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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Caepio believe should be in command of a united army?
(a) Marius.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Caepio.
(d) Mallius.

4. What does Marius seem to seek out?
(a) Fame and distinction.
(b) Money and treasure.
(c) Support and acceptance.
(d) Warmth and a place in higher society.

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

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

7. Who sneaks in to kill the leaders of the coup?
(a) Sulla.
(b) Glaucia.
(c) Saturninus.
(d) Marius.

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

9. 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 has killed the Barbarians.
(d) That he will be able to find it again.

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

11. Why does Caepio decide to stay in Gaul for awhile?
(a) He likes being in control.
(b) He has not faced a battle yet.
(c) He wants to find gold and silver.
(d) He wants to kill all of the Germans.

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

13. When Marius returns to Rome, what doe she immediately want to focus on?
(a) The banquet at the temple of Jupiter.
(b) Re-election as consul.
(c) The fate of Jugurtha.
(d) The triumphal march.

14. Why does King Bocchus seek out Marius?
(a) He wants to form an ally with Rome.
(b) He wants to attack him.
(c) He wants to surrender to him.
(d) He wants to tell him where Jugurtha is.

15. Who tries to hold Caepio to some account even though he was not brought up on treason charges?
(a) His son-in-law, Drusus.
(b) Metellus.
(c) Rufus.
(d) Marius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marius believe will be of greater incentive to the head-count army?

2. Why does King Brocchus join the fight?

3. Why does Publius head into a cave?

4. What does Caepio do with all of the gold he finds?

5. Why does Drusus write to Caepio?

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