to go into the next battle unarmed.
(b) He executes some of his own men.
(c) He hands over some of his men to the Spartans.
(d) He banishes some of his men from the military.

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

10. What personality does Crassus have?
(a) He is short tempered.
(b) He is arrogant.
(c) He is well mannered.
(d) He is vengeful.

11. How many children did Sulla have altogether?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

12. What happens to the servant who betrays Sulpicius?
(a) He is exiled.
(b) He is given a political position.
(c) He is thrown to his death.
(d) He is allowed to fight in the military.

13. What serves as the basis for the saying, "one of Marius's mules"?
(a) His army carrying their own packs for brief trips.
(b) His army using twice as many mules to carry their packs.
(c) Marius himself carrying his own pack for all trips.
(d) His army having to carry their own packs for long trips.

14. Who is credited with ending the war in Africa?
(a) Marius.
(b) Turpillius.
(c) Jugurtha.
(d) Sulla.

15. What happens to Fimbria after he welcomes Sulla into his camp?
(a) He is captured by Sulla.
(b) He is exiled from the camp.
(c) Sulla kills him.
(d) He commits suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Warner indicate is exaggerated by Plutarch?

2. Why does Metellus first decline Marius's request to return to Rome to seek the consulate?

3. How many brothers did Crassus have?

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

5. How does Caesar describe the results of Sulla's second bid for praetorship?

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