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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Marius begin his speech to the senators?
(a) By recounting the losses of the army.
(b) By criticizing the way they have run the senate in the past.
(c) By telling them that he expects to learn a great deal from them both.
(d) By praising their efforts.

3. What does Marius do as he travels throughout Africa?
(a) He plots to kill Metellus.
(b) He promotes his letter writing campaign against Metellus.
(c) He searches for ways to help Gauda.
(d) He looks for Jugurtha.

4. Who lets Marius know of the news of what has been happening in Rome?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Julilia.
(c) Sulla.
(d) Julia.

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

6. How much time has passed from the end of chapter one to the beginning of chapter two?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) One day.
(d) One year.

7. What type of family is Marius's?
(a) Medical.
(b) Tradesman.
(c) Agricultural.
(d) Political.

8. Who prepare Nicopolis's will?
(a) Sulla.
(b) Gais Caesar.
(c) Julilia.
(d) Clitumna.

9. What does Jugurtha want his half-brother to find for him?
(a) An assassin.
(b) A place to hide.
(c) A member of the senate who can be bribed.
(d) A wife.

10. What does Marius claim he does not need with his new bill proposal?
(a) Friends.
(b) The plebeian approval.
(c) Senate approval.
(d) Majority approval.

11. How do Rufus and Marius feel about the way Metellus is handling the war?
(a) They are impressed.
(b) They are surprised.
(c) They are frustrated.
(d) They are disgusted.

12. What status might have affected Marius's ability to be elected consul?
(a) Open man.
(b) One man.
(c) New man.
(d) Defined man.

13. What does Marius want to happen?
(a) He wants to marry a rich woman.
(b) He wants to become consul.
(c) He wants to be respected.
(d) He wants to hold a new election.

14. What has to happen before Marius can marry?
(a) He must divorce his current wife.
(b) He must be elected to the senate.
(c) He must apologize to Metellus.
(d) He must prevent Jugurtha from taking reign.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the party between Sulla and Hercules?

2. What happened after the Germans defeated Silanus's army?

3. Why do many of the senators automatically not like Marius?

4. Why were Cassius's troops defeated?

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

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