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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Marius inducted into the consulship?
(a) In the center of Rome.
(b) Floor of the Roman Senate.
(c) Temple of Jupiter.
(d) Battlefield in Africa.

3. Which group of characters became friends in the army?
(a) Marius, Metellus, Sullus.
(b) Rufus, Sullus, Metellus.
(c) Marius, Jugurtha, Sullus.
(d) Marius, Jugurtha, Rufus.

4. What would the pletariat be able to get for enlisting?
(a) Pay.
(b) Status.
(c) Land.
(d) Support.

5. Which of the following Gods does the Julian clan claim to be a descendent of?
(a) Archimedes.
(b) Athena.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Venus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the second child Marius and Julia have?

2. What does Nicopolis die from?

3. Why was Julilia starving herself?

4. Why does Marius want to return to Rome?

5. What is another name for the pletariat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marius serve the army and what was the outcome of his service?

2. What does Marius ask of Sulla when the meet for the first time?

3. Why is Jugurtha currently in Rome?

4. What has been happening to the Roman army lately and what has this caused?

5. What does Gaius Caesar inform Sulla about Clitumna after her death?

6. What happened to Metellus and his troops in Africa?

7. How does Marius respond to the complaints and issues the Senators bring up about his proposed bill?

8. When Metellus finally releases Marius from his African service what does he believe will happen and w hat does actually happen?

9. Describe both of Caesar's daughters.

10. What bill did Marius introduce that the other Senators were not happy he introduced?

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