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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. After being defeated by the Parthians, where does Crassus attempt to go?

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

3. What is Hispania Ulterior when Marius is sent to battle the bandits there?

4. How does Crassus feel about Sulla's opinion of Pompey?

5. Where does Crassus remain briefly after his stay at Malaca?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the way Sulla takes control of Rome?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plutarch uses the comparisons of other figures to illustrate the character of the Roman leaders that he describes in "Fall of the Roman Republic". For each of the following, explain the comparison made by Plutarch, what it displays for each figure, and what it adds to the biography of that specific Roman leader.

1) Marius and Plato.

2) Sulla and Lysander.

3) Crassus and Nicias.

4) Pompey and Agesilaus.

5) Cicero and Demosthenes.

6) Caesar and Marius.

Essay Topic 2

Pompey's death was a result of the betrayal of the Egyptians.

1) Describe the dilemma that the Egyptians are faced with as Pompey approaches their shores. Analyze their decision, whether or not you agree with it, and why.

2) Explain the way Pompey decides to proceed to the shores of Egypt, his reaction to his impending death, and how he is killed .

3) Describe Caesar's response to Pompey's death along with his actions following it, and what you think his reasons are for both.

Essay Topic 3

"Fall of the Roman Republic" is regarded as one of the most comprehensive accounts of the lives of some of the most significant Roman leaders. Describe five things that you learned from reading the book and why you think they are relevant to either the Roman Republic, or current times. As well, which characters and events do you think had the most impact on the Romans in general and why?

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