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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Metellus implicated in?
(a) Treason of an Italian ally.
(b) Being inept as a commander.
(c) Befriending the enemy.
(d) A plot to kill Jugurtha.

2. Why does King Brocchus join the fight?
(a) He is strongly allied with Jugurtha.
(b) He fears the Romans are too close to his kingdom.
(c) He wants to defeat the Romans.
(d) He plans to steal the gold.

3. Which of the Roman senators is particularly wary of Jugurtha?
(a) Albinus.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Sullus.
(d) Marius.

4. How many legions of new soldiers does Marius raise before he leaves for Africa?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

5. Why are many Romans gathered at the temple?
(a) To determine the validity of ancestral claims.
(b) To make a sacrifice to the goddess.
(c) To watch the swearing in of new consuls.
(d) To elect a new leader for Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the gold Caepio found?

2. With whom is Gauda unhappy?

3. Why does Caesar invite Marius over for dinner?

4. Why do so many senators show up at the meeting Marius calls?

5. How does Sulla fill his days?

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