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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sulla ensure Hercules will not tell his part in the deception?
(a) He threatens him.
(b) He stabs him.
(c) He poisons him.
(d) He throws him off of a cliff.

2. What does Metellus claim to get Rufus and Marius to join him on the expedition to remove Jugurtha?
(a) He will be able to ensure a higher place for them on the consul.
(b) They will be able to find great wealth.
(c) They can protect their friend, Jugurtha as part of a secret mission.
(d) That he has forgotten the harassment they did to him in the past.

3. What does Nicopolis die from?
(a) Kidney failure.
(b) Heart failure.
(c) Childbirth.
(d) Poisoning.

4. Which of the following is the best definition of the phrase "The First Man in Rome?"
(a) Greatest among equals in Roman society.
(b) True leader of Roman society.
(c) The man who represents all of the main ideas which are followed in Rome.
(d) The only man to be allowed within the temples.

5. What kills Stichus?
(a) He is hung as a traitor.
(b) He died of natural causes.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) He was stabbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatens the city of Rome while many of the warriors are headed to Africa?

2. How many legions of new soldiers does Marius raise before he leaves for Africa?

3. Why does Marius decide to marry this new girl?

4. Why is Gaius Julius Caesar concerned about his daughter giving birth?

5. What does Marius do as he travels throughout Africa?

(see the answer key)

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