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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 was the intent of the Tuetones and the Cimbri?

2. Who is credited with ending the war in Africa?

3. How was Marius raised?

4. How many enemy soldiers does Sulla slaughter in the "circus" while seizing control of Rome?

5. How do Spartacus and the Spartans begin their successful battles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Crassus's son?

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

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

8. What happens to Crassus's family and why does he return to Rome?

9. How does Sulla die?

10. What is interesting about the way Marius first tries to stand for the aedileship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marius displays his constant resolve in a variety of different ways throughout his life.

1) Explain how Marius loses two political battles in one day, and why the way he handles each of them is important.

2) Describe the way Marius views his involvement in the wars that he fights, how he chooses to train himself and his troops, and explain the origin of the saying, "one of Marius's mules."

3) Describe at least two other examples of how Marius shows his resolve or the inability to accept defeat, and why that is a significant part of his life.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing how Cicero is different from the other five Roman leaders that Plutarch writes about in the book. Include his educational background, military career, and personality. Also, use examples from the book to illustrate his sense of humor, tendency to magnify events, and how these traits were received by those around him. Finally, explain why you think Plutarch chooses to include Cicero in "Fall of the Roman Republic".

Essay Topic 3

Describe the war between Cicero and Catiline, why it starts, how Cicero becomes involved in it, and the way Catiline is dealt with. Explain Cicero's involvement and actions in detail along with why he has the ability to stop Catiline and his plans.

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