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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Caepio plan on raising his army?
(a) By adopting a new strategy unique to him.
(b) Using Marius's new way.
(c) By kidnapping men and forcing them to fight.
(d) Using the old-fashioned way.

2. Why does Marius ensure that his position is heavily fortified?
(a) He needs to spend some time training new troops.
(b) He believes they might have to be there awhile.
(c) He knows the Germans are particularly mean.
(d) He wants to be ready.

3. Who does the senate give complete dictator powers to?
(a) Metellus.
(b) Marius.
(c) Glaucia.
(d) Saturninus.

4. What two things does Publius find in the cave?
(a) A ton of snails and a cache of gold.
(b) A cache of gold and a way into the fortress.
(c) A ton of snails and a way into the fortress.
(d) Jugurtha's hideout and a ton of snails.

5. Why does Marius suggest a joint triumph?
(a) It will gain him more favor with the Senate.
(b) He wants to show respect to Caesar.
(c) does not care about triumphs.
(d) He knows the people will see him as the true victor.

6. How does Caepio feel about what happened to the gold?
(a) He is ashamed.
(b) He is devastated.
(c) He is suicidal.
(d) He is relieved.

7. Why does King Brocchus join the fight?
(a) He is strongly allied with Jugurtha.
(b) He plans to steal the gold.
(c) He wants to defeat the Romans.
(d) He fears the Romans are too close to his kingdom.

8. What does Marius find when he captures the citadel?
(a) Jugurtha.
(b) Gold.
(c) Brocchus.
(d) Caepio.

9. Why does Marius have his men repair roads and bridges when he arrives in Gaul?
(a) To show the people of Gaul that they can trust him.
(b) To plant traps that will hold up the German soldiers.
(c) To aid in the movement of his troops.
(d) To get a better idea of the lay out of the land.

10. How does King Bocchus respond to giving Sulla Jugurtha?
(a) He takes Sulla hostage and gives him to Jugurtha.
(b) He claims that he does not know where Jugurtha is hiding.
(c) He says that he will not sell out his friends.
(d) He is not happy and does not want to.

11. Why does Marius believe it is necessary to take Jugurth's western fortress within the next month?
(a) It is located high on a cliff and will not be approachable later.
(b) He knows he will be recalled to Rome after that.
(c) Jugurtha will escape to a neighboring kingdom before the month is over.
(d) His men will need additional supplies if it goes beyond that.

12. What does Marius have constructed to help the army get into the fortress?
(a) A ramp.
(b) A catapult.
(c) A wall.
(d) Stairs.

13. What does the message the senate sends to Caepio tell him to do?
(a) Meet up with Mallius's army on the Rhodanus River.
(b) Immediately resign his command to Marius.
(c) Report back to Rome immediately.
(d) Head into Germany to prevent more from heading into Italy.

14. How does Sulla decide Jugurtha should be executed?
(a) By disembowelment.
(b) By being hung.
(c) By being shot.
(d) By being buried alive.

15. Why does Saturninus leave Rome?
(a) He was asked to lead troops to Gaul.
(b) He needed to warn Marius.
(c) He is hunting for Sulla.
(d) He was stripped of his Senate seat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marius recognize as being important to a military man?

2. What information does the prince who returns with Sulla share with Marius?

3. What does Caepio find when he arrives in Gaul?

4. What does the Senate do for Marius in absentia?

5. Who tries to hold Caepio to some account even though he was not brought up on treason charges?

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