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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martha say Marius will do seven times?
(a) Marry.
(b) First Man in Rome and Consul.
(c) Leader of the troops.
(d) Have children.

2. Why was Julilia starving herself?
(a) To gain her father's affection.
(b) To protect herself from being poisoned.
(c) To get Sulla to admit his love for her.
(d) To protest the war.

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

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

5. Why is Gaius Julius Caesar concerned about his daughter giving birth?
(a) He believes her noble blood will cause complications.
(b) He is afraid the child does not belong to her husband.
(c) He suspects that Marius is treating her unfairly.
(d) He believes there is a plot against her.

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

7. How are Marius and Gaius Julius Caesar related?
(a) Uncle and nephew.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Brothers.
(d) They are not related.

8. Which of the following was a reason that Silanus was left behind?
(a) It was thought he would not survive the trip to Africa.
(b) It was thought he lacked the talent to be in battle.
(c) He was the oldest and wisest of the senators.
(d) He was the strongest consul member to protect the city.

9. What kind of campaign does Marius get started?
(a) Letter writing.
(b) Electoral.
(c) Military.
(d) Marriage.

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

11. Why does Sulla leave Rome for a month?
(a) He needs to offer citizenship to all Italians.
(b) He takes his stepmother away for a holiday.
(c) He is tired of fighting with his stepmother's nephew.
(d) He has been contracted to assassinate Jugurtha.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sulla ensure Hercules will not tell his part in the deception?

2. Which of the Roman senators is particularly wary of Jugurtha?

3. What was Hercules Atlas know for?

4. Who does Marius put in charge of raising the rest of the new soldiers when he leaves for Africa?

5. Where is Marius inducted into the consulship?

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