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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Crassus buy after Sulla takes control of Rome?
(a) Land.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Militants.
(d) Livestock.

3. What does Warner indicate is exaggerated by Plutarch?
(a) Marius's war skills.
(b) The number of children Marius had.
(c) The number of battles Marius was involved in.
(d) Marius's education.

4. Why does Sulla say that he divorced Metella?
(a) He was following Metella's family's instructions.
(b) He was following Metella's instructions.
(c) He was following the town council's instructions.
(d) He was following the priests' instructions.

5. How does Caesar describe the results of Sulla's second bid for praetorship?
(a) Caesar thinks that neither person should have been declared the winner.
(b) Caesar accuses Sulla's opponent of unfair tactics.
(c) Caesar thinks that Sulla has won fairly.
(d) Caesar accuses Sulla of buying his win.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Fimbria after he welcomes Sulla into his camp?

3. What does Rex Warner, the translator, say about Plutarch's account of Marius's political skill?

4. After crossing the Alps, where does Marius set up a fortified camp with the Romans while waiting for the invaders?

5. How does Crassus often loan money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is interesting about Sulla's funeral and the inscription on his burial stone?

2. How does Crassus originally face the Parthians?

3. How does Marius distinguish himself when he is voted into the office of tribune?

4. What happens to Crassus's son?

5. How does Marius's first military experience inspire him to pursue greater accomplishments?

6. How does the civil war between Marius and Sulla start, and what is the result of it?

7. How does Sulla rule over Rome for the second time?

8. What happens to Sulla's wife, Metella, and what does Sulla do?

9. How does Rex Warner describe Plutarch's biography of Marius and why?

10. Why does Sulla give up the dictatorship and how does he live his life at this point?

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