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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. Where does Sulla almost suffer a defeat until he rallies back with his men?

2. What event causes Crassus to emerge from hiding?

3. What does Marius pledge to do while addressing the assembly for his first consul?

4. How does Crassus often loan money?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Crassus originally face the Parthians?

3. How does Sulla approach a possible confrontation with the younger Marius?

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

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

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

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

8. What kinds of omens does Crassus receive on his way to Syria and how does he respond to them?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Caesar's political career was hugely successful as he became appointed a dictator for life by the Roman people.

1) Compare Caesar's approach to politics and the offices he held with others who came before him, particularly Sulla, who had a distinctly different view of the people.

2) Describe the key events that caused Caesar to become so popular among the people, how his decisions and actions contributed to the popularity, and why the people connected with him in that way.

3) Analyze Caesar's political accomplishments and the situations that led him to become consul and then dictator. Also, include a description of the things that Caesar does to lose the support of the people and what his reasons are for them.

Essay Topic 2

Write an in depth essay about Crassus's personality traits, focusing on his main vice, avarice. Use examples and events to explain how his pension for greed affected both his political and military career.

Essay Topic 3

Caesar is known for having an impact on Rome from a very early age. Describe his youth and the events that lead up to his return to Rome, including an analysis of his capture by Sulla's men and the pirates. Also, explain why these situations and how Caesar handles them are a sign of the way he eventually approaches later conflicts in his life.

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