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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Sulla goes to see King Bocchus and deliver Marius's message?
(a) The king has fled and an advisor is left.
(b) The king has already been killed.
(c) Jugurtha is there not Bocchus.
(d) Sulla is taken hostage.

2. Why does the Senate want to make Marius Ponitfex Maximus?
(a) They think it will make him more conservative.
(b) They believe he deserves the title.
(c) They want to honor him for his service.
(d) They are trying to give him more power.

3. Which of the following characters is the newly elected consul?
(a) Bocchus.
(b) Sulla.
(c) Publius.
(d) Caepio.

4. What happens to the elder Gais Caesar in chapter six?
(a) He defends Marius.
(b) He becomes a senator.
(c) He dies.
(d) He is elected Consul.

5. How has Sulla been able to learn how to speak German?
(a) From two captured slaves.
(b) From his years in school.
(c) From Julilla.
(d) From Marius.

6. What does the Senate do for Marius in absentia?
(a) Name him Ponitfex Maximus.
(b) Give him charage of Caepio's army.
(c) Make him a Senator.
(d) Enter his name into the consular election.

7. What does Sulla suspect the Germans will do before they begin the invasion?
(a) Come together to plan strategy.
(b) Disperse to collect food.
(c) Divide up into different factions that will move to different parts of the country.
(d) Move their encampments across the bridges.

8. Which of the following is not part of Caepio's punishment after he is convicted?
(a) Exile from Rome.
(b) Stripping of his Roman citizenship.
(c) 15,000 talents penalty.
(d) Flogging.

9. Which other character rushes back to Rome to tell a different version of the story than the one Caepio plans on telling?
(a) Mallius.
(b) Metellus's son.
(c) Sextus Caesar.
(d) Aurelius.

10. How many times has Marius been elected consul?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

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

12. Who sets up Gais Caesar the younger to marry Aurelia?
(a) Sulla.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Marius.
(d) Mallius.

13. What does Caepio do about the final orders?
(a) He eventually combines the two armies.
(b) He moves his army back to Rome to complain.
(c) He moves his own army north of Mallius's and waits there.
(d) He moves his own army ahead of Mallius's to attack first.

14. How does Sulla expect Volux to prove that he is trustworthy?
(a) Deliver King Bocchus immediately.
(b) Ride with him to Marius's camp.
(c) Produce Jugurtha immediately.
(d) Ride at night with Sulla through Jugurtha's camp.

15. What happens to Jugurtha?
(a) Marius captures him.
(b) Sulla captures him.
(c) He is never captured.
(d) Bocchus captures him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does Publius find in the cave?

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

3. Why did King Bocchus leave according to Volux?

4. What happens to the gold Caepio found?

5. Who does Caepio believe should be in command of a united army?

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