View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Marius stay up all night the night before his inauguration day?
(a) To ensure there were no bad omens.
(b) To protect his family from troublemakers.
(c) To draft a law he plans to pass without Senator's knowledge.
(d) To write out his inauguration speech.

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

3. Why do many of the senators automatically not like Marius?
(a) They do not approve of his treatment of Metellus.
(b) They don't like a New Man being in this position.
(c) They do not accept the results of the election.
(d) They do not trust his family.

4. How successful is Caepio's plan for raising a new army?
(a) Because so many men have died he has a hard time using the method he chose.
(b) He is very successful and has no difficulties.
(c) He ends up having to borrow men from those fighting in Africa.
(d) He never successfully finds enough men and loses his place in the consul.

5. Why do so many senators show up at the meeting Marius calls?
(a) They want to welcome him.
(b) They want to undermine his authority.
(c) They want to keep an eye on him.
(d) They want to remove him from power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marius do that is expressly illegal?

2. What does Nicopolis die from?

3. How does Marius plan on getting to Gaul?

4. What does Marius indicate the loss of life has impeded?

5. In what year does this novel begin?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 335 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample