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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. Where does Crassus remain briefly after his stay at Malaca?
(a) Asia.
(b) Greece.
(c) Spain.
(d) Africa.

2. What is Marius's statue made out of?
(a) Stone.
(b) Gold.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Marble.

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

4. What language did Marius speak very little of?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Greek.
(c) English.
(d) Italian.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where in Italy is the famous statue of Gaius Marius located?

3. In which war does Sulla serve under Marius?

4. Whom does Marius marry?

5. What part did family play in Crassus's childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the feud between Marius and Metellus begin?

2. What is Crassus's plan after being elected to the consul, and what mistake does he make that winter?

3. What happens to Crassus's son?

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

5. How does Caesar affect the political career of Crassus?

6. How does Crassus originally face the Parthians?

7. How does Crassus die and what do the Parthians do after his death?

8. How does Sulla attempt to interfere with Pompey the Great's life?

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

10. What questionable things does Marius do during his sixth term as consul?

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