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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caesar want Marius to make sure Sulla is elected?
(a) Consul.
(b) Knight.
(c) Quaestor.
(d) Senator.

2. What has happened to Metellus's credibility in Rome?
(a) It has been restored.
(b) It has been exaggerated.
(c) It has been undermined.
(d) It has been relieved.

3. Who is Gauda?
(a) Marius's sponsor for a senate seat.
(b) Jugurtha's regent.
(c) The man who betrayed Jugurtha.
(d) The man who claims to be the rightful king.

4. Why does Metellus refuse Marius's request?
(a) He knows he will lose the war without him.
(b) He plans to have him lure Jugurtha to his death.
(c) He does not want him to be a consul.
(d) He has plans to kill him.

5. How is Clitumna killed?
(a) She is poisoned.
(b) Her neck is broken.
(c) She is stabbed.
(d) She commits suicide.

6. Why did Marius propose the bill into the plebeian?
(a) To gain the senators approval.
(b) To ensure its success.
(c) It is a mandatory step.
(d) It is the law-making house.

7. How does Sulla fill his days?
(a) Taking care of his sick mother.
(b) Learning a trade.
(c) Governmental politics.
(d) Drinking and sex.

8. How many Roman soldiers does Marius share have been killed over the past fifteen years?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 600,000.
(d) 600.

9. 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 only man to be allowed within the temples.
(d) The man who represents all of the main ideas which are followed in Rome.

10. Who does Marius decide he will marry?
(a) Julian.
(b) Julia.
(c) Julilla.
(d) Juliet.

11. What is another name for the pletariat?
(a) Head-count.
(b) The Few.
(c) The Man.
(d) Citizens.

12. Who did the Senate decide to try for treason?
(a) Marius.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Leanus.
(d) Metellus.

13. Why does Marius decide to marry this new girl?
(a) To prevent a senate overthrow.
(b) To stop an assassination attempt.
(c) To be connected to an important family.
(d) To meet his own personal needs.

14. What does Nicopolis find on her picnic with Sulla?
(a) Salad greens.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) A fountain.
(d) Gold.

15. What does Marius plan to bypass to have Metellus deposed as leader of the army in Africa?
(a) Consul.
(b) Senate.
(c) Quaestor.
(d) Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kills Stichus?

2. With whom is Gauda unhappy?

3. What was Metellus implicated in?

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

5. Which of the following was a reason that Silanus was left behind?

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