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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comforts Caepio after the situation with the gold?
(a) That he was not killed himself.
(b) That he still has all of the silver.
(c) That he will be able to find it again.
(d) That he has killed the Barbarians.

2. Why did King Bocchus leave according to Volux?
(a) Because he is searching for Jugurtha.
(b) Because he was warned Marius wanted him dead.
(c) Because Jugurtha heard of Sulla's visit.
(d) Because he does not trust Sulla.

3. How successful is Caepio's plan for raising a new army?
(a) He ends up having to borrow men from those fighting in Africa.
(b) He is very successful and has no difficulties.
(c) Because so many men have died he has a hard time using the method he chose.
(d) He never successfully finds enough men and loses his place in the consul.

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

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

6. Why does Sulla make his proposal to Marius?
(a) He needs to practice his skills.
(b) He wants to learn German.
(c) He wants to earn more awards.
(d) He craves excitement.

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

8. Who is forced to admit the law forcing the Senators to take an oath is invalid?
(a) Glaucia.
(b) Metellus.
(c) Marius.
(d) Saturninus.

9. What happens to the gold Caepio found?
(a) It falls into the water and cannot be retrieved.
(b) It makes it safely back to Rome.
(c) It is stolen by some of the men he kidnapped into the army.
(d) A Barbarian raiding part steals it.

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

11. How does Marius get his land?
(a) The Senate gives him land to reward him for all of his.
(b) Saturninus gets the law for those that fought to get land in Africa passed.
(c) His father-in-law has left him his land in his will.
(d) He claims land that he has captured from the Germans.

12. Who does Sulla take with him on his adventure?
(a) Quintus Sertorius.
(b) Julilla.
(c) Caepio.
(d) Marius.

13. What message does Marius send back to King Bocchus?
(a) He must deliver Jugurtha to get forgiveness.
(b) Sulla needs be immediately taken to Jugurtha.
(c) They are unwilling to negotiate.
(d) They declare war on King Bocchus.

14. How long does it take Marius's army to defeat the entire Cimbri army?
(a) One day.
(b) One week.
(c) One year.
(d) One afternoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is the newly elected consul?

2. Why does Saturninus leave Rome?

3. What controversy does Saturninus hope to stir up in hopes it will get him re-elected?

4. What happens to the men who killed the leaders of the coup?

5. Why does Drusus write to Caepio?

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