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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crassus ask Sulla for before leaving to raise forces?

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

3. How does Mummius respond to Crassus's instructions against the Spartans at the arc?

4. Whose endorsement does Marius have when he is voted to the office of tribune?

5. Where does Marius participate in a war as legate to Metellus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Crassus's plan to escape from the Parthians?

2. Where does the expression, "one of Marius's mules" originate?

3. What is Crassus's main vice, and how is this displayed?

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

5. What does Sulla do after taking Rome again, this time, from Telesinus?

6. How does Crassus originally face the Parthians?

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

8. What age does Marius retire from the leadership command position in the military, and what does he do afterward?

9. What is the mystery surrounding Marius's death?

10. What does Marius do when elected consul to endear himself to the people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sulla makes his quest for control clear in the way he takes control of Rome.

1) Describe the events that lead up to Sulla attacking Rome and gaining control of it for the first time. Include your analysis of his actions and the motives behind them.

2) Explain what Sulla does after regaining control of Rome, how many soldiers are affected as a result, and what Sulla chooses to do with the control he gives himself.

Essay Topic 2

Omens played a big part of the way Romans lived their lives and made their decisions.

1) Using each of the six figures for which Plutarch provides a biography, describe the different omens that they encounter and the way that they choose to react to them.

2) Analyze the differences or similarities between how the Roman leaders responded to omens during their lives, and the results of their regard for them.

3) Explain what you think the significance of omens were in general to the Roman Republic and the people who lived during that time.

Essay Topic 3

Caesar's death was one of the most famous events in the history of the Roman Republic. 1) Chronicle the events leading up to Caesar's death, describing the people involved, and the warnings that Caesar receives.

2) Describe how Caesar dies and the effect it has on Rome, including the way the people react.

3) Explain about the sayings that Caesar's life and death have inspired throughout the years, detailing their meanings, how they relate to Caesar, and the way they have been used.

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